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Publication Haas (1914): summary
Full Citation
Haas, F. 1914. Die Unioniden. [in] H.C. Küster, Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz 9 (pt. 2, h. 50): 209-256, pls. 54-59. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal Genera
Simponella Haas, 1914
Haas, 1914. Conch. Cab. 9 (pt. 2, h. 50): 220.
(error for Simpsonella Cockerell, 1903)
Type species: Anodonta purpurea Valenciennes, 1827 = Simpsonella burroughiana
Unionella Haas, 1913
Haas, 1912. Conch. Cab. 9 (pt. 2, h. 46): pl. 31.
Haas, 1913. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 45: 37.
Haas, 1914. Conch. Cab. 9 (pt. 2, h. 50): 250.
(homonym of Etheridge, 1888; renamed Unionetta Haas, 1955)
Type species: Unio fabagina Deshayes in Deshayes & Jullien, 1876 (orig. desig.) = Unionetta fabagina
Taxonomic Opinions
Acuticosta chinensis (Lea, 1868)
+ Unio sinensis [sic] var. squammosus Heude, 1883
+ Unio sinensis [sic] var. laevis Heude, 1883
Acuticosta ovata
Acuticosta retiaria (Heude, 1883)
Acuticosta trisulcata (Heude, 1883)
Rectidens gracilis (Strubell, 1897) = Rectidens sumatrensis
+ Unio palembangensis Strubell, 1897
+ Unio palembangensis var. pahumbaensis Martens, 1900
There are 36 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.
Rectidens lingulatus (Drouet & Chaper, 1892) = Rectidens sumatrensis
Rectidens perakensis (Morgan, 1885) = Rectidens sumatrensis
+ Unio perakensis Preston, 1912
+ Unio pahangensis E.A. Smith, 1899
Rectidens pressirostris (von Martens, 1900) = Rectidens sumatrensis
Rectidens prolongatus (Drouet, 1894) = Rectidens sumatrensis
Rectidens sumatrensis (Dunker, 1852) = Rectidens sumatrensis + Unio tumidus
+ Unio tumidus Mousson, 1849
Schistodesmus lampreyanus (Baird & Adams, 1867) = Schistodesmus lampreyanus + Schistodesmus spinosus
+ Unio vestitus Heude, 1883
+ Shistodesmus spinosus Simpson, 1900
Simpsonella crepera (Lea, 1850) = Simpsonella gracilis
Simpsonella gracilis (Lea, 1850)
Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes in Humboldt & Bonpland, 1821) = Simpsonella burroughiana
+ Anodonta burroughiana Lea, 1834
+ Unio bengalensis Lea, 1838
+ Anodon bengalensis Sowerby, 1867
+ Unio verecundus Gould, 1850
+ Unio mauritianus Lea, 1859
Simpsonella serradelli (Drouet, 1892) = Simpsonella gracilis
Simpsonella subcrassa (Lea, 1850) = Simpsonella gracilis
Simpsonella tenuis (Lea, 1850) = Simpsonella gracilis
Unionella broti (DeShayes & Jullien, 1874) = Unionetta fabagina
Unionella fabagina (DeShayes & Jullien, 1874) = Unionetta fabagina
+ Unio molleuri Morlet, 1891
