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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 (1829), 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. 1829. Description of a new genus of the family of naïades, including eight species, four of which are new; also the description of eleven new species of the genus Unio from the rivers of the United States: with observations on some of the characters of the Naïades. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 3 [O. 1]: 403-457, pls. 7-14 (Obs. 1: 17-71).
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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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Symphynota Lea, 1829
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 424, 442 [38].
Type species: Unio alatus Say, 1817 (orig. desig.) = Potamilus alatus |
Attributed Species Names
Symphynota laevissima Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 444 [58], pl. 13, fig. 23 [as ‘lævissima’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_83938, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Symphynota bialata Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 445, pl. 14, fig. 24 [as ‘bi-alata’].
(renamed Dianisotis chinensis Rafinesque, 1831)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86356A, Canton, China.
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Symphynota compressa Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 450, pl. 12, fig. 22.
(renamed Margaron (Unio) pressus Lea, 1852)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_83961, Yellow Cr., Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Unio patulus Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 441, pl. 12, fig. 20.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84760, Ohio ?
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Symphynota tenuissima Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 453, pl. 11, fig. 21.
Type(s): PARATYPE USNM_86052, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Unio alasmodontina Lea, 1829
‘Barnes’ Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 451.
(intro'd as syn of Symphynota compressa Lea, 1829)
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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 ater Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 426, pl. 7, fig. 9.
(homonym of Unio ater Nilsson, 1822; renamed Unio lugubris Say, 1832)
Type(s): SYNTYPE USNM_86108, Port Gibson, Miss.
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Unio rubiginosus Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 427 [41], pl. 8, fig. 10.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84556, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Unio heterodon Lea, 1829
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 428, pl. 8, fig. 11.
Type(s): SYNTYPES ANSP_41004, Schuylkill [River] and Derby [sic] Creek, Pennsylvania.
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Unio sulcatus Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1828, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 269 [as ‘Unio ellipsis var. a’].
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 430, pl. 8, fig. 12.
Say, 1830, Amer. Conch. 1: pl. 5, lower figs.
Type(s): SYNTYPES USNM_84803, Ohio.
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Unio planulatus Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 431 [45], pl. 9, fig. 13.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86059, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Unio circulus Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 433 [47], pl. 9, fig. 14.
Type(s): UNKNOWN USNM_85734, Cincinatti, Ohio.
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Unio multiradiatus Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 434 [48], pl. 9, fig. 15 [as ‘multi-radiatus’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84930, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Unio occidens Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 435, pl. 10, fig. 16.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84866, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Unio securis Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 437 [51], pl. 11, fig. 17.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84475, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Unio iris Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 439, pl. 11, fig. 18.
Type(s): SYNTYPES USNM_86035, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Unio zigzag Lea, 1829
 
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 440, pl. 12, fig. 19 [as ‘zig-zag’].
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_84459, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Taxonomic Opinions
Alasmodonta [sic] margaritifera Linnaeus
+ Unio sinuata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio elongata Lamarck, 1819
Alasmodonta [sic] undulata Say
+ Unio nodulosa Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio varicosa Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio anodontina Lamarck, 1819
Symphynota alata Say
Symphynota bi-alata
Symphynota complanata
Symphynota compressa
Symphynota cygnea Linn.
Symphynota gracilis
+ Unio fragilis Swainson, 1823
+ Unio planus Barnes, 1823
Symphynota lævissima
Symphynota ochracea Say
Symphynota tenuissima
Unio ater Lea
Unio brevialis Lamarck
Unio calceolus Lea
Unio cariosus Say
+ Unio crassus Say, 1817
+ Unio luteola Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio glabrata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio cariosa Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio carinatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio ellipticus Barnes, 1823
Unio circulus Lea
+ Unio rotundata Lamarck, 1819
Unio complanatus Solander MSS.
+ Unio caroliniana Bosc, 1801
+ Unio purpureus Say, 1817
+ Unio rarisulcata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio coarctata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio purpurascens Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio rhombula Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio carinifera Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio georgina Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio sulcidens Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio fluviatilis Green, 1827
Unio cornutus Bar.
Unio corrugata
Unio cuneatus Bar.
Unio cylindricus Say
+ Unio naviformis Lamarck, 1819
Unio depressa Lamarck
Unio donaciformis Lea
Unio ellipsis Lea
Unio gibbosus Bar.
+ Unio mucronatus Barnes, 1823
Unio granosa Lamarck
Unio heterodon Lea
Unio iris Lea
Unio irroratus Lea
Unio lacrymosus Lea
Unio lanceolatus Lea
Unio littoralis Lamarck
Unio marginalis Lamarck
Unio metanever [sic] Rafin.
+ Unio nodosus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio rugosus Barnes, 1823
Unio multiradiatus Lea
Unio mytiloides Rafin.
+ Unio undatus Barnes, 1823
Unio nasutus Say
+ Unio rostrata Valenciennes, 1827
Unio occidens Lea
Unio ovatus Say
+ Unio ovata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio ovata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio ovata Valenciennes, 1827
Unio parvus Bar.
Unio patulus Lea
Unio pictorum
+ Mya batava Maton & Rackett, 1807
+ Unio rostrata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio angusta Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio manca Lamarck, 1819
Unio planulatus Lea
Unio plicatus Le Sueur
+ Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio peruviana Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio rariplicata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio undulatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio crassus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio undulata Valenciennes, 1827
+ Unio dombeyana Valenciennes, 1827
Unio radiatus Gmelin
+ Unio virginiana Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio radiatus Barnes, 1823
Unio rectus Lam.
+ Unio nasuta Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio purpurata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio praelongus Barnes, 1823
Unio rubiginosus Lea
Unio scalenius Rafin.
Unio securis Lea
+ Obliquaria (Plagiola) depressa Rafinesque, 1820
Unio siliquoideus Bar.
+ Unio inflatus Barnes, 1823
Unio subtentus Say
Unio sulcatus Lea
Unio torsus Rafin.
Unio triangularis Bar.
Unio tuberculatus Bar.
Unio ventricosus Bar.
Unio verrucosus Bar.
+ Unio verrucosa Valenciennes, 1827
+ Unio tuberculosus Valenciennes, 1827
Unio zig-zag Lea
Unio æsopus Green
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