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Publication Scholtz (1843): summary

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Full Citation

Scholtz, H. 1843. Schlesien's Land- und Wasser-Mollusken: systematisch geordnet und beschrieben. 141 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio tumidus var. B cuneatus Scholtz, 1843 =

Scholtz, 1843. Land- und Wassermoll. Schlesiens: 125.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788; homonym of Unio cuneatus Barnes, 1823)

Unio tumidus var. G decurvatus Scholtz, 1843 =

Rossmässler, 1838. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (1-2): pl. 40, fig. 542 [as ‘Unio tumidus’].
Scholtz, 1843. Land- und Wassermoll. Schlesiens: 125.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788; homonym of Unio decurvatus Rossmässler, 1835)

Unio riparia Pfeiffer, 1821 = Unio nanus

specimen image from publicationBruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 249, fig. 4a-b [as Unio sp.].
Pfeiffer, 1821. Natur. Deutsch. Land Sussw. Moll. 1: 118, pl. 5, fig. 13.
Scholtz, 1843. Land- und Wassermoll. Schlesiens: 129. [nomen nudum]

Pisidium roseum Scholtz, 1843 = Euglesa casertana

Scholtz, 1843. Land- und Wassermoll. Schlesiens: 140.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta anatina L.

Anodonta cellensis [sic] Schroet. = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta cellensis Rossmässler, 1836
+ Anodonta cygnea Draparnaud, 1806

Anodonta complanata Zieg. = Pseudanodonta complanata
+ Anodonta compressa Menke, 1830

Anodonta complanata var. klettii Rossm. = Pseudanodonta complanata

Anodonta cygnea L.

Anodonta piscinalis Nilss. = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta ventricosa C. Pfeiffer, 1825

Anodonta piscinalis Nilss. = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta ponderosa Pfeiff. = Anodonta anatina

Unio tumidus Retz.

Unio tumidus var. B. cuneatus

Unio tumidus var. G decurvatus
+ Unio tumidus Rossmässler, 1836

Unio tumidus var. G decurvatus = Unio tumidus

 
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