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genus Unio Philipsson in Retzius, 1788: synonymy

29 Recent freshwater species (45 total species)

Synonymy

Unio Retzius, 1788

Philipsson in Retzius, 1788. Diss. Nat.-Hist. Test. Gen.: 16.
(renamed Unionea Rafinesque, 1815)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 (subsequent designation) = Unio pictorum

Limnaea Poli, 1791

Poli, 1791. Testacea Utriusque Siciliae 1: 31.
(renamed Limella Rafinesque, 1815)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 (original designation) = Unio pictorum

Limnaeoderma Poli, 1795

Poli, 1795. Testacea Utriusque Siciliae 2: 253, 259.
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 (herein) = Unio pictorum

Limella Rafinesque, 1815

Rafinesque, 1815. Analyse Nat.: 147.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 20.
(new name for Limnaea Poli, 1791)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum

Lymnea Rafinesque, 1815

‘Poli’ of Authors.
Rafinesque, 1815. Analyse Nat.: 147.
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 20.
(error for Limnaea Poli, 1791)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum

Unionea Rafinesque, 1815

Rafinesque, 1815. Analyse Nat.: 147.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 20.
(new name for Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum

Lymnium Oken, 1815

Oken, 1815. Lehrb. Naturg. 3: 237.
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 (original designation) = Unio pictorum

Mysca Turton, 1822

Turton, 1822. Conch. Ins. Brit.: 243.
(renamed Myisca Agassiz, 1846)

Unino Fabricus, 1823

Fabricus, 1823. Fortegnelse: 53.
(error for Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum

Unico Reider & Hahn, 1831

Reider & Hahn, 1831. F. Boica (Gewürme): ??.
(error for Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum

Margarita Lea, 1836

Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 10.
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 118.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 13.
(homonym of Leach, 1814; renamed Margaron Lea, 1852)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 (herein) = Unio pictorum

Luticola Agassiz, 1845

‘Goldfuss’ Agassiz, 1845. Nom. Syst. Gen. Moll.: 51.
‘Goldfuss’ Agassiz, 1846. Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 217.
(intro'd as syn. of Unio Retzius, 1788)

Myisca Agassiz, 1846

Agassiz, 1846. Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 242.
(new name for Mysca Turton, 1822)

Limnoderma Herrmannsen, 1846

Herrmannsen, 1846. Ind. Gener. Malacol. 1: 58.
(error for Limnaeoderma Poli, 1795)

Diconcha Herrmannsen, 1847

Klein, 1753. Tent. Method. Ostrac., etc.: 145. [pre-linnaean]
Herrmannsen, 1847. Ind. Gener. Malacol. 1: 386.
(intro'd as syn. of Unio Retzius, 1788)

Chondrostes Gistl, 1847

Gistl, 1847. Naturgesch. Thierreich Höhere Schulen 1850: 617.
Gistl, 1848. Naturgesch. Thierreich Höhere Schulen: 188.
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 (original designation) = Unio pictorum

Margaron Lea, 1852

Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 17.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 25.
(new name for Margarita Lea, 1836)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 (herein) = Unio pictorum

Mysea Dupuy, 1852

‘Turton’ of Authors.
Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): 637.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 721.
(error for Mysca Turton, 1822)

Limnoica Gray, 1857

Gray, 1857. Fig. Moll. Animals 5: 37.
Type species: Limnoica linearis Gray, 1857 (monotypy) = Unio pictorum

Limnaeodorma Schaufuss, 1869

Schaufuss, 1869. Moll. Syst. Cat. Paetel 7: 21.
(error for Limnaeoderma Poli, 1795)

Bataviana Servain, 1882

Servain, 1882. Hist. Moll. Acéph. Francfort: 21.
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 316.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio matronicus Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 8) = Unio crassus

Crassiana Servain, 1882

Servain, 1882. Hist. Moll. Acéph. Francfort: 21.
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 315.
‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 29 [135].
(homonym of Bourguignat, 1884 [Thiaridae]; intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio crassus Philipsson in Retzius, 1788 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1889: 29) = Unio crassus

Galliciana Servain, 1882

Servain, 1882. Hist. Moll. Acéph. Francfort: 21.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio jourdheuili Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (monotypy) = Unio mancus

Limosiana Servain, 1882

Servain, 1882. Hist. Moll. Acéph. Francfort: 21.
(homonym of Servain, 1881 [Lymnaeidae]; intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio limosus Nilsson, 1822 (monotypy) = Unio pictorum

