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Publication Locard (1884): summary

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Locard, A. 1884. Description de quelques Anodontes nouveaux pour la faune Française. Contributions a la Faune Malacologique Française 8. 44 pp.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Ponderosina Locard, 1884

‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 27.
(error for Ponderosiana Bourguignat, 1881)
Type species: Anodonta ponderosa C. Pfeiffer, 1825 = Anodonta anatina

Ventricosina Locard, 1884

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 11.
(error for Ventricosiana Bourguignat, 1881)
Type species: Anodonta ventricosa C. Pfeiffer, 1825 = Anodonta cygnea

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodonta arnouldi Bourguignat, 1883 = Anodonta anatina

Bourguignat, 1883. Aperçu Unionid. Pénins. Ital.: 114.
Bourguignat in Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 40.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_22114, du Weser, près de Vegesak.

Anodonta arundinum Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

‘Servain’ Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 37.
‘Servain’ Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 93 [49].
‘Servain’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 263.
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22116, Juigné, M.-et-Loire.

Anodonta campyla Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 32.
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 88 [44].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 257.
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22156, Tarn.

Anodonta maculata var. compressa Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 37. [infra-subsp.]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mytilus maculatus Brown, 1844)

Anodonta locardi var. curta Locard, 1884 = Anodonta cygnea

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 13. [infra-subsp.]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta locardi Bourguignat, 1881; homonym of Anodonta macrostena var. curta Servain, 1882)

There are 12 available nominal species attributed to this publication (34 total).

Anodonta oblonga var. curta Locard, 1884 = Anodonta cygnea

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 19. [infra-subsp.]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta oblonga Millet, 1831; homonym of Anodonta macrostena var. curta Servain, 1882)

Anodonta gougetana var. depressa Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 31. [infra-subsp.]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta gougetana Ogérien, 1861; homonym of Anodonta depressa Bourguignat, 1881)

Anodonta maculata var. depressa Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 37. [infra-subsp.]
(error for Anodonta maculata var. compressa Locard, 1884)

Anodonta ellipsopsis Bourguignat, 1881 = Anodonta cygnea

Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 156.
Bourguignat in Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 21.

Anodonta fragillima var. elongata Locard, 1884 = Anodonta cygnea

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 14. [infra-subsp.]
(homonym of Anodonta elongata Holandre, 1836; intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta fragillima Bourguignat, 1881)

Anodonta oblonga var. elongata Locard, 1884 = Anodonta cygnea

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 19. [infra-subsp.]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta oblonga Millet, 1831; homonym of Anodonta elongata Holandre, 1836)

Anodonta euthymeana Locard, 1884 = Anodonta cygnea

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 27.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 74 [30].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 237.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22201 (by Graf, 2011: 472), Le Menthon (Ain).

Anodonta florenciana Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 29.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 93 [49].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 262, fig. 258.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22220 (by Graf, 2011: 475), La Drée [à Epinac] (Saône-et-Loire).

Anodonta fragillima Bourguignat, 1881 = Anodonta cygnea

Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 129.
Bourguignat, 1882. Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 20 [1].
Bourguignat, 1883. Aperçu Unionid. Pénins. Ital.: 88.
Bourguignat in Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 13.
(new name for Anodonta mutabilis fragilissima Clessin, 1876)

Anodonta glycella Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 21.
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 79 [35].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 246.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22252 (by Graf, 2011: 477), Le Menthon (Ain).

Anodonta hecartiana Locard, 1884 = Anodonta cygnea

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 9.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 63 [19].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 228.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22258 (by Graf, 2011: 478), La Saône à Lyon.

Anodonta henriquezi Locard, 1884 = Anodonta cygnea

‘Castro’ of Authors.
Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 11.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 68 [24].
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 206.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 232.
Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 263.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 753.
(error for Anodonta henriquesi da Silva e Castro, 1883)

Anodonta lacuna Locard, 1884 = Anodonta cygnea

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 21.
(error for Anodonta lacuum Bourguignat, 1881)

Anodonta locardi Bourguignat, 1881 = Anodonta cygnea

Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 126.
Bourguignat in Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 12.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_22312, fossés des forts de la Vitriolerie.

Anodonta lortetiana Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 34.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 114 [70].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 290.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) MNHN_22317, Ruisseau de la Salle, dans Saône-et-Loire.

Anodonta locardi var. major Locard, 1884 = Anodonta cygnea

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 12. [infra-subsp.]
(homonym of Anodonta rostrata var. major Brusina, 1866; intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta locardi Bourguignat, 1881)

Anodonta fragillima var. major Locard, 1882 = Anodonta cygnea

Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 269. [nomen nudum]
Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 14. [infra-subsp.]
(homonym of Anodonta rostrata var. major Brusina, 1866; intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta fragillima Bourguignat, 1881)

Anodonta macrostena var. major Locard, 1884 = Anodonta cygnea

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 15. [infra-subsp.]
(homonym of Anodonta rostrata var. major Brusina, 1866; intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta macrostena Servain, 1882)

