The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Lea (1829): taxonomic opinions publication summary Complete CitationLea, I. 1829. Description of a new genus of the family of naïades, including eight species, four of which are new; also the description of eleven new species of the genus Unio from the rivers of the United States: with observations on some of the characters of the Naïades. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 3 [O. 1]: 403-457, pls. 7-14 (Obs. 1: 17-71). Available electronically.
Taxonomic OpinionsAlasmodonta [sic] margaritifera Linnaeus = Margaritifera margaritifera + Unio sinuata Lamarck, 1819 + Unio elongata Lamarck, 1819 Alasmodonta [sic] margaritifera Linnaeus = Pseudunio auricularius Alasmodonta [sic] undulata Say = Unio pictorum + Unio nodulosa Lamarck, 1819 + Unio varicosa Lamarck, 1819 + Unio anodontina Lamarck, 1819 Alasmodonta [sic] undulata Say = Alasmidonta varicosa Alasmodonta [sic] undulata Say = Lamellidens marginalis Alasmodonta [sic] undulata Say = Alasmidonta undulata Symphynota alata Say = Potamilus alatus Symphynota bi-alata = Cristaria plicata Symphynota complanata = Lasmigona complanata Symphynota compressa = Platynaias compressa Symphynota cygnea Linn. = Anodonta cygnea Symphynota gracilis = Potamilus fragilis + Unio fragilis Swainson, 1823 + Unio planus Barnes, 1823 Symphynota lævissima = Potamilus ohiensis Symphynota ochracea Say = Atlanticoncha ochracea Symphynota tenuissima = Potamilus leptodon Unio ater Lea = Potamilus purpuratus Unio æsopus Green = Plethobasus cyphyus Unio brevialis Lamarck = Potomida littoralis Unio calceolus Lea = Pressodonta viridis Unio cariosus Say = Ortmanniana ligamentina + Unio luteola Lamarck, 1819 + Unio crassus Say, 1817 + Unio carinatus Barnes, 1823 + Unio ellipticus Barnes, 1823 + Unio glabrata Lamarck, 1819 + Unio cariosa Lamarck, 1819 Unio cariosus Say = Lampsilis radiata Unio cariosus Say = Alasmidonta varicosa Unio cariosus Say = Lampsilis cariosa Unio cariosus Say = Elliptio complanata Unio circulus Lea = Glebula rotundata + Unio rotundata Lamarck, 1819 Unio circulus Lea = Obovaria subrotunda Unio complanatus Solander MSS. = Uniomerus carolinianus + Unio purpureus Say, 1817 + Unio rarisulcata Lamarck, 1819 + Unio coarctata Lamarck, 1819 + Unio purpurascens Lamarck, 1819 + Unio rhombula Lamarck, 1819 + Unio carinifera Lamarck, 1819 + Unio georgina Lamarck, 1819 + Unio sulcidens Lamarck, 1819 + Unio caroliniana Bosc, 1801 + Unio fluviatilis Green, 1827 Unio complanatus Solander MSS. = Elliptio complanata Unio cornutus Bar. = Obliquaria reflexa Unio corrugata = Parreysia corrugata Unio cuneatus Bar. = Elliptio crassidens Unio cylindricus Say = Theliderma cylindrica + Unio naviformis Lamarck, 1819 Unio depressa Lamarck = Hyridella depressa Unio donaciformis Lea = Truncilla donaciformis Unio ellipsis Lea = Obovaria olivaria Unio gibbosus Bar. = Eurynia dilatata + Unio mucronatus Barnes, 1823 Unio granosa Lamarck = Diplodon granosus Unio heterodon Lea = Prolasmidonta heterodon Unio iris Lea = Cambarunio iris Unio irroratus Lea = Cyprogenia stegaria Unio lacrymosus Lea = Quadrula quadrula Unio lanceolatus Lea = Elliptio lanceolata Unio littoralis Lamarck = Potomida littoralis Unio marginalis Lamarck = Lamellidens marginalis Unio metanever [sic] Rafin. = Quadrula quadrula + Unio nodosus Barnes, 1823 + Unio rugosus Barnes, 1823 Unio metanever [sic] Rafin. = Theliderma metanevra Unio multiradiatus Lea = Lampsilis fasciola Unio mytiloides Rafin. = Pleurobema clava + Unio undatus Barnes, 1823 Unio mytiloides Rafin. = Fusconaia flava Unio nasutus Say = Sagittunio nasutus + Unio rostrata Valenciennes, 1827 Unio occidens Lea = Lampsilis cardium Unio ovatus Say = Lampsilis ovata + Unio ovata Lamarck, 1819 + Unio ovata Lamarck, 1819 + Unio ovata Valenciennes, 1827 Unio ovatus Say = Lampsilis cariosa Unio parvus Bar. = Toxolasma parvum Unio patulus Lea = Pleurobema clava Unio pictorum + Unio rostrata Lamarck, 1819 + Mya batava Maton & Rackett, 1807 + Unio angusta Lamarck, 1819 + Unio manca Lamarck, 1819 Unio pictorum Unio pictorum = Unio mancus Unio pictorum = Unio crassus Unio planulatus Lea = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris Unio plicatus Le Sueur = Amblema plicata + Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819 + Unio peruviana Lamarck, 1819 + Unio rariplicata Lamarck, 1819 + Unio undulatus Barnes, 1823 + Unio crassus Barnes, 1823 + Unio undulata Valenciennes, 1827 + Unio dombeyana Valenciennes, 1827 Unio plicatus Le Sueur = Plectomerus dombeyanus Unio plicatus Le Sueur = Megalonaias nervosa Unio radiatus Gmelin = Atlanticoncha ochracea + Unio radiatus Barnes, 1823 + Unio virginiana Lamarck, 1819 Unio radiatus Gmelin = Lampsilis radiata Unio radiatus Gmelin = Elliptio complanata Unio rectus Lam. = Potamilus purpuratus + Unio praelongus Barnes, 1823 + Unio nasuta Lamarck, 1819 + Unio purpurata Lamarck, 1819 Unio rectus Lam. = Ligumia recta Unio rectus Lam. = Eurynia dilatata Unio rubiginosus Lea = Fusconaia flava Unio scalenius Rafin. = Pleurobema clava Unio securis Lea = Ellipsaria lineolata + Obliquaria (Plagiola) depressa Rafinesque, 1820 Unio siliquoideus Bar. = Lampsilis siliquoidea + Unio inflatus Barnes, 1823 Unio subtentus Say = Ptychobranchus subtentus Unio sulcatus Lea = Epioblasma obliquata Unio torsus Rafin. = Obovaria retusa Unio triangularis Bar. = Epioblasma triquetra Unio tuberculatus Bar. = Quadrula verrucosa Unio ventricosus Bar. = Lampsilis cardium Unio verrucosus Bar. = Pustulosa pustulosa + Unio verrucosa Valenciennes, 1827 + Unio tuberculosus Valenciennes, 1827 Unio verrucosus Bar. = Cyclonaias tuberculata Unio zig-zag Lea = Truncilla donaciformis
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