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This page documents data for Prime (1853), 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. The MUSSEL Project Database has moved to a new server, with a new URL! The new address for this page is: https://musselpdb.org/db.php?ty=publ&id=3423
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Publication information
Prime, T. 1853. Notes on the species of Cyclas found in the United States. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 4: 271-286.
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Attributed Species Names
Cyclas pellucida Stimpson, 1851
‘Prime’ Stimpson, 1851, Shells of New England: 16.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 277.
(new name for Cyclas calyculata C.B. Adams, 1842)
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Cyclas fabalis Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 273.
Prime, 1865, Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 40, fig. 33.
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Cyclas simplex Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 284.
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Cyclas detruncata Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 273.
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Cyclas rosacea Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 277.
Prime, 1865, Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 50, fig. 48.
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Cyclas jayensis Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 157.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 279.
(renamed Sphaerium jayanum Prime, 1865)
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Cyclas distorta Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 158.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 285.
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Cyclas tenuis Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 161.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 285.
Prime, 1865, Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 47, fig. 44.
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Cyclas tenuistriata Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 156.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 272.
(new name for Cyclas cornea C.B. Adams, 1847)
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Cyclas securis Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 160.
Prime, 1852, Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 5: 218, pl. 6.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 276.
Prime, 1865, Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 49, fig. 47.
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Cyclas gigantea Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 157.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 282.
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Cyclas gracilis Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 156.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 274.
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Cyclas flava Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 284.
Prime, 1865, Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 43, fig. 39.
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Cyclas emarginata Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 156.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 283.
Prime, 1865, Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 43, fig. 38.
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Cyclas acuminata Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 283.
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Cyclas solidula Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 158.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 282.
Prime, 1865, Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 36, fig. 27.
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Cyclas modesta Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 284.
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Cyclas aurea Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 283.
Prime, 1865, Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 35, fig. 26.
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Cyclas inornata Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 285.
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Cyclas ponderosa Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 157.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 282.
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Cyclas cardissa Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 160.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 277.
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Cyclas castanea Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 273.
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Cyclas constricta Prime, 1853
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 274.
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Cyclas eburnea Prime, 1853
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 279.
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Cyclas ovalis Prime, 1853
Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 276.
(homonym of Cyclas ovalis Férussac, 1807; renamed Cyclas occidentale Lewis, 1856)
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Cyclas furcata Prime, 1853
‘Rafinesque’ Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 281.
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Cyclas sphaerica Prime, 1853
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 275 [as ‘sphærica’].
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1865, Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 50, fig. 49.
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Cyclas bulbosa Prime, 1853
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1853, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 283.
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Taxonomic Opinions
Cyclas acuminata Nobis
+ Cyclas albula Prime, 1852
Cyclas aurea Nobis
Cyclas bulbosa Anthony
Cyclas cardissa Nobis
Cyclas castanea Nobis
Cyclas constricta Anthony
Cyclas dentata Haldeman
Cyclas detruncata Nobis
Cyclas distorta Nobis
Cyclas eburnea Anthony
Cyclas edentula Say
Cyclas elevata Haldeman, 1841
Cyclas emarginata Nobis
Cyclas fabalis Nobis
Cyclas flava Nobis
Cyclas furcata Rafinesque. Mss.
Cyclas gigantea Nobis
Cyclas gracilis Nobis
Cyclas inornata Nobis
Cyclas jayensis Nobis
Cyclas lasmampsis Rafinesque
Cyclas modesta Nobis
Cyclas ovalis Nobis
Cyclas partumeia Say
+ Cyclas orbicularia Linsley, 1845
+ Cyclas mirabilis Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas caerulea Prime, 1852
Cyclas patella Gould
Cyclas pellucida Nobis
+ Cyclas calyculata C.B. Adams, 1842
Cyclas ponderosa Nobis
Cyclas rhomboidea Say
+ Cyclas elegans Adams, 1840
Cyclas rosacea Nobis
Cyclas securis Nobis
Cyclas similis Say
Cyclas simplex Nobis
Cyclas solidula Nobis
Cyclas sphærica Anthony, Mss.
Cyclas staminea Conrad
Cyclas tenuis Nobis
Cyclas tenuistriata Nobis
+ Cyclas cornea C.B. Adams, 1847
Cyclas transversa Say, 1829
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