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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio

species Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852: synonymy

41 specimens + 23 Genbank vouchers

Synonymy

Unio truncatus Swainson, 1823

Swainson, 1823. Zool. Illustr. 3(1): pl. 10.
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 269-270.
(homonym of Unio truncatus Spengler, 1793)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio tigridisPreston (1912)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

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Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852

Bourguignat, 1852. Test. Nov. Saulcy: 30.
Bourguignat, 1853. Catalogue Raissoné des Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles Recueillis par M.F. Saulcy 1853: 77, pl. 4, figs. 7-9.
(renamed Margaron (Unio) tigris Lea, 1870)
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0066, Bagdad.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio tigridisPreston (1912), Haas (1952), Starmühlner & Edlauer (1957), Biggs (1971), Schütt (1983), ... Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Bogan et al. (2021), Lyubas et al. (2022), Bashê (2022), Jihad (2023)
Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic]Pallary (1939)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tigridisFalkner (1994)

Unio natolicus Küster, 1856

specimen image from publicationKüster, 1856. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 144, pl. 42, fig. 4.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio mussolianus Küster, 1861

specimen image from publication‘Parreiss in sched.’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 244, pl. 82, fig. 1.
(renamed Unio mossulianus Kobelt, 1912)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) mussolianusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio mussolianusPreston (1912)
Unio (Limnium) [sic] mossulianus [sic]Pallary (1939)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tigridisSchütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)

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Unio bourguignatianus Lea, 1863

Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 189.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 54 [58], pl. 18, fig. 51.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84713, R. Tigris at Mosul, Persia.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) mussolianusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio mussolianusPreston (1912)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tigridisSchütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Jihad (2023)

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Unio dignatus Lea, 1863

Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 189.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 51 [55], pl. 17, fig. 48.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84714, R. Tigris at Bagdad, Persia.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio tigridisPreston (1912), Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Jihad (2023)
Unio (Nemrodia) dignatusPallary (1939)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tigridisFalkner (1994)

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Unio mosulensis Lea, 1863

Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 190.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 52 [57], pl. 17, fig. 49.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85230, River Tigris, Mosul, Persia.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) mussolianusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio mussolianusPreston (1912)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tigridisSchütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Bogan et al. (2021), Jihad (2023)

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Unio rasus Lea, 1863

Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 189.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 50 [54], pl. 17, fig. 47.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85231, Assyria.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) mussolianusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio mussolianusPreston (1912)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tigridisSchütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)

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Margaron (Unio) tigris Lea, 1870

‘Fer.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 21. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 18. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 25. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39.
(new name for Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852)
Type(s): MANUSCRIPT NAME USNM_84706, River at Bagdad, Persia.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridisSimpson (1900)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tigridisLopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Unio mossulensis Kobelt, 1886

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Kobelt, 1886. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2: 22.
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 173.
‘Lea’ Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 171.
(error for Unio mosulensis Lea, 1863)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) mussolianusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio lorteti Kobelt, 1895

Kobelt, 1895. Iconogr. Land-Süßw.-Moll., Supplement 1: 14, pl. 5, fig. 3.
(misidentified reference to Unio lorteti Locard, 1883)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) ellipsoideusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio mossulianus Kobelt, 1912

Kobelt, 1912. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 46, pl. 503, fig. 2658.
(new name for Unio mussolianus Küster, 1861)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) mussolianusSimpson (1914)
Unio (Limnium) [sic] mossulianus [sic]Pallary (1939)

Unio tigridis var. haruni Kobelt, 1912

Kobelt, 1912. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 2, pl. 32, fig. 226.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852)

Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tigridisSchütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Unio calliopsis Kobelt, 1913

Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 15, pl. 519, fig. 2703.

Unio (Nemrodia) calliopsisPallary (1939)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tigridisSchütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Bogan et al. (2021), Jihad (2023)

Unio hyperamblius Kobelt, 1913

Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 15, pl. 519, fig. 2701.

Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tigridisSchütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Unio siouffi Kobelt, 1913

Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 47, pl. 534, fig. 2747.

Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tigridisSchütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Unio dignatus assuricus Kobelt, 1913

Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 13, pl. 518, fig. 2699.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio dignatus Lea, 1863)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridisSimpson (1914)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tigridisSchütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Unio dignatus ninusi Kobelt, 1913

Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 13, pl. 518, fig. 2700.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio dignatus Lea, 1863)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridisSimpson (1914)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tigridisSchütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Unio dignatus semiramidis Kobelt, 1913

Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 11, pl. 517, figs. 2698.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio dignatus Lea, 1863)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridisSimpson (1914)
Unio (Nemrodia) semiramidisPallary (1939)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tigridisSchütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Bogan et al. (2021)

Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana Pallary, 1939

Pallary, 1933. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 5: 149. [nomen nudum]
Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 118, pl. 7, figs. 2-4.

Unio (Nemrodia) tammouzianaPallary (1939)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1969)
Unio tigridisSchütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana var. major Pallary, 1939

Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 118.
(homonym of Unio (Anodontes) sirionos var. major d’Orbigny, 1835; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana Pallary, 1939)

Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana var. majorPallary (1939)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1969)
Unio tigridisLopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana var. minor Pallary, 1939

Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 119.
(homonym of Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana Pallary, 1939)

Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana var. minorPallary (1939)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1969)
Unio tigridisLopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic] var. cuneiformis Pallary, 1939

Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 116.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852; homonym of Unio vinceloti var. cuneiformis Germain, 1904)

Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic] var. cuneiformisPallary (1939)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1969)
Unio tigridisSchütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic] var. khabourensis Pallary, 1939

Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 117.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852)

Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic] var. khabourensisPallary (1939)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1969)
Unio tigridisSchütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Unio requieni of Authors, unknown year

‘Mosson Coq. Roth. p. 177’ of Authors.
(misidentified reference to Unio requienii Michaud, 1831)

Unio zabulonicus Kobelt, 1893

Kobelt, 1893. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 6: 96, pl. 179, fig. 1129.
(misidentified reference to Unio zabulonicus Locard, 1883)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) ellipsoideusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio lortiti Simpson, 1900

‘Kobelt’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 690.
(error for Unio lorteti Kobelt, 1895)

Unio rarus Schütt, 1983

‘Lea’ Schütt, 1983. Arch. Moll. 113(1/6): 55.
(error for Unio rasus Lea, 1863)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) mussolianusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) ellipsoideusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio mussolianusPreston (1912)
Unio tigridisPreston (1912), Haas (1952), Starmühlner & Edlauer (1957), Biggs (1971), Schütt (1983), ... Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Bogan et al. (2021), Lyubas et al. (2022), Bashê (2022), Jihad (2023)
Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic]Pallary (1939)
Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic] var. cuneiformisPallary (1939)
Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic] var. khabourensisPallary (1939)
Unio (Nemrodia) dignatusPallary (1939)
Unio (Nemrodia) tammouzianaPallary (1939)
Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana var. majorPallary (1939)
Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana var. minorPallary (1939)
Unio (Nemrodia) calliopsisPallary (1939)
Unio (Nemrodia) semiramidisPallary (1939)
Unio (Limnium) [sic] mossulianus [sic]Pallary (1939)
Unio tigridis tigridisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tigridisFalkner (1994)

 
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