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

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

species Unio durieui Deshayes, 1847: synonymy
     2 specimens + 10 Genbank vouchers

Unio durieui Deshayes, 1847
Deshayes, 1847. Exploration scientifique de l’Algérie: pl.109, figs. 5-8.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) durieuiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio durieuiPallary (1921), IUCN (2010), Van Damme et al. (2010), Khalloufi et al. (2011), Prié & Puillandre (2014), Froufe et al. (2016), Araujo et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), Príe et al. (2021), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Lyubas et al. (2022), Fassatoui et al. (2022)
Unio elongatulus durieuiHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998)
Unio mancusGraf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2011)

Unio sitifensis Morelet, 1851
Morelet, 1851. J. de Conch. 2: 360.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1893-2-4-1965, Algerie.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) durieuiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio elongatulus durieuiHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
Unio durieuiIUCN (2010)

Unio cirtanus Bourguignat, 1862
Bourguignat, 1862. Paleo. Moll. Algerie: 109, pl. 6, fig. 14.

Unio elongatulus durieuiVan Damme (1984), Daget (1998)

Unio letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1864
Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: 289, pl. 17, fig. 47.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) turtoniSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio letourneuxiPallary (1921)
Unio elongatulus durieuiVan Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
Unio durieuiIUCN (2010)

Unio tafnanus Kobelt, 1884
‘Debeaux in litteris’ Kobelt, 1884. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1: 66, pl. 28, fig. 216.

Unio elongatulus durieuiHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
Unio ravoisieriAraujo et al. (2009)
Unio durieuiIUCN (2010), Khalloufi et al. (2011)

Unio tetuanensis Kobelt, 1884
Kobelt, 1884. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1: 66, pl. 28, fig. 217.

Unio elongatulus durieuiHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
Unio durieuiIUCN (2010)

Unio durieui var. minor Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887
Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887. Prodr. Malacol. Terr. Fluv. Tunisie: 164.

Unio elongatulus durieuiDaget (1998)

Unio (Limnium) subpictorum Pallary, 1936
Pallary, 1936. J. de Conch.: 62.

Haas (1969)
Unio elongatulus durieuiVan Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998)
Unio durieuiIUCN (2010)

Unio pictorum Bourguignat, 1864
‘Linnaeus’ Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: 292, pl. 22, fig. 6-11.

Unio elongatulus durieuiVan Damme (1984), Daget (1998)

Unio sitifiensis Westerlund, 1890
‘Morel.’ Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 142.

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) durieuiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) turtoniSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio durieuiPallary (1921), IUCN (2010), Van Damme et al. (2010), Khalloufi et al. (2011), Prié & Puillandre (2014), Froufe et al. (2016), Araujo et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), Príe et al. (2021), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Lyubas et al. (2022), Fassatoui et al. (2022)
Unio letourneuxiPallary (1921)
Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Haas (1969)
Unio elongatulus durieuiHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998)
Unio mancusGraf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2011)
Unio ravoisieriAraujo et al. (2009)

 
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