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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 Lea (1838), 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

Lea, 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).

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Attributed Genus Names

Margarita Lea, 1836
Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 10.
Lea, 1838, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 118.
Lea, 1838, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 13.
(homonym of Leach, 1814 [Pteriidae]; renamed Margaron Lea, 1852)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 (herein) = Unio pictorum

Platiris Lea, 1838
Lea, 1838, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 118, 141.
Lea, 1838, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 10, 33.
Lea, 1852, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54.
(renamed Platyiris Agassiz, 1846)
Type species: Iridina exotica Lamarck, 1819 (sub. desig. by Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927: 439) = Mutela dubia

Spatha Lea, 1838
Lea, 1838, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 118, 141.
Lea, 1838, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 10, 33.
Lea, 1852, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 55.
Type species: Iridina nilotica Cailliaud, 1823 (monotypy) = Mutela dubia

Columba Lea, 1838
Lea, 1838, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 78.
(homonym of Linnaeus, 1758 [Aves])
Type species: Anodonta blainvilliana Lea, 1834 (monotypy) = Leila blainvilliana

Attributed Species Names

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 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.

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 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.

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 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 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, Oak Orchard Cr., N.Y.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 newtoniensis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1838, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 79.
(incorrect original spelling of Anodonta newtonensis Lea, 1838)

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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 tampicoensis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1838, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 24, pl. 7, fig. 18.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_84843, Tampico, Mexico.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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.

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, 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, Cumberland R., Tenn.

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 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 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.

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.

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, Africa.

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 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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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 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 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 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.

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 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 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 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, Schuylkill, near Phila. Pa.

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 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 ? .

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta fluviatilis

Anodonta undulata

Unio cariosus

Unio ochraceus

Unio radiatus

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