Anodonta oblonga var. major Locard, 1884 = Anodonta cygnea

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 19. [infra-subsp.]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta oblonga Millet, 1831; homonym of Anodonta rostrata var. major Brusina, 1866)

Anodonta gougetana var. major Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 31. [infra-subsp.]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta gougetana Ogérien, 1861; homonym of Anodonta rostrata var. major Brusina, 1866)

Anodonta thripedesta var. minor Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 17. [infra-subsp.]
(homonym of Anodonta cygnaea var. minor de Joannis, 1859; intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta thripedesta Locard, 1884)

Anodonta campyla var. minor Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 33. [infra-subsp.]
(homonym of Anodonta cygnaea var. minor de Joannis, 1859; intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta campyla Locard, 1884)

Anodonta arundinum var. minor Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 39. [infra-subsp.]
(homonym of Anodonta cygnaea var. minor de Joannis, 1859; intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta arundinum Locard, 1884)

Anodonta miranella Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 41.
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 130 [86].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 307, fig. 294.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22372 (by Graf, 2011: 490), Saône à Collonges (Rhône).

Anodonta nevirnensis Locard, 1884 = Anodonta cygnea

‘Péchaud’ Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 7.
‘Pechaud’ Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 63 [19].
‘Pechaud’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 228.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22403 (by Graf, 2011: 492), Saint-Laurent d’Ain.

Anodonta perroudi Locard, 1884 = Anodonta cygnea

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 17.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 73 [29].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 238, fig. 244.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22451 (by Graf, 2011: 497), Rhône au confluent de la Mulatière.

Anodonta saintsimoniana Bourguignat, 1881 = Anodonta cygnea

Fagot in Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 142 [as ‘saint-simoniana’].
Fagot in Bourguignat, 1883. Aperçu Unionid. Pénins. Ital.: 89.
Fagot in Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 20.

Anodonta spathuliformis Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 24.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 103 [59].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 277, fig. 269.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22550 (by Graf, 2011: 505), St. Amour (Jura).

Anodonta thripedesta Locard, 1884 = Anodonta anatina

Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 15.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 76 [32].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 240.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22574 (by Graf, 2011: 509), Montuçon (Allier).

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta (Acalliana) lortetiana Locard = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Arealiana) arealis Küster, 1852 = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Arealiana) maculata Sheppard, 1820 = Anodonta cygnea
+ Mytilus macula Sheppard, 1821

Anodonta (Arealiana) maculata var. compressa = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Arealiana) parvula Drouët, 1852 = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Arealiana) subarealis Fagot, 1880 = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Cygnæana) oblonga Millet = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Cygnæana) oblonga var. curta Locard = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Cygnæana) oblonga var. elongata Locard = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Cygnæana) oblonga var. major Locard = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Cygnæana) perroudi Locard = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Cygnæana) saint-simoniana Fagot = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Cygnæana) thripedesta Locard = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Cygnæana) thripedesta var. minor = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Ellipsopsiana) ellipsopsis Bourguignat, 1881 = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Glyciana) doëi Bourguignat, 1881 = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Glyciana) glyca = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Glyciana) glycella Bourguignat, 1884, Mss. = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Glyciana) lacuum Bourguignat, 1880 = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Glyciana) spathuliformis Locard = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Milletiana) arnouldi Bourguignat, 1883 = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Milletiana) milleti Ray et Drouet, 1848 = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Milletiana) miranella Bourguignat, 1884, Mss. = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Pammegaliana) eucypha Bourguignat, 1880 = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Pammegaliana) hecartiana Locard = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Pammegaliana) nevirnensis Péchaud, 1883, Mss. = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Pammegaliana) pammegala Bourguignat, 1880 = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Pammegaliana) stagnalis Sowerby = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Ponderosina) [sic] campyla Bourguignat, 1884, Mss. = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Ponderosina) [sic] campyla var. minor = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Ponderosina) [sic] euthymeana Locard = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Ponderosina) [sic] florenciana Locard = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Ponderosina) [sic] gougetana Ogérien, 1861 = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Ponderosina) [sic] gougetana var. depressa = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Ponderosina) [sic] gougetana var. major = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Ponderosina) [sic] ponderosa C. Pfeiffer, 1825 = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Ponderosina) [sic] subponderosa Dupuy, 1849 = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Spengleriana) arundinum Servain, 1884, Mss. = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Spengleriana) arundinum var. minor = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Spengleriana) spengleri Bourguignat, 1881 = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Ventricosina) [sic] fragillima Bourguignat = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta mutabilis fragilissima Clessin, 1876

Anodonta (Ventricosina) [sic] fragillima var. acyrta = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Ventricosina) [sic] fragillima var. elongata = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Ventricosina) [sic] fragillima var. major = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Ventricosina) [sic] henriquezi [sic] Castro = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Ventricosina) [sic] locardi Bourguignat = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Ventricosina) [sic] locardi var. curta = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Ventricosina) [sic] locardi var. major = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Ventricosina) [sic] macrostena Servain, 1882 = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Ventricosina) [sic] macrostena var. major = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Westerlundiana) carvalhoi Castro, 1883 = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Westerlundiana) westerlundi Fagot = Anodonta anatina

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