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 Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae | Lamprotulini | Potomida species Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798): synonymy125 specimens + 12 Genbank vouchers
 | Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798Schröter, 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)
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 | Mya crassa Vallot, 1801Vallot, 1801. Exerc. hist. nat.: 7.
 
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
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 | Unio granosus Schumacher, 1817Schumacher, 1817. Essai. Nouv. Syst.: 138, pl. 11, fig. 1.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
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 | Unio brevialis Lamarck, 1819
  Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 73, sp. 14. Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_21212 (by Graf & Cummings, 2009: [11]), Habite à l’Isle de France.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 — Haas (1936), Daget (1998)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) brevialis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Graf & Cummings (2009), Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio litoralis Menke, 1828‘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.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
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 | Unio draparnaldii Deshayes, 1831Deshayes, 1831. Descr. Coqu. Terr.: 43, pl. 14, fig. 6.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904)
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio incurvus Lea, 1831
   Lea, 1831. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4 [O. 1]: 97, pl. 13, fig. 27. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_85731, Gibralter.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Psilunio littoralis umbonatus — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis umbonata — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio subtetragonus Michaud, 1831Michaud, 1831. Compl. Hist. Nat. Moll., Draparnaud: 111, pl. 16, fig. 23.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904)
 Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve subtetragonus — Caziot (1907)
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009), Fauna Europaea (2012)
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 | Unio pianensis Boubée, 1833Farines in Boubée, 1833. Bull. Hist. nat. France 1: 19.
 Farines, 1834. Ann. des Sci. Nat. 2: 118.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904)
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
 Potomida littoralis pianensis — Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009), IUCN (2014)
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 | Unio cuneatus Jacquemin, 1835Jacquemin, 1835. Guide Ror. Arles: 124.
 
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
 Potomida littoralis cuneata — Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009), IUCN (2014)
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 | Unio rotundatus Mauduyt, 1839Mauduyt, 1839. Tableau Indic. Moll. Vienne: 9, pl. 1, fig. 3-4.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Unio rotundatus — Rochebrune (1903)
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) mauduyti — Germain (1904)
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Mysca (Potomida) corrugata Swainson, 1840Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 268-269, fig. 51; 281-282, fig. 57; 379.
 
 Parreysia (s.s.) corrugata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915)
 Potomida littoralis semirugata — Ellis (1946)
 Potomida (s.s.) littoralis semirugata — Haas (1969)
 — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2021), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)
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 | Unio barraudii Bonhomme, 1840Bonhomme, 1840. Mém. Aveyron 2: 430.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio littoralis var. minor Rossmässler, 1842
  Rossmässler, 1842. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (5): 14, pl. 55, figs. 743. [in part] 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)
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 | Unio bigerrensis Millet, 1843Millet, 1843. Mag. Zool.: 3, pl. 64, fig. 2.
 ‘Millet’ Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 284 [as ‘bigorriensis’].
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio littoralis var. elongata Dupuy, 1843Dupuy, 1843. Essai Moll. Terr. Fluv. du Gers: 86.
 Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): pl. 24, fig. 5.
 
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus elongata — Germain (1904)
 Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve elongata — Caziot (1907)
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 | Unio litoralis var. umbonatus Rossmässler, 1844Rossmässler, 1844. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (6): 27, pl. 56, fig. 754.
 Rossmässler, 1854. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3 (1-2): 36, pl. 69, fig. 849.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Psilunio littoralis umbonatus — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis umbonata — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009), IUCN (2014)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
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 | Unio fellmanni Deshayes, 1847Deshayes, 1847. Exploration scientifique de l’Algérie: pl. 108, figs. 8-9; pl. 109, fig. 9; pls. 110-111; pl. 112, figs. 1-4.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Unio rhomboideus var. fellmanni — Pallary (1921)
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
 Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
 Psilunio littoralis — Mandahl-Barth (1988)
 Potomida littoralis — IUCN (2014)
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 | Unio astierianus Dupuy, 1849Dupuy, 1849. Cat. Extramar. Galliae Test.: no. 320.
 Dupuy, 1851. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (5): pl. 23, figs. 9a-d.
 Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): 636.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio moulinsianus Dupuy, 1851Dupuy, 1851. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (5): pl. 24, figs. 10a-b.
 Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): 640.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) moulinsianus — Caziot (1907)
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio asterianus Lea, 1852‘Dupuy’  of Authors.
 Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39.
 Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 720.
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 | Unio draparnaudi Moquin-Tandon, 1855‘Deshayes’  of Authors.
 Moquin-Tandon, 1855. Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 569.
 de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 283.
 
