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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Morelet (1875): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Morelet, A. 1875. Séries Conchyliologiques comprenant l’énumération de Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueilles pendant le cours de différents voyages ainsi que la description de plusieurs espèces nouvelles 4. 377 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 2 available nominal species attributed to this publication (18 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta exilis Lea, 1839 = Pilsbryoconcha exilis
+ Anodonta polita Mousson, 1849
+ Anodonta siliqua Küster, 1853

Anodonta exilis Lea, 1839 = Pseudanodonta complanata

Anodonta lemeslei = Namkongnaia lemeslei

Anodonta linguæformis = Pilsbryoconcha linguaeformis

Corbicula amiralis [sic] Prime

Corbicula bocourti Morlt.

Corbicula castanea Morlt.

Corbicula episcopalis Prime = Corbicula solidula

Corbicula gubernatoria Prime

Corbicula insularis Prime

Corbicula larnaudieri Prime

Corbicula moreletiana Prime

Cyrena pallida Desh.

Cyrena sumatrensis Sow. = Geloina bengalensis
+ Cyrena siamica Prime, 1867

Cyrena triangula Busch
+ Cyrena triangularis Metcalfe, 1852

Cyrena triangula Busch

Dipsas bellua Morlt. = Cristaria bellua

Dipsas plicatus Leach = Cristaria plicata
+ Symphynota bialata Lea, 1829
+ Unio plicatus Sowerby, 1866

Modiola siamensis Morlt. = Limnoperna fortunei

Pseudodon cambodjensis Petit

Pseudodon exilis Morlt. = Bineurus exilis

Pseudodon mouhotianus [sic] Lea = Bineurus mouhotii

Pseudodon orbicularis Morlt. = Pseudodon cambodjensis

Pseudodon tumidus Morlt. = Sundadontina tumida

Pseudodon zollingeri Mouss. = Sundadontina cumingii
+ Anodonta cumingii Lea, 1851

Pseudodon zollingeri Mouss. = Pseudodon vondembuschianus

Unio delphinus Grun. = Hyriopsis bialata
+ Unio megapterus Morelet, 1864

Unio gravidus Lea = Physunio superbus
+ Unio abnormis Morelet, 1862

Unio hainesianus Lea = Chamberlainia hainesiana
+ Unio imperialis Morelet, 1862

Unio ingallsianus Lea = Ensidens ingallsianus

Unio inornatus Lea = Lens micropterus
+ Unio inornatus Reeve, 1865

Unio inornatus Lea = Lens inornatus

Unio massini Morlt. = Physunio massini

Unio micropterus Morlt. = Lens micropterus

Unio misellus Morlt. = Lens misellus

Unio myersianus Lea = Hyriopsis myersiana
+ Unio housei Lea, 1856

Unio pellis-lacerti Morlt. = Scabies scobinatus

Unio rusticus Lea = Lens contradens
+ Unio paivanus Morelet, 1865

Unio scobinatus Lea = Scabies scobinatus
+ Unio mandarinus Morelet, 1864
+ Unio venustus Morelet, 1866

Unio scobinatus Lea = Scabies mandarinus

Unio tumidulus Lea = Lens contradens