Isaac Lea was an American publisher, conchologist and geologist. He was a partner in the publishing businesses Matthew Carey & Sons; Carey, Lea & Carey; Carey, Lea & Blanchard; and Lea & Blanchard.
The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids.
Unionida is a monophyletic order of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs. The order includes most of the larger freshwater mussels, including the freshwater pearl mussels. The most common families are the Unionidae and the Margaritiferidae. All have in common a larval stage that is temporarily parasitic on fish, nacreous shells, high in organic matter, that may crack upon drying out, and siphons too short to permit the animal to live deeply buried in sediment.
Elliptio is a genus of medium- to large-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, commonly known as the unionids, freshwater mussels or naiads.
Lampsilis rafinesqueana, the Neosho mucket or Neosho pearly mussel, is a species of North American freshwater mussel endemic to Arkansas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas.
The flat pebblesnail is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lithoglyphidae.
Freshwater bivalves are molluscs of the order Bivalvia that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. They are one of the two main groups of freshwater molluscs, along with freshwater snails.
Charles Torrey Simpson was an American botanist, malacologist, and conservationist. He retired to Florida where he became known for conservation.
Pseudanodonta is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
The shinyrayed pocketbook is an endangered species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the United States in the states of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.
Racekiela is a genus of freshwater sponges in the family Spongillidae.
Bryant Walker (1856–1936) was an American malacologist who specialized in the non-marine Mollusca. He mainly studied the freshwater mollusks of the USA, in particular those of Michigan. He published many papers on the Unionida, an order of freshwater mussels.
Solenaia is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae. They have a very elongated shell that lacks dentition.
Unio mancus is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Cyclonaias pustulosa, the pimpleback, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is native to North America, where it is widespread and common. It has possibly been extirpated from New York, however, and populations in Pennsylvania are critically imperiled, according to NatureServe.
Mildred Stratton Wilson was an American zoologist, whose work on copepods was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1955.
Reginaia is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae native to North America. This genus was separated from Fusconaia in 2012 based on genetic evidence.
Sagittunio is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae.
Potomida littoralis is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Unionidae.
Brotia costula is a species of gastropod belonging to the family Pachychilidae.