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904)
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 | Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855Schröter, 1779. Gesch. Flußconch.: 186, pl. 2, fig. 3 [as ‘Mya rhomboidea’]. [non-binomial]
 Moquin-Tandon, 1855. Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 568, pl. 48, figs. 4-9; pl. 49, figs. 1-2.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Unio rhomboideus — Rochebrune (1903)
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904)
 Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus — Caziot (1907)
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009), Fauna Europaea (2012)
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 | Unio littoralis var. complanata Drouët, 1857Drouët, 1857. Étud. Naïades. France, Unio: 215, 218.
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 | Unio littoralis var. irregularis Drouët, 1857Drouët, 1857. Étud. Naïades. France, Unio: 218, 215.
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 | Unio rhomboideus var. truncatulus de Joannis, 1859de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 283, pl. 8, fig. 5.
 
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904)
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 | Unio unduliferus Küster, 1861
  Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 162, pl. 46, fig. 4. 
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969)
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 | Unio subreniformis Bourguignat, 1863Bourguignat, 1863. Moll. Nouv. Litig. Peu Connus: 138, pl. 34, figs. 4-6.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009), Fauna Europaea (2012)
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 | Unio rhomboideus var. minor Bourguignat, 1864Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: 286, pl. 18, figs. 1-3.
 
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Daget (1998)
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 | Unio rhomboideus var. radiata Bourguignat, 1864Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: 285, pl. 18, figs. 1-10.
 
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus radiata — Germain (1904)
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Daget (1998)
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 | Unio maccarthyanus Bourguignat, 1866Bourguignat, 1866. Moll. Nouv. Litig. Peu Connus: 220, pl. 34, figs. 8-10.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) ravoisieri — Simpson (1900)
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) turtoni var. moreleti — Simpson (1914)
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
 Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969)
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 | Unio valentianus Sowerby, 1866
  Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 41, sp. 225. 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
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 | Unio astieranus Sowerby, 1868‘Dupuy’  of Authors.
 
  Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 86, sp. 461. Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 145.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900)
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 | Unio mauritanicus Bourguignat, 1868Bourguignat, 1868. Moll. Nouv. Litig. Peu Connus: 317, pl. 45, figs. 1-5.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Unio rhomboideus — Pallary (1921)
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
 Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969)
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 | Unio hippopotami Bourguignat, 1869Bourguignat, 1869. Cat. Moll. Terr. Fluv. Paris Quaternaire: 21, pl. 3, figs. 52-54.
 
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio ksibianus Mousson, 1873Mousson, 1873. Malak. Blatt. 21: 156.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Unio rhomboideus — Pallary (1921)
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
 Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969)
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 | Unio bigorriensis Locard, 1882‘Millet’ Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 284.
 ‘Millet’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 125 [19].
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) bigorriensis — Caziot (1907)
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio rathymus Locard, 1882
  Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 284, 354. ‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 125 [19], 184 [78].
 ‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 152, fig. 166.
 Bourguignat in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 215.
 Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22482, la Seine près Paris.
 
 Unio rathymus — Rochebrune (1903)
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rathymus — Germain (1904)
 — Simpson (1914)
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio jolyi Kobelt, 1886‘(Bourg.?)’ Kobelt, 1886. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2: 22, pl. 41, fig. 256.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
 Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969)
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 | Unio rouirei Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887. Prodr. Malacol. Terr. Fluv. Tunisie: 164.
 
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
 Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969)
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 | Unio zenaticus Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887. Prodr. Malacol. Terr. Fluv. Tunisie: 163.
 
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
 Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969)
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 | Unio calderoni Kobelt, 1888Kobelt, 1888. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3: 54, pl. 88, fig. 494.
 
 Psilunio littoralis umbonatus — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis umbonata — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio gandiensis Drouët, 1888
  Drouët, 1888. J. de Conch. 36: 103. Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_4427, A.d. Serpis b. Gandia, Prov. Valencia, Spanien.
 
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio hispalensis Kobelt, 1888Kobelt, 1888. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3: 53, pl. 88, fig. 492.
 
 Psilunio littoralis umbonatus — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis umbonata — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio littoralis var. pianensis Kobelt, 1888Kobelt, 1888. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 4: 43, pl. 163, fig. 1648.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
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 | Unio pacomei Locard, 1889
  Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 126 [20], 185 [79]. ‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 154.
 Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_22440, Couzon (Rhône).
 
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio bigerriensis Paetel, 1890‘Millet’  of Authors.
 Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 146, 157.
 Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 720.
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 | Unio calderoni var. salvadori Westerlund, 1892Westerlund, 1892. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 24: 201.
 
 Psilunio littoralis umbonatus — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis umbonata — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio circinatus Drouët, 1893
  Drouët, 1893. J. de Conch. 41: 167. Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_4428, Aus dem Jucar b. Algemesi, Prov. Valencia, Span.
 
