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Publication Bernardi (1860): summary

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Full Citation

Bernardi, A.C. 1860. Monographie des genres Galatea et Fischeria. 47 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Fischeria Bernardi, 1860

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 45.
(homonym of Robineau Devoidy, 1830 (Diptères); renamed Profischeria Dall, 1903)
Type species: Fischeria delessertii Bernardi, 1860 (monotypy) = Profischeria delessertii

Attributed Nominal Species

Fischeria delessertii var. brunnea Bernardi, 1860 = Profischeria delessertii

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 47.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Fischeria delessertii Bernardi, 1860)

Galatea cailliaudii Bernardi, 1860 = Galatea cailliaudi

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 43, pl. 4, figs. 1-2; pl. 9, fig. 3.

Galatea cumingii Bernardi, 1860 = Galatea bernardii

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 35, pl. 6, figs. 7-8; pl. 9, fig. 8.

Fischeria delessertii Bernardi, 1860 = Profischeria delessertii

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 46, pl. 3, figs. 3-4; pl. 19, fig. 5.

Galatea heukelomii Bernardi, 1860 = Galatea paradoxa

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 30, pl. 6, figs. 3-4; pl. 9, fig. 2.

There are 15 available nominal species attributed to this publication (17 total).

Galatea kochii Bernardi, 1860 = Galatea paradoxa

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 22, pl. 4, figs. 5-8; pl. 9, figs. 6-7.

Galatea lubackii Bernardi, 1860 = Galatea paradoxa

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 24, pl. 1, figs. 5-6; pl. 8, fig. 4.

Galatea lubakii Bernardi, 1860 = Galatea paradoxa

‘Bernardi’ of Authors.
Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: pl. 1, figs. 5-6.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 6, sp. 13.
Huber, 2010. Compendium of Bivalves: 692.
(error for Galatea lubackii Bernardi, 1860)

Galatea radiata var. multiradiata Bernardi, 1860 = Galatea paradoxa

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 19, pl. 7, fig. 4-5.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galathea radiata Lamarck, 1804)

Venus nilotica Bernardi, 1860 = Galatea bengoensis

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 40.
(new name for Venus aegyptiaca Chemnitz, 1795)

Galatea radiata var. olivacea Bernardi, 1860 = Galatea paradoxa

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 19, pl. 7, figs. 2-3.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galathea radiata Lamarck, 1804)

Galatea concamerata var. rosea Bernardi, 1860 = Galatea paradoxa

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 20, pl. 3, figs. 1-2.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galathea concamerata Duval, 1840)

Galatea bernardii var. triangularis Bernardi, 1860 = Galatea bernardii

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 33, pl. 5, fig. 3.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galatea bernardii Dunker, 1857)

Galatea kochii var. unicolor Bernardi, 1860 = Galatea paradoxa

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 23, pl. 4, figs. 3-4.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galatea kochii Bernardi, 1860; homonym of Galatea radiata var. unicolor Bernardi, 1860)

Galatea radiata var. unicolor Bernardi, 1860 = Galatea paradoxa

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 19.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galathea radiata Lamarck, 1804)

Galatea laeta var. versicolor Fischer, 1857 = Galatea bengoensis

Fischer, 1857. J. de Conch. 5: 344.
Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 29, pl. 1, figs. 7-8.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 6, fig. 16c.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galatea laeta Philippi, 1849)

Galatea bernardii var. versicolor Bernardi, 1860 = Galatea bernardii

Bernardi, 1860. Monogr. Galatea et Fischeria: 33, pl. 5, figs. 4-5.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galatea bernardii Dunker, 1857; homonym of Galatea laeta var. versicolor Fischer, 1857)

Taxonomic Opinions

Fischeria delessertii (nobis) = Profischeria delessertii

Fischeria delessertii var. brunnea = Profischeria delessertii

Galatea ægyptiaca Chemn. = Galatea bengoensis
+ Galatea chemnitzii Philippi, 1851

Galatea bengoensis (Dunker)

Galatea bernardii Dunker, 1857

Galatea bernardii var. triangularis = Galatea bernardii

Galatea bernardii var. versicolor = Galatea bernardii

Galatea cailliaudii (nobis) = Galatea cailliaudi

Galatea concamerata (Duval) = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea concamerata var. rosea = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea cumingii (Dunker) = Galatea bernardii

Galatea heukelomii (nobis) = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea kochii nobis = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea kochii var. unicolor = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea laeta (Philippi) = Galatea bengoensis

Galatea laeta var. versicolor = Galatea bengoensis

Galatea lubackii (nobis) = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea radiata (Lamarck) = Galatea paradoxa
+ Venus reclusa Gmelin, 1791
+ Venus hermaphrodita Gmelin, 1791
+ Venus paradoxa Born, 1778
+ Venus subviridis Gmelin, 1791
+ Venus fluminea Röding, 1798

Galatea radiata var. multiradiata = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea radiata var. olivacea = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea radiata var. unicolor = Galatea paradoxa

Galatea rubicunda Philippi, 1848 = Galatea bengoensis

Galatea tenuicula Philippi, 1848
 
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