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Publication Philippi (1853): summary

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Philippi. 1853. Handb. Conch. Mal..

Attributed Nominal Genera

Dreyssena Philippi, 1853

of Authors.
Philippi, 1853. Handb. Conch. Mal.: 364.
Grimm, 1876. Kaspinskoe Fauna: 143.
Grimm, 1877. Kaspinskoe Fauna (2): 71.
(error for Dreissena Van Beneden, 1835)

Ligumina Philippi, 1853

Philippi, 1853. Handb. Conch. Mal.: 465.
(error for Ligumia Swainson, 1840)
Type species: Unio recta Lamarck, 1819 = Ligumia recta

Muelleria Menke, 1828

‘Férussac’ of Authors.
Menke, 1828. Syn. Method. Moll.: 58 [as ‘Mülleria’].
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 98 [as ‘Mülleria’].
Herrmannsen, 1847. Ind. Gener. Malacol. 2: 61 [as ‘Mülleria’].
Philippi, 1853. Handb. Conch. Mal.: 533.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 511 [as ‘Mülleria’].
Zittel, 1881. Handb. Palaeo. 1: 58 [as ‘Mülleria’].
(error for Mulleria Férussac, 1824)
Type species: Mulleria rivoli Deshayes, 1827 = Mulleria rivoli

Symphionota Philippi, 1853

Philippi, 1853. Handb. Conch. Mal.: 450, 492.
(error for Symphynota Lea, 1829)
Type species: Unio alatus Say, 1817 = Potamilus alatus

 
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