Rostratiana Servain, 1882

Servain, 1882. Hist. Moll. Acéph. Francfort: 21.
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 322.
‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 65 [171].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788; homonym of Bourguignat, 1881)
Type species: Unio rostrata Lamarck, 1819 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1889: 65) = Unio pictorum

Tumidiana Servain, 1882

Servain, 1882. Hist. Moll. Acéph. Francfort: 21.
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 323.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio tumidus Philipsson in Retzius, 1788 (sub. desig. by Kantor & Sysoev, 2005: 327) = Unio tumidus

Unis Hutton, 1882

Hutton, 1882. New Zealand J. Sci. Techn. 1: 478.
(error for Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum

Amniciana Servain, 1888

Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 315.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788; homonym of Servain, 1888)
Type species: Unio amnicus Rossmässler, 1836 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 7) = Unio nanus

Villaeana Servain, 1888

Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 318.
‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 47 [153] [as ‘Villœana’].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio villae Issel, 1872 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1889: 47) = Unio elongatulus

Falsiana Servain, 1888

Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 319.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio falsus Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 11) = Unio pictorum

Muciduliana Servain, 1888

Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 319.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio mucidulus Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 15) = Unio mancus

Schroederiana Servain, 1888

Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 321.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio schroederi Bourguignat in Schröder, 1885 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 18) = Unio tumidus

Brebissoniana Locard, 1889

Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 152.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio brebissoni Locard, 1889 (orig. desig.) = Unio pictorum

Mariana Locard, 1889

Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 159.
(homonym of Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 [Tunicata]; intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio mariae Bourguignat in Locard, 1889 (orig. desig.) = Unio crassus

Nanusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 21 [127].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio nana Lamarck, 1819 (orig. desig.) = Unio nanus

Mancusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 22 [128].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio manca Lamarck, 1819 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Melasiana Locard, 1889

Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 22 [128].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio melas Coutagne in Locard, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Unio nanus

Penchinatiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 25 [131].
(homonym of Fagot, 1891 [Clausiliidae & Helicidae]; intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio penchinatianus Bourguignat, 1865 (orig. desig.) = Unio ravoisieri

Sandriana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 25 [131].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio sandrii Rossmässler, 1844 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 18) = Unio elongatulus

Fusculusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 26 [132].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio fusculus Rossmässler, 1836 (orig. desig.) = Unio nanus

Socardiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 28 [134].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio socardianus Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Unio nanus

Amnicusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 30 [136].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio amnicus Rossmässler, 1836 (orig. desig.) = Unio nanus

Locardiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 32 [138].
(homonym of Bourguignat, 1884 [Gastrop.]; intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio locardianus Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Unio crassus

Nubilusiana Locard, 1889

Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 32 [138].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio nubilus Locard, 1889 (orig. desig.) = Unio nanus

Elongatulusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 33 [139].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio elongatula C. Pfeiffer, 1825 (orig. desig.) = Unio elongatulus

Ellipsopsisiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 34 [140].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio ryckholtii Malzine, 1867 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 10) = Unio crassus

Batavusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 35 [141].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Mya batava Maton & Rackett, 1807 (orig. desig.) = Unio crassus

Sperchinusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 35 [141].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio nicolloni Locard, 1889 (monotypy) = Unio crassus

Lemotheuxiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 39 [145].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio lemotheuxi Bourguignat in Locard, 1889 (orig. desig.) = Unio crassus

Ateriana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 40 [146].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio ater Nilsson, 1822 (orig. desig.) = Unio crassus

Pisaniana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 40 [146].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio pisanus Uzielli in Bourguignat, 1883 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Turtoniana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 43 [149].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio turtonii Payraudeau, 1826 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Moquiniana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 46 [152].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio moquinianus Dupuy, 1843 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Moreletiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 46 [152].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio moreleti Deshayes, 1847 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 15) = Unio ravoisieri

Berenguieriana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 47 [153].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio berenguieri Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Gallicusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 48 [154].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio gallicus Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Platyrhynchoidiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 48 [154].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio platyrinchoideus Dupuy, 1849 (orig. desig.) = Unio pictorum

Jacqueminiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 49 [155].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio jacqueminii Dupuy, 1849 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Meretricisiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 50 [156].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio meretricis Locard, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Requieniana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 51 [157].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio requienii Michaud, 1831 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Saintsimoniana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 52 [158] [as ‘Saint-Simoniana’].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio saintsimonianus Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Porniana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 53 [159].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio pornae Locard, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Mucidusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 54 [160].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio mucidus Morelet, 1845 (orig. desig.) = Unio delphinus

Falsusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 55 [161].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio falsus Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Unio pictorum

Joannisiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 57 [163].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio joannisi Locard, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Courquiniana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 58 [164].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio courquinianus Bourguignat, 1865 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Desfontainiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 58 [164].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio oesiacus Locard, 1889 (monotypy) = Unio mancus

Cyrtusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 59 [165].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio campylus Bourguignat in Locard, 1889 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 10) = Unio mancus

Vinceleusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 59 [165].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio pictorum var. vinceleus de Joannis, 1859 (orig. desig.) = Unio tumidus

Holandriana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 61 [167].
(homonym of Bourguignat, 1884 [Thiaridae]; intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio holandrei Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Asticusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 62 [168].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio asticus Servain, 1887 (orig. desig.) = Unio mancus

Aegericiana Locard, 1889

Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 63 [169].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio aegericus Locard, 1889 (monotypy) = Unio mancus

Granigeriana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 63 [169].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio graniger J.F. Schmidt, 1840 (orig. desig.) = Unio pictorum

Jousseaumeana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 63 [169].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio jousseaumei Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Unio pictorum

Hispaniana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 64 [170].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio hispanus ‘Moq.-Tand. in litt.’ Rossmässler, 1844 (orig. desig.) = Unio delphinus

Tumidusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 69 [175].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio tumidus Philipsson in Retzius, 1788 (orig. desig.) = Unio tumidus

Alpecanusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 71 [177].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio alpecanus Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Unio tumidus

Eydyusiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 71 [177].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio edyus Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Unio tumidus

Heckingiana Locard, 1889

‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 72 [178].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio tumidus var. heckingi Colbeau, 1868 (orig. desig.) = Unio tumidus

Cafferia Simpson, 1900

Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 824.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 574.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Nodularia Conrad, 1853)
Type species: Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 (orig. desig.) = Unio caffer

Vincelotiana Germain, 1904

Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 276 [38].
(new name for Vinceleusiana Locard, 1889)
Type species: Unio pictorum var. vinceleus de Joannis, 1859 = Unio tumidus

Eolymnium Prashad, 1919

Prashad, 1919. Rec. Ind. Mus. 16: 410.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio terminalis Bourguignat, 1852 (orig. desig.) = Unio terminalis

Limaea Rosén, 1925

Rosén, 1925. Arch. Moll. 57: 114.
(error for Limnaea Poli, 1791)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum

Margoran Kennard & Woodward, 1926

Kennard & Woodward, 1926. Syn. Brit. non-marine Moll.: 328.
(error for Margaron Lea, 1852)

Sculptunio Lindholm, 1932

Lindholm, 1932. Trans. United Geol. Prosp. Serv. USSR 238: 20, 24.
Type species: Unio bituberculosus Martens, 1874 (orig. desig.) = Unio bituberculosus

Tuberunio Lindholm, 1932

Lindholm, 1932. Trans. United Geol. Prosp. Serv. USSR 238: 33, 38.
Type species: Tuberunio uniseralis Lindholm, 1932 = Unio uniseralis

Nemrodia Pallary, 1939

Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 116.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852 (sub. desig. by of Authors, 0) = Unio tigridis

Crassunio Modell, 1964

Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 118.
Type species: Unio crassus Philipsson in Retzius, 1788 (orig. desig.) = Unio crassus

Pictunio Jatzko, 1972

Jatzko, 1962. Tr. Odesskogo gos. Univ. (Geol. Geogr.) 152(8): 50. [nomen nudum]
Jatzko, 1972. Naiads of Up. Cenozoic S.W. Ukraina & Moldavia: 11.

