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Publication Ihering (1893): summary

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Full Citation

Ihering, H.v. 1893. Najaden von S. Paulo und die geographische Verbreitung der Süsswasser-Faunen von Südamerika. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 59(1): 45-140. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

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Unio frenzelii var. andina Ihering, 1893 = Diplodon chilensis

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 113.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio frenzelii Ihering, 1893)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS TYPE] SMF_3856 (by Haas, 1930: 180), Patagonien am Fuss der Kordilleren.

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Glabaris soleniformis var. apae Ihering, 1893 = Anodontites solenidea

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 60.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio (Anodontes) soleniformis d’Orbigny, 1835)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE SMF_3820, Rio Paraguay, nahe d. Mund Rio Apa, Brasilien.

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Fossula balzani Ihering, 1893 = Fossula fossiculifera

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 65, pl. 3, fig. 1.
Ihering, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 115.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE SMF_3793, Rio Paraguay an der Mündung des Rio Apá, Sao Paulo, Brazil. [Rio Paraguay at the mouth of the Rio Apá, Sao Paulo, Brazil].

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Plagiodon balzani Ihering, 1893 = Haasica balzani

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 69, pl. 3, fig. 3.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE SMF_3792, Rio Paraguay, unterhalb der Mündung des Rio Apá, Sao Paulo, Brazil [Rio Paraguay, below the mouth of the Rio Apa, Sao Paulo, Brazil].

Glabaris bergi Ihering, 1893 = Anodontites patagonica

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 118.
(new name for Anodonta sinuosa Clessin, 1873)

There are 18 available nominal species attributed to this publication (25 total).
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Unio firmus var. boettgeri Ihering, 1893 = Diplodon martensi

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 105, pl. 4, fig. 11.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio firmus Lea, 1866)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS TYPE] SMF_3945 (by Haas, 1931: 32), Cambucy, St. Sao Paulo, Bras.

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Glabaris trapezea var. caipira Ihering, 1893 = Anodontites trapezea

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 58.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodon trapezeus Wagner, 1827)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE SMF_3829, Rio Piracicaba, Staat Sao Paulo, Brasilien.

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Unio caipira Ihering, 1893 = Diplodon caipira

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 98, pl. 4, fig. 9.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS TYPE] SMF_3874 (by Haas, 1930: 193), Tanque Paraiso, b. Piracicaba, Geb. d. Rio Tiete, Sao Paulo, Bras.

Mycetopus clessini Ihering, 1893 = Mycetopoda siliquosa

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 57.
Ihering, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 120.
(homonym of Mycetopus clessini Fischer, 1890)

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Unio frenzelii Ihering, 1893 = Diplodon chilensis

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 111, pl. 4, fig. 14.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE SMF_3854, Patagonien.

Unio gratus Ihering, 1893 = Diplodon gratus

‘Lea’ Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 92.
(reference to Unio gratus Lea, 1860)

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Unio greeffeanus Ihering, 1893 = Diplodon greeffeanus

‘Dunker ms’ Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 96, pl. 4, fig. 8.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE SMF_3876, Piracicaba, Geb. d Rio Tiete, St. Sao Paulo, Bras.

Castalia ambigua var. kuesteri Ihering, 1893 = Castalia ambigua

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 88 [as ‘küsteri’].
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819)

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Unio martensi Ihering, 1893 = Diplodon martensi

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 100, pl. 4, fig. 10.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE SMF_3929, Sao Paulo, Bras.

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Glabaris nehringi Ihering, 1893 = Anodontites tenebricosa

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 60.
Ihering, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 139.
(new name for Mycetopus plicatus Clessin, 1882)
Type(s): SYNTYPES BMNH_91-4-13-107-109, Piricicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Castalina nehringi Ihering, 1893 = Castalia nehringi

Ihering, 1891. Zool. Anz. Leipzig. 14(380): 477. [nomen nudum]
Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 75, pl. 3, fig. 4.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE SMF_3787, Rio Piracicaba, S. Paulo, Brasilien.

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Unio paulista Ihering, 1893 = Diplodon paulistus

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 93, pl. 4, fig. 7.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE SMF_3872, Piracicaba, Geb. d Rio Tiete, St. Sao Paulo, Bras.

Unio aethiops var. piracicabana Ihering, 1893 = Diplodon aethiops

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 102.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio aethiops Lea, 1860)

Unio psammactinus Ihering, 1893 = Diplodon multistriatus

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 107.
(misidentified reference to Unio psammactinus Philippi, 1848)

Castalia quadrilatera Ihering, 1893 = Castalia inflata

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 89.
(misidentified reference to Castalia quadrilatera d’Orbigny, 1835)

Unio rudis Doering, 1875 = Diplodon delodontus

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Doering, 1875. Periód. Zool. 2: 45.
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 166.
Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 117.
(error for Unio rudus Lea, 1859)

Unio schenederi Ihering, 1893 = Diplodon rotundus

‘Dunker’ Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): ??. [nomen nudum]

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Glabaris trapezea var. sowerbyana Ihering, 1893 = Anodontites trapezea

Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 58.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodon trapezeus Wagner, 1827)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE SMF_3830, Brasilien.

Glabaris susannae Ihering, 1893 = Anodontites trapesialis

‘Gray’ Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 118.
(reference to Anodon susannae Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

Anodonta trapezialis Blainville, 1825 = Anodontites trapesialis

‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Blainville, 1825. Manuel Malacol. et Conch.: 538.
Bory de St. Vincent, 1827. Encycl. Méth. 2: 147.
Menke, 1828. Syn. Method. Moll.: 63.
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 106.
Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 93.
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 43.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 31.
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 287.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 220.
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5(3): 596.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 52.
Hupé, 1857. [in] Castelnau, Anim. Nouv. Rares d’Amer. Sud: 85.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 504.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 82.
Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 135.
Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 456.
Marshall, 1915. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 49(2122): 529.
Haas, 1929. Senckenbergiana 11: 340.
H.B. Baker, 1930. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (210): 70.
Morretes, 1949. Arqu. Mus. Paranaense 7: 27.
(error for Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819)

Taxonomic Opinions

Glabaris rotunda Spix = Anodontites trapezea

Glabaris soleniformis Orb. = Anodontites solenidea
+ Anodon solenidea Sowerby, 1867

Glabaris tenebricosa (Lea) = Anodontites tenebricosa

Glabaris trapezea Spix = Anodontites trapezea

Mycetopus siliquosus Spix = Mycetopoda siliquosa
 
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