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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!
This page documents data for Lea (1859), 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. 1859. Descriptions of twenty-one new species of exotic Unionidæ. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11: 151-154.
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Attributed Species Names
Anodonta senegalensis Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1965167_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 154.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 260, pl. 41, fig. 140.
(renamed Mutelina senegalica Jousseaume, 1886)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965167, Senegal.
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Unio demararaensis Lea, 1859
Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152.
Lea, 1870, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 36, Corridenda et Addenda.
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Unio sumatrensis Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/06_06_27/usnm_84059_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 153.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 239 [57], pl. 34, fig. 118.
(homonym of Unio sumatrensis Dunker, 1852; renamed Margaron (Unio) dimotus Lea, 1870)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84059, Sumatra.
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Unio mutabilis Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1965153_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 248 [66], pl. 38, fig. 127.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1965153, Brisbane Water, East Australia.
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Unio fluctiger Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1965169_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 250 [68], pl. 39, fig. 130.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_1965169, Hab._? [Asia ?].
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Unio diminutus Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1965165_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 151 [as ‘diminutis’].
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 254, pl. 39, fig. 134.
(correct name for Unio diminutis Lea, 1859)
Type(s): BMNH_1965165, East Africa.
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Anodonta dahomeyensis Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1965163_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 154.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 261, pl. 41, fig. 141.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965163, Dahomey, West Africa.
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Unio demeraraensis Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/05_01_27/bmnh_1964141.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152 [as ‘demararaensis’].
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 253 [71], pl. 39, fig. 133.
Lea, 1870, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: Corridenda et Addenda.
(error for Unio demararaensis Lea, 1859)
Type(s): TYPE BMNH_1964141, Demerara.
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Unio mauritianus Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1965157_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 257 [75], pl. 40, fig. 138.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_1965157, Mauritius [No — probably from the Philippines.].
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Unio navigioliformis Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1964146_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 245 [63], pl. 37, fig. 124.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1964146, Loc._ ?
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Unio layardii Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1965159_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 153.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 243, pl. 36, fig. 122.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965159, Ceylon.
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Unio sikkimensis Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1965177_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 151.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 251, pl. 39, fig. 131.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1965177, Sikkim, India.
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Unio vittatus Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1958-4-3-1_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 153.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 249, pl. 38, fig. 128.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1958-4-3-1, Australia.
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Unio thwaitesii Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1965179_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152 [as ‘thwaitsii’].
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 246 [64], pl. 37, fig. 125.
(correct name for Unio thwaitsii Lea, 1859)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965179, Ceylon.
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Unio japanensis Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1965181_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 153.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 244, pl. 36, fig. 123.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1965181, Japan.
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Unio wilsonii Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/06_10_19/ansp_41817_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 153.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 256, pl. 40, fig. 137.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_41817, N.S. Wales.
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Unio rowellii Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/06_06_27/usnm_84398_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 153.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 256 [74], pl. 40, fig. 136.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84398, Chagres R., Panama.
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Unio dysonii Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1965173_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 252 [70], pl. 39, fig. 132.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965173, Honduras.
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Unio plicatulus Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1965156_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 247, pl. 37, fig. 126.
(homonym of Unio plicatulus Küster, 1856; renamed Unio borneensis Issel, 1874; renamed Unio pensitatus Fischer & Crosse, 1894)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965156, locality data from Issel “Nord-Est di Borneo; nelle vicinanze della costa presso Mampawa; nel lago Donau Siriang (v. Martens).”.
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Unio persulcatus Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1900-3-19-22_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 153.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 255 [73], pl. 40, fig. 135.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1900-3-19-22, Mexico.
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Unio melleus Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1965175_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 250 [68], pl. 38, fig. 129.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965175, Hab._?
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Unio diminutis Lea, 1859
Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 151.
(incorrect original spelling of Unio diminutus Lea, 1859)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1965165, East Africa.
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Unio shanghaiensis Lea, 1859
![](http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/600dpi_images/04_12_13/bmnh_1965171_t.jpg) Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 153.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 242, pl. 36, fig. 121.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965171, Shanghai, China.
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Unio thwaitsii Lea, 1859
Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152.
(incorrect original spelling of Unio thwaitesii Lea, 1859)
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