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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Fischer & Crosse (1894): attributed nominal genera
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Fischer, P. & H. Crosse. 1894. Études sur les mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles du Mexique et du Guatemala. Mission Scientifique au Mexique et dans l’Amerique Central, Recherches Zoologiques 2(15): 489-576. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Actinonaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 556.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio sapotalensis Lea, 1841 (orig. desig.) = Actinonaias sapotalensis

Amphinaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 556.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio couchianus Lea, 1860 (orig. desig.) = Quadrula couchiana

Amygdalonaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 557.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio cognatus Lea, 1860 (orig. desig.) = Truncilla cognata

Barynaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 557.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio pigerrimus Crosse & Fischer, 1894 (orig. desig.) = Barynaias pigerrima

Brachyanodon Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 517.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta chapalensis Crosse & Fischer, 1893 (subsequent designation) = Anodonta impura

Caenonaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 556 [as ‘Cænonaias’].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio aeruginosus Morelet, 1849 (orig. desig.) = Nephronaias aeruginosa

Cyrtonaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 556.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio berlandierii Lea, 1857 (orig. desig.) = Cyrtonaias tampicoensis

Delphinonaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 555.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio delphinulus Morelet, 1849 (monotypy) = Delphinonaias largillierti

Disconaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 556.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio discus Lea, 1838 (original designation) = Disconaias disca

Euryanodon Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 518.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodon bambousearum Morelet, 1851 (sub. desig. by Haas, 1964) = Anodontites cylindracea

Graphonaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 557.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio medellinus Lea, 1838 (orig. desig.) = Actinonaias medellina

Leptonaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 557.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio ravistellus Morelet, 1849 (orig. desig.) = Nephronaias ravistella

Mesanodon Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 517.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodon lurulentus Morelet, 1849 (subsequent designation) = Anodonta lurulenta

Mesonaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 556.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio explicatus Morelet, 1849 (orig. desig.) = Cyrtonaias explicata

Nephronaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 556.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio plicatulus Küster, 1856 (orig. desig.) = Nephronaias plicatula

Pachynaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 556.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio spheniopsis Morelet, 1849 (orig. desig.) = Pachynaias spheniopsis

Phyllonaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 555.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio paludosus Morelet, 1849 (orig. desig.) = Delphinonaias largillierti

Pseudoleila Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 518.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodon ciconia Gould, 1851 (monotypy) = Anodontites trapesialis

Psoronaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 556.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio psoricus Morelet, 1851 (orig. desig.) = Psoronaias semigranosa

Pyganodon Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 518.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta globosa Lea, 1841 (subsequent designation) = Pyganodon grandis

Simonaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 557.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio tabascoensis Küster, 1856 (orig. desig.) = Nephronaias tabascoensis

Sphenonaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 557.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio liebmanni Philippi, 1847 (orig. desig.) = Sphenonaias liebmanni
 
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