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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Lea (1838): attributed nominal species publication summary Complete CitationLea, I. 1838. Description of new freshwater and land shells. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 6 [O. 2]: 1-154, pls. 1-24 (Obs. 2: 1-152). Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal SpeciesAnodonta angulata Lea, 1838
 Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 97, pl. 16, fig. 52. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_86759, Lewis R., Ore. | |
Anodonta buchanensis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 47, pl. 14, fig. 43. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86719, Buck Creek. | |
Anodonta cylindracea Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 45, pl. 13, fig. 40. Type(s): IDIOTYPE USNM_86712, Riv. Medellin, Vera Cruz, Mexico. | |
Anodonta decora Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 52. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 64, pl. 20, fig. 63. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86633, canal, near Cincinnati, Ohio. | |
Anodonta exilis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 81, pl. 22, fig. 68. Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_86726, Java ? . | |
Anodonta gigantea Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 52. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 1 [1], pl. 1, fig. 1. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_86659, Port Gibson, Mississippi. | |
Anodonta newtonensis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 79 [as ‘newtoniensis’], pl. 21, fig. 66. Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_86561 (by R.I. Johnson, 1946: 112), Schuylkill, near Phila. Pa. | |
Anodonta newtoniensis Lea, 1838 Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 79. (incorrect original spelling of Anodonta newtonensis Lea, 1838) | |
Anodonta nuttalliana Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 77, fig. 20, fig. 62. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86391, Willamette R., Oregon. | |
Anodonta oregonensis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 80, pl. 21, fig. 67. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86432, Wahlamat R., Oregon. | |
Anodonta ovata Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 52. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 2, pl. 2, fig. 2. (homonym of Unio ovata Stark, 1828) Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86615, Marietta, Ohio. | |
Anodonta pavonia Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 78, pl. 21, fig. 65. Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_86514, Little Beaver Cr., Ohio. | |
Anodonta pepinianus Lea, 1838
 Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 96, pl. 16, fig. 51. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86440, Lake Pepin, Ohio. | |
Anodonta salmonia Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 51. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 45, pl. 14, fig. 41. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86540, Poland, Ohio. | |
Anodonta subcylindracea Lea, 1838
 Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 106, pl. 24, fig. 117. Type(s): SYNTYPE AMNH_31131A, Oak Orchard Creek, Orleans Co., New York. | |
Anodonta wahlamatensis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 78, pl. 20, fig. 64. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86363, Wahlamat. R., Oregon. | |
Anodonta wardiana Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 50. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 46, pl. 14, fig. 42. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86488, Chillicothe, Ohio. | |
Iridina coelestis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 57 [as ‘cœlestis’]. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 82, pl. 22, fig. 70 [as ‘cœlestis’]. Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_86785 (by Boyko & Sage, 1996: 17), Africa. | |
Margaritana arcula Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 43. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 71, pl. 22, fig. 69. Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_86170, Altamaha R., Liberty Co., Georgia. | |
Margaritana deltoidea Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 44. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 43, pl. 13, fig. 38. Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_86215 (by Clarke, 1981: 17), Scioto R., Ohio. | |
Margaritana fabula Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 46. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 44, pl. 13, fig. 39. Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_86325 (by Clarke, 1981: 9), Cumberland R., Tenn. | |
Margaritana holstonia Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 45. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 42, pl. 13, fig. 37. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_86320, Holston R., Tenn. | |
Unio arctior Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 10, pl. 4, fig. 10. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86103, Ohio R., Cincinnati, Ohio. | |
Unio barnesianus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 20. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 31, pl. 10, fig. 26. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84586, Cumberland R., Tenn. | |
Unio bengalensis Lea, 1838 Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 3, pl. 2, fig. 3. | |
Unio brownianus Lea, 1838
 Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 108, pl. 24, fig. 116. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_83883, Amazon R., S. Am. | |
Unio carbonarius Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 19. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 37, pl. 11, fig. 32. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84080A, River Medellin, Vera Cruz, Mexico. | |
Unio carolinensis Lea, 1836 “Prof. Ravenel’s Letter” Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39. “Professor Ravenel’s Letter” Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 5. (intro'd as syn of Unio vaughanianus Lea, 1838) | |
Unio claibornensis Lea, 1838
 Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 105, pl. 24, fig. 115. Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_85020, Claiborne, Alabama. | |
Unio coccineus Lea, 1838
“Dr. Hildreth’s Letter” Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 34. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 12, pl. 5, fig. 12. (homonym of Unio coccineus Conrad, 1836) Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85848, Columbus, Ohio. | |
Unio contradens Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 75, pl. 18, fig. 58. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85185, [Java]. | |
Unio creperus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 28. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 33, pl. 10, fig. 28. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_85264, Tennessee. | |
Unio cumberlandicus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 27 [as ‘cumberlandianus’]. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 25, pl. 7, fig. 19. (renamed Margaron (Unio) cumberlandianus Lea, 1852) Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85254, Tenn. | |
Unio discus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 74, pl. 18, fig. 57. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85341, Found in sand ballast, Phila, Pa [Mexico]. | |
Unio dolabraeformis Lea, 1838
 Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 103, pl. 24, fig. 113 [as ‘dolabræformis’]. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84888, Altamaha R., Darien, Georgia. | |
