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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 Agassiz (1852), 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
Agassiz, L. 1852. Ueber die Gattungen unter den Nord Amerikanischen Najaden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 18(1): 41-52.
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Attributed Genus Names
Alasmodonta 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)
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Micromya Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 47.
(homonym of Rondani, 1840 [Dipt.])
Type species: Unio lapillus Say, 1831 (sub. desig. by Herrmannsen, 1852: 83) = Paetulunio fabalis |
Orthonymus Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 48.
Type species: Unio cylindricus Say, 1817 (orig. desig.) = Theliderma cylindrica |
Dysnomia Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 43.
Type species: Unio foliatus Hildreth, 1828 (sub. desig. by Simpson, 1900: 521) = Epioblasma flexuosa |
Tritogonia Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 48.
Type species: Obliquaria (Ellipsaria) verrucosa Rafinesque, 1820 (orig. desig.) = Quadrula verrucosa |
Cyprogenia Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 47.
Type species: Unio irroratus Lea, 1828 (orig. desig.) = Cyprogenia stegaria |
Uniopsis Agassiz, 1852
‘Swainson’ Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 49.
(reference to Uniopsis Swainson, 1840)
Type species: Alasmodonta edentula Say, 1829 () = Strophitus undulatus |
Tritogenia Agassiz, 1852
‘Agassiz’ of Authors.
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 52.
Mörch, 1853, Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 44.
Adams & Adams, 1857, Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 496.
Paetel, 1890, Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 143.
(error for Tritogonia Agassiz, 1852)
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Rotundaria Agassiz, 1852
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 48.
Simpson, 1900, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 765.
Ortmann, 1909, Ann. Carnegie Mus. 5: 201.
Ortmann, 1910, Nautilus 23(11): 140.
Ortmann, 1912, Ann. Carnegie Mus. 8: 257.
Simpson, 1914, Descr. Cat. Naiades: 811.
Utterback, 1915, Amer. Midl. Nat. 4(4): 149.
Ortmann, 1918, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 57(6): 543.
Haas, 1929, Senckenbergiana 11: 333.
Haas, 1930, Senckenbergiana 12(6): 319.
(reference to Rotundaria Rafinesque, 1820)
Type species: Obliquaria (Rotundaria) tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820 () = Cyclonaias tuberculata |
Legumia Agassiz, 1852
‘Swainson’ of Authors.
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 45.
Mörch, 1853, Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 46.
Adams & Adams, 1857, Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 490.
Paetel, 1890, Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 143.
(error for Ligumia Swainson, 1840)
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Hemilastena Agassiz, 1852
‘Rafinesque’ Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 50.
(error for Hemistena Rafinesque, 1820)
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Attributed Species Names
Unio metanever Lea, 1829
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 418.
Jay, 1835, Cat. Rec. Shells: 17.
Hanley, 1843, Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 179.
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 48.
Conrad, 1853, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 252.
Mörch, 1853, Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 44.
Lewis, 1871, Amer. J. Conch. 6: 218.
Lea, 1871, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 23: 15 [as ‘Margarita (Unio) metanever’].
(reference to Obliquaria (Quadrula) metanevra Rafinesque, 1820)
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Unio nervosa Conrad, 1834
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1834, New Fresh-Water Shells: 70.
Say, 1834, Amer. Conch. 6: ??.
Lapham, 1852, Trans. WI Agri. Soc. 2: 369.
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 48.
Conrad, 1853, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 252.
(misidentified reference to Unio (Leptodea) nervosa Rafinesque, 1820)
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Alasmodonta truncata Lea, 1836
‘Say, in lit.’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 44.
Lea, 1838, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 27.
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 46.
Conrad, 1853, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 262.
(intro'd as syn of Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818)
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Margaritana curreyana Lea, 1842
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1842, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: pl. 18, fig. 40.
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 47.
Lea, 1852, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 42.
Conrad, 1853, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 263.
Adams & Adams, 1857, Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 499.
Sowerby, 1868, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 63, sp. 319.
Lea, 1870, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 68.
B.H. Wright, 1888, Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [6].
Simpson, 1900, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 661.
Simpson, 1914, Descr. Cat. Naiades: 474.
Frierson, 1927, Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 21.
Haas, 1969, Das Tierreich 88: 395.
(error for Margaritana curreyiana Lea, 1840)
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Anodonta ohioensis Agassiz, 1852
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 46.
Simpson, 1900, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 648.
Simpson, 1914, Descr. Cat. Naiades: 437.
Oesch, 1984, Missouri Naiades: 183 [as ‘Potamilus’].
(error for Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis Rafinesque, 1820)
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Unio sowerbyanus Küster, 1852
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Küster, 1852, Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 62.
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 43.
Reeve, 1864, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 14, sp. 58.
Simpson, 1900, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 520.
Simpson, 1914, Descr. Cat. Naiades: 17.
Frierson, 1927, Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 94.
Haas, 1969, Das Tierreich 88: 483.
Burch, 1975, Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 173.
R.I. Johnson, 1978, Bull. MCZ 148: 280.
Parmalee & Bogan, 1998, The Freshwater Mussels of Tennessee: 91.
(error for Unio sowerbianus Lea, 1834)
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Lampsilis dolabriformis Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 44.
