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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Pilsbry & Rhoads (1896): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Pilsbry, H.A. & S.N. Rhoads. 1896. Contributions to the zoology of Tennessee. No. 4, Mollusks. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 48: 487-506. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodonta imbecilis Lea, 1836
‘Say’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 264.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 502.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 140.
Lapham, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 156.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [7].
Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 506.
Clench & Turner, 1956. Bull. Fla. State Mus. 1: 187.
Murray & Leonard, 1962. Handbk. Unionid Muss. Kansas: 95.
R.I. Johnson, 1970. Bull. MCZ 140(6): 362.
Heard, 1975. Malacologia 15(1): 84.
Kat, 1983. Malacologia 23(2): 362.
Hoeh, 1990. Malac. Review 23: 63.
Lydeard et al., 1996. Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London (B, Biol. Sci.) 351: 1595.
Rosenberg et al., 1997. J. Moll. Studies 63: 303.
Adamkewicz et al., 1997. MBE 14(6): 622.
(error for Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829)

Margaron (Unio) conradianus Lea, 1870
‘Lea’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32.
‘Lea’ Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 501 [as ‘Unio conradianus’].
‘Lea’ Haas, 1969. Treatise on Invert. Paleo: N455 [as ‘Medionidus’].
(error for Unio conradicus Lea, 1834)

Margaron (Unio) fascinans Lea, 1870
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 42.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [2].
Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 502 [as ‘Unio fascinans’].
(error for Unio fassinans Lea, 1868)

Unio caliginosus Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896
‘Conr.’ [sic] Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 501.
(misidentified reference to Unio caliginosus Lea, 1845)

Unio glans Lewis, 1871
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lewis, 1871. Amer. J. Conch. 6: 218.
Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 502.
(misidentified reference to Unio glans Lea, 1831)

Unio muhlfeldtianus Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896
‘Lea’ Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 503.
(error for Unio muhlfeldianus Lea, 1838)

Unio texasensis Lea, 1860
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 359.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 59.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [5].
Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 505.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 563.
Ortmann, 1915. Nautilus 28(12): 141.
Utterback, 1916. Amer. Midl. Nat. 4(9): 398.
Gordon et al., 1979. Bull. AMU (1979): 35, Table 3.
Cummings & Mayer, 1992. Freshw. Mussels Midwest (5): 134.
Vidrine, 1993. Histr. Distr. Freshw. Mussels LA: 169.
R.I. Johnson, 1999. Occ. Pap. Moll. 6(77): 34.
Bogan, 2010. FADA: [web].
ITIS, 2012. ITIS: [web].
Haag, 2012. N. Amer. Freshw. Mussels: 70 [as ‘Toxolasma texasensis’].
McMurray et al., 2012. Mo. Freshw. Mussels: 57 [as ‘Toxolasma texasense’].
Marshall et al., 2018. Amer. Malac. Bull. 36(1): 44.
(error for Unio texasiensis Lea, 1857)

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmodonta complanata Barnes = Lasmigona complanata

Alasmodonta confragosa Say = Arcidens confragosus

Alasmodonta edentula Say = Strophitus undulatus

Alasmodonta marginata Say = Alasmidonta marginata

Alasmodonta minor (Lea) = Pressodonta viridis

Alasmodonta rugosa Barnes = Lasmigona costata

Alasmodonta undulata Say = Alasmidonta undulata

Anodonta grandis Say = Pyganodon grandis

Anodonta harpethensis Lea = Pyganodon grandis

Anodonta imbecilis [sic] Say = Utterbackia imbecillis

Anodonta suborbiculata Say = Utterbackiana suborbiculata

Pisidium abditum Hald. = Euglesa casertana

Sphærium fabale Prime = Sphaerium fabale

Sphærium partumeium (Say) = Sphaerium partumeium

Sphærium striatinum (Lam.) = Sphaerium striatinum

Sphærium transversum (Say) = Sphaerium transversum

Unio acuens Lea = Pleurobema oviforme

Unio alatus Say = Potamilus alatus

Unio anodontoides Lea = Lampsilis teres

Unio arcæformis Lea = Epioblasma arcaeformis

Unio asperrimus Lea = Quadrula quadrula

Unio biangulatus Lea = Ortmanniana pectorosa

Unio caliginosus Conr. [sic] = Leaunio lienosus

Unio capsæformis Lea, 1834 = Epioblasma capsaeformis

Unio circulus Lea = Obovaria subrotunda

Unio conradianus Lea = Medionidus conradicus
+ Unio conradicus Lea, 1834

Unio cooperianus Lea = Plethobasus cooperianus

Unio cornutus Barnes = Obliquaria reflexa

Unio crassidens Lam. = Elliptio crassidens

Unio cuneolus Lea = Fusconaia cuneolus

Unio cylindricus Say = Theliderma cylindrica

Unio dromas Lea = Dromus dromas

Unio edgarianus Lea = Fusconaia cor

Unio elegans Lea = Truncilla truncata

Unio fascinans Lea = Pleuronaia barnesiana
+ Unio fassinans Lea, 1868

Unio gibbosus Barnes = Eurynia dilatata

Unio glans Lea = Toxolasma lividum

Unio gracilis Barnes = Potamilus fragilis

Unio haysianus Lea = Epioblasma haysiana

Unio irroratus Lea = Cyprogenia stegaria

Unio kirtlandianus Lea = Fusconaia subrotunda

Unio lawi Lea = Pleurobema oviforme

Unio ligamentinus Lam. = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Unio muhlfeldtianus [sic] Lea = Cambarunio dactylus

Unio multiradiatus Lea = Lampsilis fasciola

Unio obliquus Lam. = Pleurobema cordatum

Unio ovatus Say = Lampsilis ovata

Unio parvus Say [sic] = Toxolasma parvum

Unio phaseolus Hild. = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Unio pictus Lea = Cambarunio taeniatus

Unio pilaris Lea = Fusconaia subrotunda

Unio plicatus Lesueur = Amblema plicata

Unio propinquus Lea = Epioblasma propinqua

Unio purpuratus Lam. = Potamilus purpuratus

Unio pustulosus Lea = Pustulosa pustulosa

Unio pybasii Lea = Leaunio vanuxemensis

Unio pyramidatus Lea = Pleurobema sintoxia

Unio rectus Lam. = Ligumia recta

Unio rubiginosus Lea = Fusconaia flava

Unio securis Lea = Ellipsaria lineolata

Unio sphæricus Lea = Pustulosa pustulosa

Unio subrostratus Say = Sagittunio subrostratus

Unio subtentus Say = Ptychobranchus subtentus

Unio texasensis [sic] Lea = Toxolasma texasiense

Unio trapezoides Lea = Plectomerus dombeyanus

Unio triangularis Barnes = Epioblasma triquetra

Unio tuberculatus Barnes = Quadrula verrucosa

Unio tumescens Lea = Pleuronaia barnesiana

Unio turgidus Lea = Pustulosa pustulosa

Unio undulatus Barnes = Amblema plicata

Unio ventricosus Barnes = Lampsilis cardium

Unio verrucosus Barnes = Cyclonaias tuberculata

 
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