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio circulus Locard, 1893‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 153.
 
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio rhysopygus Drouët, 1893Drouët, 1893. J. de Conch. 41: 168.
 
 Unio rhysopygus — Kobelt (1903)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio sphaericus Locard, 1893
  ‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 153 [as ‘sphæricus’]. 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)
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 | Unio mauduyti Germain, 1897Germain, 1897. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Rouen 33: 72.
 Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 254 [16].
 
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) mauduyti — Germain (1904)
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio littoralis var. bucheti Pallary, 1898Pallary, 1898. J. de Conch. 46: 151.
 Pallary, 1921. J. de Conch. 66: 215 [as ‘Unio rhomboideus var. bucheti’].
 
 Unio rhomboideus var. bucheti — Pallary (1921)
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Daget (1998)
 Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969)
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 | Unio littoralis var. incrassatus Drouët, 1898Drouët, 1898. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon ??: 85.
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 | Unio littoralis var. subtriangularis Drouët, 1898Drouët, 1898. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon ??: 85.
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 | Unio ovuliformis Locard, 1899Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 216.
 
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 — Haas (1969)
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 | Unio littoralis  var. pequignoti Pallary, 1901
  Pallary, 1901. Mém. Soc. Géol. France, Paléo. 22: 187, pl. 4, fig. 1. Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0080, Pleistocene de la Macta, Algerie.
 
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Daget (1998)
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 | Unio littoralis taginus Kobelt, 1903
  Kobelt, 1903. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 10: 28, pl. 279, fig. 1795. Type(s): TYPE SMF_4425, A.d. Tajo b. Toledo.
 
 Unio littoralis taginus — Kobelt (1903)
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio kinkelini Haas, 1908Haas, 1908. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 40: 177.
 
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Unio marteli Pallary, 1918
  Pallary, 1918. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord., Alger 9: 151. Type(s): SYNTYPES BMNH_1937-12-30-13036-13037, Fez.
 
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
 Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Graf & Cummings (2011)
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 | Unio batavus catalonicus Bofill & Haas, 1920
  Haas in Bofill & Haas, 1920. Mus. Cienc. Nat. Barcelona 3: 291, 363, pl. 3, figs. 19-22. Type(s): TYPE SMF_3972, Rio Sio b. Balaguer, Prov. Lerida, Spanien.
 
 Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009)
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 | Rhombunio asananus Pallary, 1928Pallary, 1928. J. de Conch. 72: 20, pl. 3, figs. 1-2.
 
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
 Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969)
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 | Unio (Psilunio) rothi var. rotundata Pallary, 1939Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 119.
 
 Unio (Psilunio) rothi var. rotundata — Pallary (1939)
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 | Unio martelli Haas, 1969‘Pallary’  of Authors.
 Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 276.
 Van Damme, 1984. Freshw. Moll. N. Africa (25): 59.
 Daget, 1998. Cat. Bivalves Africains: 85.
 Graf & Cummings, 2011. Hydrobiologia 678: [3].
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 | Unio mauretanicus Van Damme, 1984Van Damme, 1984. Freshw. Moll. N. Africa (25): 59.
 
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Daget (1998)
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 | Unio crassus Reeve, 1865Vallot 1801  of Authors.
 ‘Retz.’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 22, sp. 98 [as syn. under U. littoralis].
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
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 | Unio orbicularis of Authors, unknown year‘Maud.’  of Authors.
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 | Unio sinuatus Rossmässler, 1836‘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.
 
 Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931)
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 | Unio littoralis Rossmässler, 1837Rossmässler, 1837. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (5-6): 21, pl. 24, fig. 340.
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 | Unio litoralis var. elongatus Rossmässler, 1844
  Rossmässler, 1844. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (6): 27, pl. 56, fig. 752. Type(s): LECTOTYPE SMF_4434A, Vic-de-Bigorre [Vic-en-Bigorre].
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 | Unio littoralis Morelet, 1845Morelet, 1845. Moll. Terr. Fluv. Portugal: pl. 14, fig. 1.
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 | Unio littoralis var. compressa Gassies, 1849Gassies, 1849. Moll. Agenais: 198. [nomen nudum]
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 | Unio bigorrensis Lea, 1852‘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.
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 | Unio cuneatus Rossmässler, 1854‘Jacq.’ Rossmässler, 1854. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3 (1-2): 37, pl. 69, fig. 851.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
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 | Unio batavus Moquin-Tandon, 1855Moquin-Tandon, 1855. Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 573.
 