Unio dorfeuillianus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda [as ‘dorfuillianus’]. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 73, pl. 17, fig. 54. (correct name for Unio dorfuillianus Lea, 1836) Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84215, Wabash River, Ind. | |
Unio fisherianus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 37. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 8, pl. 4, fig. 8. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86022, Chester R., (head of), Md. | |
Unio folliculatus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 34. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 38, pl. 11, fig. 33. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85861, Savannah R., S.C. | |
Unio gibber Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 20. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 35, pl. 10, fig. 30. Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_84544, Carry [Caney] Fork, Tenn. | |
Unio gigantea Lea, 1838 ‘Barnes’ Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 31, 35. (misidentified reference to Unio crassus var. giganteus Barnes, 1823) | |
Unio glaber Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 29. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 34, pl. 10, fig. 29. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85266, Holston R., Tenn. | |
Unio graniferus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 69, pl. 19, fig. 60. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84296, Tuscumbia, Ala. | |
Unio hopetonensis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 29, pl. 9, fig. 24. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85391, Hopeton, near Darien, Georgia. | |
Unio hydianus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 25. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 14, pl. 6, fig. 14. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85010, Bayou Teche, Louisiana. | |
Unio interruptus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 24. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 15, pl. 6, fig. 15. (homonym of Unio (Eurynia) solenoides var. interrupta Rafinesque, 1820; renamed Unio latiradiatus Conrad, 1838) Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84962, Harpeth R., Tenn. | |
Unio jayensis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 37. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 28, pl. 9, fig. 23. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86031, Florida. | |
Unio jejunus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 9, pl. 4, fig. 9. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85475, near Camden, S.C. | |
Unio katherinae Lea, 1838 Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 143 [as ‘katherinæ’]. Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 35 [as ‘katherinæ’]. | |
Unio lamellatus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 19, pl. 6, fig. 16. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85173, Ganges R., India. | |
Unio lecontianus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 23. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 40, pl. 12, fig. 35. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84852, Canoochie R., Liberty Co., Ga. | |
Unio lugubris Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 37. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 30, pl. 9, fig. 25. (homonym of Unio lugubris Say, 1832; renamed Elliptio cylindraceus Frierson, 1927) Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85638, Hopeton, near Darien, Georgia. | |
Unio medellinus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 39, pl. 12, fig. 34. Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_9679, Vera Cruz, Mex. | |
Unio menkianus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 76, pl. 19, fig. 59. Type(s): SYNTYPES USNM_84965, Harpeth R., Tenn. | |
Unio muhlfeldianus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 27 [as ‘Margarita (Unio) mühlfeldianus’]. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 41, pl. 12, fig. 36. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85262, Cumberland R., Tenn. | |
Unio notatus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 28, pl. 8, fig. 22. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_85075, Cumberland R., Tenn. | |
Unio novieboraci Lea, 1838
 Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 104, pl. 24, fig. 114 [as ‘novi-eboraci’]. Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_86042 (by R.I. Johnson, 1974: 100), Oak Orchard Cr., N.Y. | |
Unio obscurus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 7, pl. 3, fig. 7. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85128, Tennessee. | |
Unio pliciferus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 13. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 61, pl. 17, fig. 53. Type(s): SYNTYPE USNM_84080, Mexico. | |
Unio pulcher Lea, 1838 Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 25. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 6, pl. 3, fig. 6. | |
Unio pumilus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 20 [as ‘pumilis’]. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 23, pl. 7, fig. 17. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84545, Black Cr., N.C. | |
Unio rangianus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 95, pl. 18, fig. 56. Type(s): SYNTYPES USNM_84798, Mahoning R., near Poland, Ohio. | |
Unio roanokensis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 27, pl. 8, fig. 21. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85423, Roanoke R., near Tarborough, N.C. | |
Unio simus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 29. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 26, pl. 8, fig. 20. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85342, Cumberland R., Tenn. | |
Unio solidus Lea, 1838 Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 20. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 13, pl. 5, fig. 13. | |
Unio spinosus Lea, 1836
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 17, fronticepiece.
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 57, pl. 16, fig. 50. Type(s): SYNTYPE ANSP_128763, Darien, Ga. | |
Unio splendidus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 23. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 70, pl. 19, fig. 61. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84893, Altamaha R., Georgia. | |
Unio tampicoensis Lea, 1838
 Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 24, pl. 7, fig. 18. Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_84843 (by R.I. Johnson, 1974: 143), Tampico, Mexico. | |
Unio tappanianus Lea, 1838
‘Rafinesque’ Conrad, 1835. New Fresh-Water Shells, Appendix: 4, pl. 9, fig. 1 [as ‘Unio viridis?’]. Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 62, pl. 17, fig. 55. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86133, Juniata River, near Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. | |
Unio turgidus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 16. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 11, pl. 5, fig. 11. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84277, near New Orleans, La. | |
Unio vanuxemensis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 36, pl. 11, fig. 31. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85146, Cumberland R., Tenn. | |
Unio vaughanianus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 5, pl. 3, fig. 5. Type(s): SYNTYPE USNM_86106, Sawneys Creek, Camden, S. Carolina. | |
Unio venustus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 24. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 4, pl. 2, fig. 4. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84971, Potosi, Missouri. | |
Unio zeiglerianus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 32, pl. 10, fig. 27. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85130, Cumberland R., Tenn. | |
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