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Publication Draparnaud (1806): summary

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Full Citation

Draparnaud, J.P.R. 1806. Histoire Naturelle des Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles de la France. 134 pp., 13 pls. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodonta anatina Draparnaud, 1806 = Anodonta anatina

‘Linn.’ Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: 133, pl. 12, fig. 2.
(reference to Mytilus anatinus Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio ater Nilsson, 1822 = Unio crassus

‘Linn.’ Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: pl. 11, fig. 5 [as ‘Unio margaritifera’].
Nilsson, 1822. Hist. Moll. Svec.: 107.

Cyclas calyculata Draparnaud, 1806 = Sphaerium lacustre

Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: 130, pl. 10, figs. 14-15.

Anodonta cygnea Draparnaud, 1806 = Anodonta cygnea

‘Linn.’ Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: 134, pl. 11, fig. 6; pl. 12, fig. 1.
(reference to Mytilus cygneus Linnaeus, 1758)

Cyclas fontinalis Draparnaud, 1806 = Euglesa casertana

Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: 116, pl. 10, figs. 8-12 [9-13].
(renamed Cyclas minima Studer, 1820)

There are 3 available nominal species attributed to this publication (18 total).

Unio inflatus Studer, 1820 = Unio nanus

Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: pl. 11, figs. 2. [in part]
Studer, 1820. System. Verzeich. bekannt geword. Schweizer-Conchylien: 30.
(misidentified reference to Unio pictorum Draparnaud, 1806)

Cyclas lacustris Draparnaud, 1806 = Sphaerium nucleus

Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: pl. 10, fig. 6-7.
(misidentified reference to Tellina lacustris Müller, 1774)

Unio lemovicincae Férussac, 1807 = Unio crassus

‘Linn.’ Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: pl. 11, fig. 5.
Férussac, 1807. Ess. méth.: 114 [as ‘lemovicincæ’].

Unio margaritifera Draparnaud, 1806 = Unio crassus

‘Linn.’ Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: pl. 11, fig. 5.
(misidentified reference to Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio margaritifera Draparnaud, 1801 = Pseudunio auricularius

Draparnaud, 1801. Tab. Moll. Fr.: 107.
‘Linn.’ Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: 132, pl. 10, figs. 17-19.
(misidentified reference to Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758)

Cyclas minima Studer, 1820 = Euglesa casertana

Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: pl. 10, figs. 11-12 [as ‘Cyclas fontinalis’]. [in part]
Studer, 1820. System. Verzeich. bekannt geword. Schweizer-Conchylien: 29.
(new name for Cyclas fontinalis Draparnaud, 1806)

Cyclas palustris Draparnaud, 1806 = Pisidium amnicum

Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: 131, pl. 10, figs. 17-18.

Unio pictorum Draparnaud, 1806 = Unio crassus

‘Linn.’ Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: 131, pl. 11, figs. 3 [var. B]. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio pictorum Draparnaud, 1806 = Unio mancus

Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: 131, pl. 11, figs. 4 [var. c]. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio pictorum Draparnaud, 1806 = Unio mancus

‘Linn.’ Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: 131, pl. 11, figs. 1-2. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1822 = Anodonta anatina

Schröter, 1779. Gesch. Flußconch.: pl. 3, fig. 1 [as ‘Mytilus cygneus’].
‘Linn.’ Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: 133, pl. 12, fig. 2 [as ‘Anodonta anatina’].
Nilsson, 1822. Hist. Moll. Svec.: 116.

Cyclas rivalis Draparnaud, 1806 = Sphaerium corneum

Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: 154, pl. 10, figs. 4-5.
(reference to Tellina rivalis Müller, 1774)

Unio seneauxi Locard, 1889 = Unio crassus

‘Linn.’ Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: 131, pl. 11, figs. 3 [as ‘Unio pictorum var. B’].
Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 145 [39], 208 [102].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 174, fig. 187 [as ‘senauxi’].
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22523 (by Graf, 2011: 503), La Loire à Orléans.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta anatina Linn. = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta variabilis Draparnaud, 1801

Anodonta anatina Linn.

Anodonta cygnea Linn.
+ Anodonta variabilis Draparnaud, 1801

Unio littoralis Cuvier = Potomida littoralis

Unio margaritifera Linn. = Margaritifera margaritifera

Unio pictorum Linn.

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