(error for Unio dolabraeformis Lea, 1838)
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Lampsilis nashvillensis Agassiz, 1852
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 44.
Lea, 1870, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 45.
B.H. Wright, 1888, Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [4].
Ortmann, 1924, Amer. Midl. Nat. 9(1): 32.
(error for Unio nashvillianus Lea, 1834)
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Eurynia ficheriana Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 45.
(error for Unio fisherianus Lea, 1838)
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Complanaria trapezius Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 49.
(error for Unio trapezoides Lea, 1831)
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Complanaria hempelii Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 49.
(error for Unio hembeli Conrad, 1838)
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Taxonomic Opinions
Alasmodonta [sic] marginata Say
Alasmodonta [sic] raveneliana Lea
Alasmodonta [sic] truncata Say
Alasmodonta [sic] undulata Say
Alasmodonta [sic] undulata Say
Canthyria spinosus (Lea)
Complanaria atrocostatus
Complanaria atromarginatus
Complanaria boykinianus
Complanaria complanata (Barnes)
Complanaria compressa (Lea)
Complanaria confragosus
Complanaria costata
Complanaria costata
Complanaria hempelii [sic]
Complanaria heros
Complanaria plicatus
Complanaria rugosa
Complanaria subtentus
Complanaria trapezius [sic]
Cyprogenia dromas (Lea)
Cyprogenia stegaria (Raf.)
+ Unio irroratus Lea, 1828
Dysnomia capsaeformis
Dysnomia flexuosa
+ Unio foliatus Hildreth, 1828
Dysnomia gibbosa
+ Unio perplexus Lea, 1831
Eurynia angustata
Eurynia ficheriana [sic]
Eurynia jayensis
Eurynia lanceolata
Eurynia nasuta (Say) nicht Lmk.
Eurynia producta
Eurynia recta (Lmk.)
Eurynia shepardiana
Eurynia vaughaniana
Hemilastena [sic] ambigua Agass.
+ Unio hildrethianus Lea, 1834
Hemilastena [sic] lata Rafinesque
+ Unio dehiscens Say, 1829
+ Unio oriens Lea, 1831
Lampsilis ater
Lampsilis cardium
Lampsilis cariosus
Lampsilis constrictus
Lampsilis dolabriformis [sic]
Lampsilis fasciola Raf.
Lampsilis glans
Lampsilis hydianus
Lampsilis mississippiensis
Lampsilis nashvillensis [sic]
Lampsilis ochraceus
Lampsilis orbiculatus
Lampsilis ovatus
Lampsilis parvus
Lampsilis radiata
Lampsilis siliquoideus
+ Unio inflatus Barnes, 1823
Lampsilis subrostratus
Lampsilis ventricosus
Margaritana arcuata (Barnes)
Margaritana monodonta (Say)
Metaptera alata
Metaptera fragilis
Metaptera gracilis
Metaptera inflata
Metaptera leptodon
Metaptera ohioensis [sic]
Metaptera poulsoni
Micromya curreyana [sic] Ag.
Micromya fabula Ag.
Micromya lapillus
+ Unio fabalis Lea, 1831
Obovaria circulus
Obovaria olivarius
Obovaria subrotundus
Obovaria torsus Raf.
+ Unio retusa Lamarck, 1819
Orthonymus cylindricus (Say)
+ Unio naviformis Lamarck, 1819
Plagiola lineolata
+ Unio securis Lea, 1829
Plagiola nervosa
Plagiola truncata
Pleurobema clava (Lmk.)
Pleurobema flavus
Pleurobema mytiloides
Pleurobema obovalis
Pleurobema politus
Pleurobema ruber
Pleurobema rubiginosus
Pleurobema undatus
Quadrula bullatus
Quadrula cornutus
Quadrula cyphius [sic]
Quadrula fragosus
Quadrula metanever [sic]
Quadrula nodosus
Quadrula nodulatus
Quadrula reflexus
Quadrula rugosus
Rotundaria tuberculata (Raf.)
+ Unio verrucosus Barnes, 1823
Scalenaria haysiana
+ Unio sowerbianus Lea, 1834
Scalenaria obliquata (Raf.)
+ Unio sulcatus Lea, 1829
+ Unio ridibundus Say, 1829
Scalenaria personata
+ Unio pileus Lea, 1831
+ Unio capillaris Lea, 1834
Tritogonia pustulata (Swainson)
Tritogonia verrucosa (Raf.)
+ Unio tuberculatus Barnes, 1823
Truncilla arcaeformis (Lea)
+ Unio nexus Say, 1831
Truncilla interrupta Say, Conrad
+ Unio brevidens Lea, 1831
Truncilla triquetra Raf.
+ Unio triangularis Barnes, 1823
+ Unio formosus Lea, 1831
Unio complanata Sol.
Unio fasciolaris Raf.
+ Unio phaseolus Hildreth, 1828
+ Unio planulatus Lea, 1829
Unio mucronatus Barnes
Unio nasutus Lmk.
+ Unio (Eurynia) dilatata Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio gibbosus Barnes, 1823
Unio niger Raf.
+ Unio cuneatus Barnes, 1823
Uniopsis calceolus (Lea)
+ Margaritana deltoidea Lea, 1838
Uniopsis edentula (Say)
Uniopsis radiata (Lea) [sic]
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