Shadininaia Zatravkin, 1983

Starobogatov in Zatravkin, 1983. [in] I.M. Likharev, Molluscs: 40.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Eolymnium Prashad, 1919)
Type species: Unio byzantinus ‘Parreyss, in sched.’ Drouët, 1879 (orig. desig.) = Unio vicarius

Uniigenus Renier, 1807

Renier, 1807. Tav. Class. Anim.: tab. vii. [suppressed]

Limnium Agassiz, 1846

‘Oken’ Agassiz, 1846. Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 211.
‘Oken’ Stabile, 1859. Atti soc. geol. Milano 1: 170.
‘Oken’ Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 120.
(error for Lymnium Oken, 1815)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum

Lymneum Gray, 1847

‘Oken’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
(error for Lymnium Oken, 1815)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum

Lymnoderma Gray, 1847

‘Poli’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
(error for Limnaeoderma Poli, 1795)

Mysia Gray, 1847

‘Turton’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
(error for Mysca Turton, 1822)

Limnea Dupuy, 1852

Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): 598.
(error for Limnaea Poli, 1791)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum

Villanana Fagot, 1892

Fagot, 1892. Bull. Soc. Ramond 27: 38.
Fagot, 1893. Bull. Soc. Ramond 28: 258.
(error for Villaeana Servain, 1888)
Type species: Unio villae Issel, 1872 = Unio elongatulus

Hollandriana Germain, 1904

‘Bourguignat’ Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 278.
(error for Holandriana Locard, 1889)
Type species: Unio holandrei Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 = Unio mancus

Ninusiana Caziot, 1907

‘Bourg.’ Caziot, 1907. Bull. Soc. Sci. Hist. Nat. Yonne 60: 276.
(error for Nanusiana Locard, 1889)
Type species: Unio nana Lamarck, 1819 = Unio nanus

Vincelensiana Caziot, 1907

‘Bourg.’ Caziot, 1907. Bull. Soc. Sci. Hist. Nat. Yonne 60: 276.
(error for Vinceleusiana Locard, 1889)
Type species: Unio pictorum var. vinceleus de Joannis, 1859 = Unio tumidus

Berenguieriane Caziot, 1910

Caziot, 1910. Étude Moll. Princip. Monaco: 483.
(error for Berenguieriana Locard, 1889)
Type species: Unio berenguieri Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 = Unio mancus

Berenguiereana Caziot, 1910

Caziot, 1910. Étude Moll. Princip. Monaco: 543.
(error for Berenguieriana Locard, 1889)
Type species: Unio berenguieri Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 = Unio mancus

Heterunio Lindholm, 1932

Lindholm, 1932. Trans. United Geol. Prosp. Serv. USSR 238: 32, 38.
Type species: Unio exquisitus Lindholm, 1932 (orig. desig.) = Unio exquisitus

Nemrodiana Pallary, 1939

Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 119.
(error for Nemrodia Pallary, 1939)
Type species: Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852 = Unio tigridis

Tumidunio Jatzko, 1962

Jatzko, 1962. Tr. Odesskogo gos. Univ. (Geol. Geogr.) 152(8): 11.
Type species: Unio tumidus Philipsson in Retzius, 1788 = Unio tumidus

Linnaea Modell, 1964

‘Poli’ Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 115.
(error for Limnaea Poli, 1791)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum

Chondrostea Haas, 1969

‘Gistl, 1848’ Haas, 1969. Treatise on Invert. Paleo 1: N415.
(error for Chondrostes Gistl, 1847)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum

Despontainiana Cox et al., 1969

‘Locard’ Cox et al., 1969. Treatise on Invert. Paleo 2: N862.
(error for Desfontainiana Locard, 1889)
Type species: Unio desfontainianus Bourguignat in Locard, 1899 = Unio pictorum

Ellipsopsiana Cox et al., 1969

‘Locard’ Cox et al., 1969. Treatise on Invert. Paleo 2: N862.
(error for Ellipsopsisiana Locard, 1889)
Type species: Unio ellipsopsis Bourguignat in Locard, 1899 = Unio crassus

Perniana Cox et al., 1969

‘Locard’ Cox et al., 1969. Treatise on Invert. Paleo 2: N862.
(error for Porniana Locard, 1889)
Type species: Unio pornae Locard, 1882 = Unio mancus

Viliaeana Cox et al., 1969

‘Locard’ Cox et al., 1969. Treatise on Invert. Paleo 2: N863.
(error for Villaeana Servain, 1888)
Type species: Unio villae Issel, 1872 = Unio elongatulus

Consentunio Jatzko, 1972

Jatzko, 1972. Naiads of Up. Cenozoic S.W. Ukraina & Moldavia: 11.
Type species: Unio crassus Philipsson in Retzius, 1788 = Unio crassus

Vilaeana Millard, 2001

‘Bourguignat, Locard’ Millard, 2001. Class. Moll. (3): 1078.
(error for Villaeana Servain, 1888)
Type species: Unio villae Issel, 1872 = Unio elongatulus

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

The Taxonomic History lists the ways authors have classified the species currently assigned to Unio, since 1900.

