MolluscaBase taxon details
Leaunio lienosus caliginosus (I. Lea, 1845)
1056587 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1056587)
accepted
Subspecies
Lampsilis (Eurynia) nigerrima (I. Lea, 1852) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lampsilis (Eurynia) nigerrimus (I. Lea, 1852) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Margaron (Unio) caliginosus (I. Lea, 1845) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Margaron (Unio) nigerrimus (I. Lea, 1852) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Unio caliginosus I. Lea, 1845 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Unio fontanus Conrad, 1866 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Unio nigerrimus I. Lea, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
(of Unio caliginosus I. Lea, 1845) Lea, I. (1845). Descriptions of new fresh water and land shells. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 4(33): 162-168 [5 December 1845]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33100618
page(s): 165 [details]
page(s): 165 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leaunio lienosus caliginosus (I. Lea, 1845). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1056587 on 2025-09-13
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original description
(of Unio caliginosus I. Lea, 1845) Lea, I. (1845). Descriptions of new fresh water and land shells. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 4(33): 162-168 [5 December 1845]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33100618
page(s): 165 [details]
original description (of Unio nigerrimus I. Lea, 1852) Lea, I. (1852). Descriptions of new species of the family Unionidae. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> (NS) 10(2): 253-294, plates 12-29 [1 June 1852, teste Scudder (1885: 57)]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4529783
page(s): 268, pl. 18, fig. 23 [details]
basis of record Watters, G. T. (2018). A preliminary review of the nominal genus <i>Villosa</i> of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae) in North America. <em>Visaya.</em> Suppl. 10: 3-139.
page(s): 38 [details]
page(s): 165 [details]
original description (of Unio nigerrimus I. Lea, 1852) Lea, I. (1852). Descriptions of new species of the family Unionidae. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> (NS) 10(2): 253-294, plates 12-29 [1 June 1852, teste Scudder (1885: 57)]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4529783
page(s): 268, pl. 18, fig. 23 [details]
basis of record Watters, G. T. (2018). A preliminary review of the nominal genus <i>Villosa</i> of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae) in North America. <em>Visaya.</em> Suppl. 10: 3-139.
page(s): 38 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | black spectaclecase | [details] |
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85108 Unio caliginosus) (from synonym Unio caliginosus I. Lea, 1845)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85307 Unio nigerrimus) (from synonym Unio nigerrimus I. Lea, 1852)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio caliginosus Lea, 1845 USNM 85108) (from synonym Unio caliginosus I. Lea, 1845)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio nigerrimus Lea, 1852 Type USNM 85307) (from synonym Unio nigerrimus I. Lea, 1852)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85307 Unio nigerrimus) (from synonym Unio nigerrimus I. Lea, 1852)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio caliginosus Lea, 1845 USNM 85108) (from synonym Unio caliginosus I. Lea, 1845)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio nigerrimus Lea, 1852 Type USNM 85307) (from synonym Unio nigerrimus I. Lea, 1852)
