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Bivalvia
| Unionoida
| Unionoidea
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| Gonideinae
| Lamprotulini
| Potomida
species Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798): synonymy125 specimens + 12 Genbank vouchers
Synonymy
Schröter, 1779. Gesch. Flußconch.: pl. 2, fig. 3.
Bruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 248, fig. 2 [as Unio sp.]. Cuvier, 1798. Tab. Elem. Hist. Nat. Anim.: 425. Lamarck, 1801. Sys. Anim. sans Vert.: 114. Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 76, sp. 25. Type(s): SYNTYPES MHNG_UNKNOWN, France, common in the Seine.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904) Migranaja littoralis — Hannibal (1912) Rhombunio littoralis — Haas (1924) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931), Thiele (1934), Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Giribet & Wheeler (2002), Giribet & Distel (2003), Campbell et al. (2005), Jeffrey et al. (2016) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969), Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017) Potomida littoralis — Schütt (1988), Falkner (1994), Nagel et al. (1998), Nagel & Badino (2001), Machordom et al. (2003), ... Jeratthitikul et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025) Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Daget (1998) Potamida [sic] littoralis — Bába (2000) Potomida littoralis 1 — Whelan et al. (2011) Potomida littoralis 2 — Whelan et al. (2011)
‘Lamarck’ of Authors. Menke, 1828. Syn. Method. Moll.: 64. Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 107. Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32. Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 22. Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 282. Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 34. Rossmässler, 1854. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3 (1-2): 37. Küster, 1855. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 128.
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 22, sp. 98. Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 86, sp. 461. Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54. Woodward, 1871. Man. Moll: 433. Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 52. (error for Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Rossmässler, 1842. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (5): 14, pl. 55, figs. 743. [in part] (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798; homonym of Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835) Type(s): TYPE SMF_4431, Carcassonne, S. Frankreich.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus minor — Germain (1904) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve minor — Caziot (1907)
Dupuy, 1843. Essai Moll. Terr. Fluv. du Gers: 86. Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): pl. 24, fig. 5. (homonym of Unio elongata Lamarck, 1819)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus elongata — Germain (1904) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve elongata — Caziot (1907)
‘Dupuy’ of Authors. Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39. Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 720. (error for Unio astierianus Dupuy, 1849)
Drouët, 1857. Étud. Naïades. France, Unio: 215, 218. (homonym of Mya complanata Lightfoot, 1786; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)
Drouët, 1857. Étud. Naïades. France, Unio: 218, 215. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 283, pl. 8, fig. 5. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904)
Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: 286, pl. 18, figs. 1-3. (misidentified reference to Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835)
Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Daget (1998)
Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: 285, pl. 18, figs. 1-10. (homonym of Unio (Elliptio) viridis var. radiata Rafinesque, 1820)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus radiata — Germain (1904) Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Daget (1998)
‘Dupuy’ of Authors.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 86, sp. 461. Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 145. (error for Unio astierianus Dupuy, 1849)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900)
‘Millet’ of Authors. Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 146, 157. Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 720. (error for Unio bigerrensis Millet, 1843)
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 153 [as ‘sphæricus’]. (homonym of Unio sphaericus Lea, 1868; correct name for Unio spehaericus Locard, 1893) Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22552, La Saône à Collonges (Rhône).
Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
Drouët, 1898. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon ??: 85. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798; homonym of Unio incrassatus Lea, 1840)
Drouët, 1898. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon ??: 85. (new name for Unio draparnaldii Deshayes, 1831)
Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 119. (homonym of Unio rotundata Lamarck, 1819; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio rothi Bourguignat, 1863)
Unio (Psilunio) rothi var. rotundata — Pallary (1939)
Van Damme, 1984. Freshw. Moll. N. Africa (25): 59. (error for Unio mauritanicus Bourguignat, 1868)
Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Daget (1998)
Vallot 1801 of Authors. ‘Retz.’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 22, sp. 98 [as syn. under U. littoralis]. (misidentified reference to Unio crassus Retzius, 1788)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
‘Lam.’ Rossmässler, 1836. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (3): pl. 13, fig. 195. Rossmässler, 1854. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3 (1-2): pl. 70, fig. 853. (misidentified reference to Unio sinuata Lamarck, 1819)
Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
Rossmässler, 1837. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (5-6): 21, pl. 24, fig. 340. (reference to Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)
Rossmässler, 1844. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (6): 27, pl. 56, fig. 752. (reference to Unio littoralis var. elongata Dupuy, 1843) Type(s): LECTOTYPE SMF_4434A, Vic-de-Bigorre [Vic-en-Bigorre].
