The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Barnes (1823): summary publication summary Complete CitationBarnes, D.W. 1823. On the genera Unio and Alasmodonta; with introductory remarks. American Journal of Science and Arts 6 (1-2): 107-127; 258-280 + 13 plates. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal GeneraAlasmodonta Say, 1819 ‘Say’ of Authors. Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [18]. Barnes, 1823. Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 275. Say, 1825. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5(3-4): 131. Férussac, 1827. Bull. Sci. Nat. et Géol. 10: 417. Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 289. Lea, 1829. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 421. Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 106. Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5: 25. Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 43. Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 32. Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 46. Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 499. Vest, 1866. Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Ver. Naturw. (17): 197. Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 1. (new name for Alasmidonta Say, 1818; renamed Anelasmodon Agassiz, 1846) Attributed Nominal SpeciesThere are 24 available nominal species
attributed to this publication (26 total).
Click here for a complete list. Taxonomic OpinionsAlasmodonta arcuata = Margaritifera margaritifera Alasmodonta complanata = Lasmigona complanata Alasmodonta marginata = Alasmidonta marginata Alasmodonta rugosa = Lasmigona costata Alasmodonta undulata = Alasmidonta undulata Unio alatus = Potamilus alatus Unio carinatus = Ortmanniana ligamentina Unio cariosus = Lampsilis cariosa Unio cornutus = Obliquaria reflexa Unio crassus = Elliptio crassidens + Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819 + Mya ponderosa Dillwyn, 1817 Unio crassus = Ortmanniana ligamentina Unio crassus = Gibbosula crassa Unio crassus var. giganteus Barnes = Megalonaias nervosa Unio cuneatus = Elliptio crassidens Unio ellipticus = Ortmanniana ligamentina + Unio crassus Say, 1817 + Mya complanata Lightfoot, 1786 Unio ellipticus = Elliptio complanata Unio gibbosus = Eurynia dilatata Unio gracilis = Potamilus fragilis Unio inflatus = Lampsilis siliquoidea Unio mucronatus = Eurynia dilatata Unio nasutus = Sagittunio nasutus Unio nodosus = Theliderma metanevra Unio ovatus = Lampsilis ovata Unio parvus = Toxolasma parvum Unio planus = Potamilus fragilis Unio plicatus = Amblema plicata + Unio rariplicata Lamarck, 1819 Unio prælongus = Potamilus purpuratus + Unio purpurata Lamarck, 1819 Unio prælongus = Ligumia recta Unio purpureus = Elliptio complanata + Unio purpurascens Lamarck, 1819 + Unio rarisulcata Lamarck, 1819 + Unio coarctata Lamarck, 1819 + Unio rhombula Lamarck, 1819 + Unio carinifera Lamarck, 1819 + Unio georgina Lamarck, 1819 Unio radiatus = Atlanticoncha ochracea + Unio ochraceus Say, 1817 Unio radiatus = Lampsilis radiata Unio rugosus = Quadrula quadrula Unio siliquoideus = Lampsilis siliquoidea Unio triangularis = Epioblasma triquetra Unio tuberculatus = Quadrula verrucosa Unio undatus = Pleurobema cordatum + Unio obliqua Lamarck, 1819 Unio undatus = Fusconaia flava Unio undulatus = Amblema plicata + Unio peruviana Lamarck, 1819 Unio ventricosus = Lampsilis cariosa + Unio cariosus Say, 1817 Unio ventricosus = Lampsilis cardium Unio verrucosus = Cyclonaias tuberculata
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