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Publication Mörch (1853): taxonomic opinions
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Complete Citation

Mörch, O.A.L. 1853. Acephala. Annulata Cirripedia. Echinodermata. Catalogus Conchyliorum Quae Reliquit D. Alphonso D’Aguirra & Gadnea Comes de Yoldi... 2. 74 pp. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Aetheria [sic] semilunata (Lam.) = Etheria elliptica
+ Etheria plumbea Férussac, 1824

Anodonta anatina (L.)

Anodonta cellensis [sic] (Gm.) = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta monstrosa = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta cygnea lingua Mörch, 1863

Anodonta monstrosa = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (Patularia) exotica Lam. = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodonta (Patularia) latomarginata Lea = Anodontites patagonica

Castalia cordata Humph. = Castalia ambigua
+ Prisodon truncatus Schumacher, 1817
+ Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819

Castalia cordata Humph.

Mutela dubia (Gm.)
+ Iridina exotica Lamarck, 1819
+ Anodonta adansonii Gray, 1825

Mutela (Pliodon) ovata (Sws.) = Pleiodon ovatus
+ Pleiodon macmurtriei Conrad, 1834
+ Arca rostrum Wood, 1828

Mutela (Spatha) chaiziana (Rang) = Aspatharia chaiziana

Mutela (Spatha) rubens (Lam.) = Chambardia rubens

Triquetra corrugata (Lam.) = Triplodon corrugatus

Triquetra obliqua (Sch.) = Prisodon obliquus
+ Hyria avicularis Lamarck, 1819

Unio (Alasmodonta (s.s.)) marginatus (Say) = Alasmidonta varicosa
+ Unio varicosa Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio rugulosus Wood, 1828

Unio (Alasmodonta (s.s.)) marginatus (Say) = Alasmidonta marginata

Unio (Alasmodonta Strophitus) undulatus Say = Alasmidonta undulata
+ Unio hians Valenciennes, 1827

Unio (Anodontina) [sic] cataracta (Say) = Pyganodon cataracta

Unio (Anodontina) [sic] undulatus (Say) = Strophitus undulatus
+ Unio varicosus of Authors, unknown year

Unio (Baphia) margaritifera (L.) = Margaritifera margaritifera
+ Unio elongata Lamarck, 1819

Unio (Complanaria) complanata (Barnes) = Pterosyna complanata
+ Unio gigas Swainson, 1824

Unio (Crenodonta) plicatus Say = Amblema plicata
+ Unio undulata Valenciennes, 1827
+ Unio peruviana Lamarck, 1819

Unio (Crenodonta) plicatus Say = Megalonaias nervosa

Unio (Cyprogenia) stegaria (Raf.) = Cyprogenia stegaria
+ Unio irroratus Lea, 1828

Unio (Diplodon) parallelepipedum [sic] Lea = Diplodon parallelopipedon

Unio (Dysnomia) gibbosus (Raf.) = Epioblasma torulosa
+ Unio perplexus Lea, 1831
+ Unio obliquus Potiez & Michaud, 1844

Unio (Elliptio) abruptus Say = Lampsilis abrupta
+ Unio cyclops Conrad, 1836

Unio (Elliptio) carolinensis [sic] Bosc = Uniomerus carolinianus
+ Unio arctatus Conrad, 1834

Unio (Elliptio) carolinensis [sic] Bosc = Elliptio arctata

Unio (Elliptio) dilatatus Raf. = Eurynia dilatata
+ Unio nasuta Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio gibbosus Barnes, 1823

Unio (Elliptio) fasciolaris (Raf.) = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris
+ Unio phaseolus Hildreth, 1828
+ Unio planulatus Lea, 1829

Unio (Elliptio) lanceolatus Lea = Elliptio lanceolata

Unio (Elliptio) ligamentinus Lam. = Ortmanniana ligamentina
+ Unio crassus Say, 1817
+ Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio ellipticus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio orbiculatus Hildreth, 1828

Unio (Elliptio) ligamentinus Lam. = Obovaria subrotunda

Unio (Elliptio) maculatus Conrad = Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Unio (Elliptio) nasutus Say = Sagittunio nasutus
+ Unio rostrata Valenciennes, 1827

Unio (Elliptio) niger Raf. = Elliptio crassidens
+ Unio violaceus Spengler, 1793
+ Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio cuneatus Barnes, 1823

Unio (Elliptio) niger Raf. = Elliptio complanata

Unio (Elliptio) purpureus Say = Elliptio complanata
+ Mya complanata Lightfoot, 1786
+ Unio purpurascens Lamarck, 1819

