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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae


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Data last updated
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Publication Zieritz et al. (2015): summary

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Full Citation

Zieritz, A., A.F. Sartori, A.E. Bogan & D.C. Aldridge. 2015. Reconstructing the evolution of umbonal structures in the Unionida. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 53(1): 76-86. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Acostea Gray, 1854

Gray, 1854. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 14: 26.
Zieritz et al., 2015. J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res. 53(1): 82.
(error for Acostaea d’Orbigny, 1851)
Type species: Acostaea guaduasana d’Orbigny, 1851 = Mulleria rivoli

Monocondylea Moricand, 1837

Moricand, 1837. Mém. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Genève 8(1): 145.
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5(3): 611.
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
Herrmannsen, 1849. Ind. Gener. Malacol. 2: 668.
Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 293.
Hupé, 1857. [in] Castelnau, Anim. Nouv. Rares d’Amer. Sud: 84.
Petit de la Saussaye, 1865. J. de Conch. 13: 15.
Heude, 1875. Conch. Fluv. Nanking (1): pl. 4.
Deshayes & Jullien, 1876. Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 10: 117.
Morlet, 1889. J. de Conch. 37: 165.
Hoeh et al., 2009. Malacologia 51(2): 310.
Zieritz et al., 2015. J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res. 53(1): 82.
(error for Monocondylaea d’Orbigny, 1835)
Type species: Unio (Monocondylaea) paraguayana d’Orbigny, 1835 = Monocondylaea paraguayana

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodontites guaranensis Haas, 1969 = Anodontites guanarensis

‘Marshall’ Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 560.
Walker et al., 2006. Malacologia 48(1-2): 272.
Zieritz et al., 2015. J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res. 53(1): 82.
(error for Anodontites guanarensis Marshall, 1927)

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias ligamentina = Ortmanniana ligamentina
+ Unio carinatus Barnes, 1823

Alasmidonta marginata

Amblema plicata

Anodontites guaranensis [sic] = Anodontites guanarensis

Anodontites trigonus = Anodontites trigona

Aspatharia rugifera

Castalia stevensi

Chambardia wahlbergi

Coelatura aegyptiaca

Cumberlandia monodonta

Diplodon chilensis

Diplodon deceptus = Diplodon gratus

Echyridella menziesii

Elliptio dilatata = Eurynia dilatata

Epioblasma triquetra

Etheria elliptica

Fusconaia flava

Gonidea angulata

Hyridella australis

Hyridella depressa

Lampsilis cardium

Lasmigona compressa = Platynaias compressa

Ligumia recta

Lortiella rugata

Margaritifera margaritifera

Monocondylea [sic] minuana = Monocondylaea minuana

Monocondylea [sic] rivolii = Mulleria rivoli

Mutela dubia

Mutela rostrata

Neotrigonia margaritacea

Obliquaria reflexa

Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Pleurobema sintoxia
+ Unio coccineus Conrad, 1836

Pseudodon vondembuschianus

Pseudomulleria dalyi

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Pyganodon grandis

Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula verrucosa

Strophitus undulatus

Truncilla truncata

Uniandra contradens = Lens contradens

Unio caffer

Unio pictorum

Velesunio ambiguus

Velesunio angasi

Villosa iris = Cambarunio iris

 
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