Unio (sec. Lymnium)Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia)Simpson (1900)
Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia)Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.)Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
MargaritanaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Germain (1931)
Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic])Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (sec. Cafferia)Simpson (1900)
UnioSimpson (1900), Kobelt (1902), Rochebrune (1903), Kobelt (1903), Germain (1904), ... Wu et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Hou et al. (2025), Wang et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025)
Unio (Nephronaias)Martens (1900)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Melasiana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Mancusiana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Fusculusiana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Socardiana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Batavusiana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Lemotheuxiana)Germain (1904), Caziot (1910)
Unio (Ateriana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Moreletiana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Meretricisiana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Requieniana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Saint-simoniana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Porniana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Falsusiana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Joannisiana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Cyrtusiana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Vincelotiana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Hollandriana) [sic]Germain (1904)
Unio (Hispaniana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Rostratiana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Alpecanusiana)Germain (1904)
Unio (Groupe des Ninusiana) [sic]Caziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe des Mancusiana)Caziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe des Amnicusiana)Caziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe des Elongatulusiana)Caziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe des Batavusiana)Caziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe des Ateriana)Caziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe des Requieniana)Caziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe des Falsusiana)Caziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe des Vincelensiana) [sic]Caziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe Tumidusiana)Caziot (1907)
Nodularia (Cælatura [sic])Pallary (1909)
Nodularia (Coelatura)Kobelt (1910)
Nodularia (Cafferia)Kobelt (1910)
Unio (Turtoniana)Caziot (1910)
Unio (Berenguieriane) [sic]Caziot (1910)
Lampsilis (Eurynia)Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Cafferia)Simpson (1914)
RectidensHaas (1914), Haas (1969)
NodulariaSimpson (1914)
Unio (Eolymnium)Prashad (1919), Haas (1969), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Cælatura [sic] (Iaronia)Pallary (1924)
CafferiaConnolly (1925), Connolly (1931), Haas (1936), Modell (1942), Haas (1969), ... Hoeh et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Reis et al. (2013), Marshall et al. (2014)
Quadrula (Obliquata)Frierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Cyrtonaias)Frierson (1927)
Unio (Cafferia)Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Thiele (1934), Connolly (1939), Graf (2002)
VetulonaiaBranson (1935)
Unio (s.s.)Zhadin (1938), Haas (1969), Zatravkin (1983), Stadnichenko (1984), Falkner (1994), Korniushin (1998), Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002), Graf (2002), Bank (2006), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
PsilunioZhadin (1938), Haas (1940), Daget (1998), Sonowal et al. (2021)
Unio (Nemrodia)Pallary (1939)
Unio (Limnium) [sic]Pallary (1939)
VenustaconchaModell (1957)
GlebulaModell (1957)
MedionidusModell (1957)
Dysnomia (Penita)Modell (1957)
Hyridella (Echyridella)McMichael & Hiscock (1958), Haas (1969)
PotomidaHaas (1969), Zatravkin (1983), Zatravkin (1987), Falkner (1994), Graf (2007), Kantor et al. (2010), IUCN (2014), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio (Heterunio)Haas (1969)
Unio (Sculptunio)Haas (1969)
Unio (Tuberunio)Haas (1969)
SculptunioStarobogatov (1970)
TuberunioStarobogatov (1970)
Unio (Limnium)Biggs (1971)
CrassianaAkromovski (1976), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Eolymnium (s.s.)Zatravkin (1983)
Eolymnium (Shadininaia)Zatravkin (1983), Zatravkin (1987), Korniushin (1998)
Batavusiana (s.s.)Zatravkin (1983), Stadnichenko (1984), Zatravkin (1987), Korniushin (1998)
Batavusiana (Crassunio)Zatravkin (1983), Stadnichenko (1984), Zatravkin (1987)
Unio (Tumidusiana)Zatravkin (1983), Stadnichenko (1984), Korniushin (1998)
Unio (Crassunio)Falkner (1994), Bank (2006)
PleurobemaParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Batavusiana (Crassiana)Korniushin (1998)
“Unio”Evanoff et al. (1998)
Unio (Crassiana)Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
TumidianaStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Crassiana (s.s.)Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Crassiana (Bataviana)Starobogatov et al. (2004)
EolymniumKantor et al. (2010)
‘Unio’Delvene et al. (2016)