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

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Publication Drouët (1857): summary
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Complete Citation

Drouët, H. 1857. Études sur les Naïades de la France, seconde partie: Unio, avec neuf planches noires. 136 pp.

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 3 available nominal species attributed to this publication (12 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Unio (Lymnium) ater = Unio nanus
+ Unio consentaneus Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio dubius Fitzinger, 1833

Unio (Lymnium) ater = Unio crassus

Unio (Lymnium) batavus = Unio nanus
+ Mya pictorum Gmelin, 1791
+ Unio pictorum Draparnaud, 1806
+ Unio ovatus Studer, 1820

Unio (Lymnium) batavus = Unio crassus

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. ovalis = Unio tumidus
+ Unio ovalis Dupuy, 1852

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. ovalis = Unio crassus

Unio (Lymnium) crassus = Unio crassus
+ Unio crassus Nilsson, 1822
+ Unio litoralis Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Unio coactatus of Authors, unknown year

Unio (Lymnium) crassus var. = Unio crassus

Unio (Lymnium) littoralis = Potomida littoralis
+ Unio littoralis Rossmässler, 1837
+ Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855

Unio (Lymnium) littoralis var. barraudii Bonh., 1840 = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) littoralis var. bigerrensis Mill., 1843 = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) littoralis var. complanata = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) littoralis var. cuneatus Jacq., 1835 = Potomida littoralis
+ Unio astierianus Dupuy, 1849
+ Unio cuneatus Rossmässler, 1854

Unio (Lymnium) littoralis var. draparnaldi Desh., 1831 = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) littoralis var. elongata Dupuy, 1843 = Potomida littoralis
+ Unio litoralis var. elongatus Rossmässler, 1844

Unio (Lymnium) littoralis var. irregularis = Potomida littoralis
+ Unio littoralis var. compressa Gassies, 1849

Unio (Lymnium) littoralis var. minor Rossm., 1842 = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) littoralis var. orbicularis = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) littoralis var. pianensis Farin., in Boubée, 1833 = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) littoralis var. subtetragonus Mich., 1831 = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) littoralis var. umbonatus major Rossm., 1844 = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) sinuatus = Pseudunio auricularius
+ Unio rugosa Poiret, 1801
+ Unio margaritifera Draparnaud, 1801
+ Margarita (Unio) crassissimus Lea, 1836
+ Unio crassissima Férussac, 1827
+ Unio sinuatus Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio garumnae of Authors, unknown year

Unio (Lymnium) sinuatus = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer (Linn., 1758) = Margaritifera margaritifera
+ Mya margaritifera Gmelin, 1791
+ Margaritana fluviatilis Schumacher, 1817
+ Unio elongata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio sinuata C. Pfeiffer, 1825
+ Unio lemovicincae Férussac, 1807

Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer (Linn., 1758) = Pseudunio auricularius

Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer (Linn., 1758) = Unio crassus

Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer var. minor Rossm., 1835 = Margaritifera margaritifera
+ Unio brunneus Bonhomme, 1840

Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer var. roissyi Mich., 1831 = Margaritifera margaritifera