Morelet, 1845. Moll. Terr. Fluv. Portugal: pl. 14, fig. 1. (reference to Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)
Gassies, 1849. Moll. Agenais: 198. [nomen nudum] (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)
‘Millet’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39. ‘Millet’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 230. ‘Millet’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 63. ‘Locard’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 692. (error for Unio bigerrensis Millet, 1843)
Drouët, 1857. Étud. Naïades. France, Unio: pl. 3, fig. 2. [in part] (reference to Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)
Mousson, 1861. Vjschr. naturf. Ges. Zürich: ??. (error for Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798; reference to Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)
Potomida littoralis semirugata — Schütt (1983)
Mousson, 1862. Coq. terr. et fluv. rec. par Roth en Palestine: 64. (reference to Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855)
‘Schroter’ Malzine, 1867. Essai faun. malac. Belg.: 32. (error for Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855)
‘Desh.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 46. (error for Unio fellmanni Deshayes, 1847)
‘Locard’ Lortet, 1880. C. R. Acad. Sci. 91: 502 [as ‘maris-galilæi’]. [nomen nudum]
Potomida littoralis semirugata — Schütt (1983)
Kobelt, 1886. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2: 5, pl. 33, fig. 229 [as ‘mac carthyanus’]. (reference to Unio maccarthyanus Bourguignat, 1866)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]
‘Pechaud’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]
‘Pechaud’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]
‘Jacquemin’ Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 54. (error for Unio cuneatus Jacquemin, 1835)
‘Drouët’ Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 55. (error for Unio gandiensis Drouët, 1888)
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 153. (incorrect original spelling of Unio sphaericus Locard, 1893)
Kobelt & Rolle, 1895. Iconogr. Land-Süßw.-Moll., Supplement 1 (1-4): 18, pl. 3, figs. 1-3. (misidentified reference to Unio simonis Tristram, 1865)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) semirugatus — Simpson (1900) Potomida littoralis semirugata — Schütt (1983)
Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 215 [as ‘mac-carthianus’]. (error for Unio maccarthyanus Bourguignat, 1866)
‘Dupuy’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 692. ‘Dupuy’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 555. (error for Unio barraudii Bonhomme, 1840)
‘Sowerby’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 692. ‘Sowerby’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 555. (error for Unio valentianus Sowerby, 1866)
Pallary, 1921. J. de Conch. 66: 215. (homonym of Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio rhomboideus Bourguignat, 1864)
Unio rhomboideus var. minor — Pallary (1921)
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (sec. Lymnium) ravoisieri — Simpson (1900) Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Parreysia (s.s.) corrugata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915) Unio (sec. Lymnium) semirugatus — Simpson (1900) Unio rhomboideus — Rochebrune (1903), Pallary (1921) Unio rathymus — Rochebrune (1903) Unio rotundatus — Rochebrune (1903) Unio littoralis taginus — Kobelt (1903) Unio rhysopygus — Kobelt (1903) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus radiata — Germain (1904) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus elongata — Germain (1904) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus minor — Germain (1904) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rathymus — Germain (1904) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) mauduyti — Germain (1904) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus — Caziot (1907) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve minor — Caziot (1907) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve subtetragonus — Caziot (1907) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve elongata — Caziot (1907) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) moulinsianus — Caziot (1907) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) bigorriensis — Caziot (1907) Migranaja littoralis — Hannibal (1912) Unio (sec. Lymnium) turtoni var. moreleti — Simpson (1914) Unio rhomboideus var. fellmanni — Pallary (1921) Unio rhomboideus var. bucheti — Pallary (1921) Unio rhomboideus var. minor — Pallary (1921) Rhombunio littoralis — Haas (1924) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931), Thiele (1934), Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Giribet & Wheeler (2002), Giribet & Distel (2003), Campbell et al. (2005), Jeffrey et al. (2016) Unio (Psilunio) rothi var. rotundata — Pallary (1939) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Psilunio littoralis umbonatus — Haas (1940) Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998) Potomida littoralis semirugata — Ellis (1946), Schütt (1983) Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) brevialis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969), Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017) Potomida littoralis umbonata — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007) Potomida (s.s.) littoralis semirugata — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Schütt (1988), Falkner (1994), Nagel et al. (1998), Nagel & Badino (2001), Machordom et al. (2003), ... Jeratthitikul et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025) Unio elongatulus durieui — Daget (1998) Potamida [sic] littoralis — Bába (2000) Potomida littoralis cuneata — Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002) Potomida littoralis pianensis — Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002) Potomida littoralis 1 — Whelan et al. (2011) Potomida littoralis 2 — Whelan et al. (2011)
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