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

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Publication Clench & Turner (1956): summary
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Complete Citation

Clench, W.J. & R.D. Turner. 1956. Freshwater mollusks of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida from the Escambia to the Suwannee River. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 1: 97-239.

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)

Anodonta imbecillis van der Schalie, 1940
‘Say’ of Authors.
van der Schalie, 1940. Lloydia 3: 196, pl. 2, fig. 4.
Clench & Turner, 1956. Bull. Fla. State Mus. 1: 187, pl. 6, fig. 2 [as ‘imbecilis’].
(misidentified reference to Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829)

Elliptio mcmichaeli Clench & Turner, 1956
Clench & Turner, 1956. Bull. Fla. State Mus. 1: 170, pl. 7, figs. 1-2.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) MCZ_191922, Choctawhatchee River, 8 mi W of Miller Cross Roads, Holmes Co., Florida.

Fusconaia escambia Clench & Turner, 1956
Clench & Turner, 1956. Bull. Fla. State Mus. 1: 152, pl. 7, figs. 3-4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) MCZ_191470, Escambia River, 3 mi E of Century, Escambia Co., Florida.

Margaritana hembeli Simpson, 1900
‘Conrad’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 679.
Ortmann, 1912. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 8: 235, fig. 3.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 523. [in part]
Clench & Turner, 1956. Bull. Fla. State Mus. 1: 148, pl. 5, fig. 1.
(misidentified reference to Unio hembeli Conrad, 1838)

Unio accultus Clench & Turner, 1956
‘Lea’ Clench & Turner, 1956. Bull. Fla. State Mus. 1: 166.
(error for Unio occultus Lea, 1843)

Unio invanutus Clench & Turner, 1956
‘Lea’ Clench & Turner, 1956. Bull. Fla. State Mus. 1: 166.
(error for Unio invenustus Lea, 1874)

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