MCZ Malacology 178779

Leptodea ochracea (Say, 1817)

Syntype of Unio rosaceus

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 2010-03-02

North America: United States: Georgia | Savannah River

Media type: image;   Malacology 178779 Description: Preserved specimen.;

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Current Identification
Leptodea ochracea (Say, 1817) linked data icon
Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Palaeoheterodonta Unionoida Unionoidea Unionidae
Common Name(s): tidewater mucket
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: expert ID
Previous Identification
Unio rosaceus Conrad, 1849 linked data icon
Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Palaeoheterodonta Unionoida Unionoidea Unionidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Current name prior to MCZBase: 'Leptodea ochracea (Say, 1817)'

Johnson 1947, page 153, Voucher of Unio rosaceus Conrad, 1849 noted as Conrad's figured holotype
Johnson 1956, page 132, Voucher of Unio rosaceus Conrad, 1849 cited as holotype
Johnson and Baker 1973, page 168, Voucher of Unio rosaceus Conrad, 1849 cited as figured holotype
Media type: text; Johnson 1947 Description: Lampsilis cariosa Say and Lampsilis ochracea Say. ;

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Shows Publication: Johnson 1947 Description: Lampsilis cariosa Say and Lampsilis ochracea Say. 

Media type: text; Johnson 1956 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. CXV no. 4;

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Shows Publication: Johnson 1956 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. CXV no. 4

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Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (dry) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: tissue; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-08-07
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2023-08-07   determined by=Nina Black  
valve (dry) good in collection 2 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-08-07
reference Conrad, 1849. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 5:153. see Johnson, R.I. 1970. Bull. MCZ 140(6): 388-389; pl. 21, fig. 3 [no agent data], Method: migration 2009-10-18

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  • Type status questionable, as Johnson (1970) gives this lot as "Figured holotype"

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Georgia
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7007248 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Savannah River
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, Georgia, Savannah River
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 2010-03-02
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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Media type: text; Malacology 178776;  178777;  178778;  178779;  178780;  178781;  178782;  178783;  178784;  178785;  178786;  178787;  178788;  178789;  178790;  178791;  178792;  178793;  178794;  178795;  178796;  178797;  178798;  178799;  178800 Description: MCZ Malacology Mollusca 174001-180000, pg.192;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mala:178776 Unio negatus Voucher to MCZ:Ma...

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