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) mauduyti — Germain (1904)
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 | Unio littoralis Drouët, 1857Drouët, 1857. Étud. Naïades. France, Unio: pl. 3, fig. 2. [in part]
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 | Unio litoralis Mousson, 1861Mousson, 1861. Vjschr. naturf. Ges. Zürich: ??.
 
 Potomida littoralis semirugata — Schütt (1983)
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 | Unio rhomboideus Mousson, 1862Mousson, 1862. Coq. terr. et fluv. rec. par Roth en Palestine: 64.
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 | Unio batavus Bourguignat, 1864Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: 286, pl. 19, figs. 9-11; pl. 20, figs. 1-4.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Van Damme (1984)
 Unio elongatulus durieui — Daget (1998)
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 | Unio rhomboideus Bourguignat, 1864‘Moquin-Tandon’ Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: 284, pl. 18.
 
 Unio rhomboideus — Pallary (1921)
 Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
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 | Unio ater Reeve, 1865
  ‘Nilsson’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 21, fig. 91. 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
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 | Unio rhomboidus Malzine, 1867‘Schroter’ Malzine, 1867. Essai faun. malac. Belg.: 32.
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 | Margaron (Unio) fellmani Lea, 1870‘Desh.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 46.
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 | Unio marisgalilaei Lortet, 1880‘Locard’ Lortet, 1880. C. R. Acad. Sci. 91: 502 [as ‘maris-galilæi’]. [nomen nudum]
 
 Potomida littoralis semirugata — Schütt (1983)
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 | Unio letourneuxi Kobelt, 1886Kobelt, 1886. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2: 3, pl. 32, fig. 227.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
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 | Unio maccarthyanus Kobelt, 1886Kobelt, 1886. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2: 5, pl. 33, fig. 229 [as ‘mac carthyanus’].
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
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 | Unio bagnolasicus Locard, 1889‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]
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 | Unio bouthyi Locard, 1889‘Pechaud’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]
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 | Unio cossonianus Locard, 1889‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]
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 | Unio odontopachius Locard, 1889‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]
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 | Unio seguyanus Locard, 1889‘Pechaud’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]
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 | Unio valeryi Locard, 1889‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]
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 | Unio cuncetus Westerlund, 1890‘Jacquemin’ Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 54.
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 | Unio gaudiensis Westerlund, 1890‘Drouët’ Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 55.
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 | Unio spehaericus Locard, 1893Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 153.
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 | Unio simonis Kobelt & Rolle, 1895Kobelt & Rolle, 1895. Iconogr. Land-Süßw.-Moll., Supplement 1 (1-4): 18, pl. 3, figs. 1-3.
 
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) semirugatus — Simpson (1900)
 Potomida littoralis semirugata — Schütt (1983)
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 | Unio maccarthianus Locard, 1899Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 215 [as ‘mac-carthianus’].
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 | Unio barrandii Simpson, 1900‘Dupuy’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 692.
 ‘Dupuy’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 555.
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 | Unio valentinus Simpson, 1900‘Sowerby’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 692.
 ‘Sowerby’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 555.
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 | Unio rhomboideus var. minor Pallary, 1921Pallary, 1921. J. de Conch. 66: 215.
 
 Unio rhomboideus var. minor — Pallary (1921)
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 | Unio rhysopigus Araujo et al., 2009‘Drouet’ Araujo et al., 2009. Iberus 27(2): 29.
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 Taxonomic History (since 1900)Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Parreysia (s.s.) corrugata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915)
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) ravoisieri — Simpson (1900)
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) semirugatus — Simpson (1900)
 Unio rotundatus — Rochebrune (1903)
 Unio rhomboideus — Rochebrune (1903), Pallary (1921)
 Unio rathymus — Rochebrune (1903)
 Unio rhysopygus — Kobelt (1903)
 Unio littoralis taginus — Kobelt (1903)
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904)
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) mauduyti — Germain (1904)
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus minor — Germain (1904)
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus elongata — Germain (1904)
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus radiata — Germain (1904)
 Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rathymus — Germain (1904)
 Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve subtetragonus — Caziot (1907)
 Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve minor — Caziot (1907)
 Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve elongata — Caziot (1907)
 Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) moulinsianus — Caziot (1907)
 Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus — Caziot (1907)
 Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) bigorriensis — Caziot (1907)
 Migranaja littoralis — Hannibal (1912)
 Unio (sec. Lymnium) turtoni var. moreleti — Simpson (1914)
 — Simpson (1914), Haas (1936), Haas (1969), Daget (1998)
 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)
 Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969), Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
 Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) brevialis — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis umbonata — Haas (1969)
 Potomida (s.s.) littoralis semirugata — Haas (1969)
 Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
 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 pianensis — Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
 Potomida littoralis cuneata — 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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