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

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This page documents data for Lightfoot (1786), such as genera and species attributed to that publication (including known misspellings, misidentifications, and other unavailable names) as well as taxonomic opinions, if available. Taxonomic opinions refer to uses of genera and species as valid and invalid in that work.

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Publication information

Lightfoot. 1786. Catalogue of the Portland Museum: .

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Attributed Species Names

Mytilus illitus Lightfoot, 1786
‘S.’ Lightfoot, 1786, Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 163, no 3551. [nomen nudum]

Mya rosstrata Lightfoot, 1786
‘S.’ Lightfoot, 1786, Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 134, no. 2983. [nomen nudum]

Mya obovata Lightfoot, 1786
‘S.’ Lightfoot, 1786, Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 100, no. 2190. [nomen nudum]

Mytilus plicatus Lightfoot, 1786
‘S.’ Lightfoot, 1786, Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 29, no. 672; 170, no. 3690; 181, no. 3773; 183, no. 3910.

Venus erosa Lightfoot, 1786
‘S.’ Lightfoot, 1786, Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 186, no. 3961.

Mya ovalis Lightfoot, 1786
Lister, 1685, Conch.: pl. 146, fig. 1. [pre-linnaean]
‘S.’ Lightfoot, 1786, Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 134, no. 2983.

Mya complanata Lightfoot, 1786
Lister, 1685, Conch.: pl. 150, fig. 5.
Lightfoot, 1786, Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 100, no. 2190.
‘Solander’s MSS.’ Dillwyn, 1817, Descr. Cat. Rec. Shells 1: 51.

Mytilus fucatus Dillwyn, 1817
‘S’ Lightfoot, 1786, Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 29, no. 672. [nomen nudum]
‘Solander’s MSS.’ Dillwyn, 1817, Descr. Cat. Rec. Shells 1: 317.

Mya ponderosa Dillwyn, 1817
‘S.’ Lightfoot, 1786, Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 134, no. 2183; 143, no. 3170. [nomen nudum]
‘Solander’s MSS.’ Dillwyn, 1817, Descr. Cat. Rec. Shells 1: 51.

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