MCZ Malacology 87951

Elliptio spinosa Lea

Syntype of Unio spinosus

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 2009-03-17

North America: United States: Georgia | near Darien, Hopeton, Altamaha River

Current Identification
Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Palaeoheterodonta Unionoida Unionoidea Unionidae
Common Name(s): Altamaha spinymussel
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: type ID

Lea 1839, page 57, Syntype of Unio spinosus Lea
Johnson 1956, page 136, Voucher of Unio spinosus Lea cited as paratypes
Media type: text; Lea 1839 Description: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series vol. 6;

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Shows Publication: Lea 1839 Description: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series vol. 6

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

  • malacology accession number: 610

Part Condition Disposition Count
shell (dry) unchecked in collection 5 History

  • None

  • None

  • Entered from ledger.

  • None

  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Georgia
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7007248 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • near Darien, Hopeton, Altamaha River
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, Georgia, near Darien, Hopeton, Altamaha River
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 2009-03-17
  • 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]

  • None

Media type: text; Malacology 87951;  87952;  87953;  87954;  87955;  87956;  87957;  87958;  87959;  87960;  87961;  87962;  87963;  87964;  87965;  87966;  87967;  87968;  87969;  87970;  87971;  87972;  87973;  87974;  87975 Description: MCZ Malacology Mollusca 084001-090000, pg.158;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mala:87951 Elliptio spinosa Syntype to MCZ...

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