Unio (Elliptio) teres Raf. = Lampsilis teres
+ Unio anodontoides Lea, 1831

Unio (Hyridella) australis Lam. = Hyridella australis

Unio (Lampsilis) cariosus Say = Lampsilis cariosa
+ Unio ovata Valenciennes, 1827
+ Unio ventricosus Barnes, 1823

Unio (Lampsilis) cariosus Say = Lampsilis cardium

Unio (Lampsilis) ochraceus Say = Atlanticoncha ochracea

Unio (Lampsilis) ovatus Say = Lampsilis ovata

Unio (Lampsilis) siliquoideus Barnes = Lampsilis siliquoidea

Unio (Lampsilis) virginianus Lam. = Lampsilis radiata
+ Mya anatina Gronovius, 1781
+ Mya radiata Gmelin, 1791
+ Unio oblongatus Wood, 1828

Unio (Lampsilis) virginianus Lam. = Elliptio complanata

Unio (Metaptera) latissimus Raf. = Potamilus purpuratus
+ Unio poulsoni Conrad, 1834

Unio (Metaptera) latissimus Raf. = Ligumia recta

Unio (Metaptera) megapterus (Raf.) = Potamilus alatus
+ Unio alatus Say, 1817

Unio (Mysca) pictorum (L.) = Unio pictorum

Unio (Mysca) tumidus Retz. = Unio tumidus

Unio (Naïa) aegyptiacus Caillaud [sic] = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Unio (Naïa) corrugatus (Müll.) = Parreysia corrugata

Unio (Naïa) spurius (Gm.) = Parreysia corrugata

Unio (Naïa) testudinarius Spgl. = Lamellidens marginalis

Unio (Niæa) araucanus Philippi = Diplodon chilensis

Unio (Niæa) auratus Sws. = Diplodon chilensis

Unio (Niæa) chilensis Gray = Diplodon chilensis

Unio (Niæa) multistriatus Lea = Diplodon multistriatus
+ Unio psammactinus Philippi, 1848
+ Diplodon ellypticum Wagner, 1827

Unio (Niæa) multistriatus Lea = Diplodon granosus

Unio (Niæa) multistriatus Lea = Diplodon ellipticus

Unio (Niæa) niloticus Caillaud [sic] = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Unio (Obovaria) “orbicularis”

Unio (Obovaria) circulus Lea = Obovaria subrotunda

Unio (Obovaria) coccineus Hildr. apud Lea = Pleurobema sintoxia
+ Unio catillus Conrad, 1836

Unio (Obovaria) mytiloides (Raf.) = Pleurobema clava
+ Unio pyramidatus Lea, 1831

Unio (Obovaria) mytiloides (Raf.) = Pleurobema sintoxia

Unio (Obovaria) rotundatus Lam. = Glebula rotundata
+ Unio rotundatus Wood, 1828

Unio (Obovaria) rotundatus Lam. = Obovaria subrotunda

Unio (Obovaria) torsus (Raf.) = Obovaria retusa
+ Unio retusa Lamarck, 1819

Unio (Orthonymus) cylindricus Say = Theliderma cylindrica
+ Unio naviformis Lamarck, 1819

Unio (Potamida) [sic] crassus Retz. = Unio nanus
+ Unio consentaneus Rossmässler, 1836

Unio (Potamida) [sic] crassus Retz. = Unio crassus

Unio (Potamida) [sic] fellmanni Dh. = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Potamida) [sic] littoralis Lam. = Potomida littoralis
+ Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855

Unio (Potamida) [sic] reniformis Schmidt = Unio nanus

Unio (Quadrula) asper Lea = Quadrula quadrula

Unio (Quadrula) metanever [sic] (Raf.) = Theliderma metanevra

Unio (Quadrula) nodosus Barnes = Theliderma metanevra

Unio (Quadrula) pustulosus Lea = Pustulosa pustulosa

Unio (Quadrula) turgidus Lea = Pustulosa pustulosa

Unio (Rhipidodonta) paranensis var. Lea = Diplodon paranensis

Unio (Rotundaria) cælatus Conrad = Lemiox rimosus

Unio (Scalenaria) scalenarius [sic] (Raf.) = Pleurobema clava

Unio (Tritogenia) [sic] verrucosus (Raf.) = Quadrula verrucosa
+ Unio tuberculatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio (Theliderma) pustulata Swainson, 1840

Unio (Truncilla) triqueter (Raf.) = Epioblasma triquetra
+ Unio triangularis Barnes, 1823
+ Unio formosus Lea, 1831