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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 Barnes (1823), 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

Barnes, D.W. 1823. On the genera Unio and Alasmodonta; with introductory remarks. American Journal of Science and Arts 6 (1-2): 107-127; 258-280 + 13 plates.

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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)

Attributed Species Names

Unio triangularis Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 272, pl. 13, figs. 17a-b.
Say, 1830, Amer. Conch. 1: pl. 4.

Unio tuberculatus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 125, pl. 7, figs. 8a-b.
(renamed Quadrula tritogonia Ortmann, 1909)

Alasmodonta arcuata Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 277, pl. 12, figs. 20a-d.

Unio crassus Barnes, 1823
‘Say’ Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 118, figs. 1a-b.
(misidentified reference to Unio crassus Say, 1817)

Unio undulatus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 120, pl. 2, fig. 2a-b.
(homonym of Unio undulata Say, 1817)

Unio verrucosus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 123, pl. 5, figs. 6a-b.

Unio planus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 272, pl. 13, fig. 16.
(homonym of Unio planus Studer, 1820)

Unio ventricosus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 267, pl. 13, figs. 14a-c.

Alasmodonta rugosa Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 278, pl. 13, fig. 21.

Unio crassus var. giganteus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 119.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio crassus Say, 1817)

Alasmodonta complanata Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 278, pl. 13, fig. 22a-b.

Unio cornutus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 122, pl. 4, figs. 5a-c.

Unio cuneatus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 263.

Unio praelongus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 261, pl. 13, fig. 11 [as ‘prælongus’].

Unio parvus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 274 [‘174’], pl. 13, fig. 18.
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, Fox River, Wisconsin.

Unio siliquoideus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 269, pl. 13, fig. 15.

Unio inflatus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 266.
(homonym of Unio inflatus Studer, 1820)

Unio carinatus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 259, pl. 11, figs. 10a-b.

Unio ellipticus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 259, pl. 13, figs. 19a-d.
(homonym of Unio (Aximedia) elliptica Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio nodosus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 124, pl. 6, figs. 7a-b.
(homonym of Unio (Eurynia) solenoides var. nodosa Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio gracilis Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 274 [‘174’].

Unio undatus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 121, pl. 4, figs. 4a-b.

Unio rugosus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 126, pl. 8, fig. 9a-b.
(homonym of Unio rugosa Poiret, 1801)

Unio mucronatus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 266, pl. 13, fig. 13.

Unio gibbosus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 262, pl. 11, figs. 12a-b.

Unio radiatus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 265.
(misidentified reference to Mya radiata Gmelin, 1791)

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmodonta arcuata

Alasmodonta complanata

Alasmodonta marginata

Alasmodonta rugosa

Alasmodonta undulata

Unio alatus

Unio carinatus

Unio cariosus

Unio cornutus

Unio crassus
+ Mya ponderosa Dillwyn, 1817
+ Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819

Unio crassus var. giganteus Barnes

Unio cuneatus

Unio ellipticus
+ Mya complanata Lightfoot, 1786
+ Unio crassus Say, 1817

Unio gibbosus

Unio gracilis

Unio inflatus

Unio mucronatus

Unio nasutus

Unio nodosus

Unio ovatus

Unio parvus

Unio planus

Unio plicatus
+ Unio rariplicata Lamarck, 1819

Unio prælongus
+ Unio purpurata Lamarck, 1819

Unio purpureus
+ Unio purpurascens Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio rarisulcata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio coarctata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio rhombula Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio carinifera Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio georgina Lamarck, 1819

Unio radiatus
+ Unio ochraceus Say, 1817

Unio rugosus

Unio siliquoideus

Unio triangularis

Unio tuberculatus

Unio undatus
+ Unio obliqua Lamarck, 1819

Unio undulatus
+ Unio peruviana Lamarck, 1819

Unio ventricosus
+ Unio cariosus Say, 1817

Unio verrucosus

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