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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 (1843), 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. 1843. [Description of twelve new species of uniones] . Printed sheet distributed by the APS and dated 19 August 1843. Title taken from the minutes of the 18 August 1843 meeting (1844, PAPS 4: 8): .

Attributed Species Names

Unio fuscatus Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843, [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 277 [35], pl. 40, fig. 4.
(homonym of Unio (Elliptio) viridis var. fuscata Rafinesque, 1820; renamed Unio rafinesquei Vanatta, 1915)
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85243, Black Cr., Fla.

Unio occultus Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843, [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 279 [37], pl. 41, fig. 7.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85247, Lake Monroe, Fla.

Unio aheneus Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843, [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 280 [38], pl. 41, fig. 9.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_86030, Black Creek, Florida.

Unio buddianus Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843, [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 277 [35], pl. 40, fig. 5.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85606, L. George, Florida.

Unio amygdalum Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843, [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 275 [33], pl. 39, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86127, L. George, Florida.

Unio buckleyi Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843, [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 276 [34], pl. 39, fig. 2.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85236, Lake George, Florida.

Unio trossulus Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843, [privately published sheet]: [1] [as ‘trosculus’].
Lea, 1845, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 278 [36], pl. 40, fig. 6.
(correct name for Unio trosculus Lea, 1843)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84705, L. Monroe, Fla.

Unio aratus Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843, [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 282 [40], pl. 42, fig. 12.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84395, [Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua].

Unio monroensis Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843, [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 279 [37], pl. 41, fig. 8.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_85169, L. Monroe, Florida.

Unio minor Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843, [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 276 [34], pl. 39, fig.3.
(homonym of Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835)
Type(s): FIGURED SPECIMEN USNM_85310, L George, Fla.

Unio trosculus Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843, [privately published sheet]: [1].
(incorrect original spelling of Unio trossulus Lea, 1843)

Unio superbus Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843, [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 281, pl. 42, fig. 11.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_83934, New Holland.

Unio neglectus Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843, [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 280, pl. 42, fig. 10.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85701, Northern Alabama.

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