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Publication Pallary (1924): summary

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Pallary, P. 1924. Supplément a la fauna malacologique terrestre et fluviatile de l’Égypte. Mémoires de l’Institut d’Égypte 7 (n.s.). 61 pp., 4 pls.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Caelatura Conrad, 1853

‘Conrad’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 267 [as ‘Cælatura’].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 820 [as ‘Cælatura’].
Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 76.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1019.
Germain, 1918. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 24: 41.
Germain, 1919. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 25: 122.
Germain, 1921. Faun. malac. Terr. e Fluv. Iles Mascareignes: 403.
Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 42.
Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 399.
Haas, 1927. Senckenbergiana 9: 21.
Haas, 1929. Senckenbergiana 11: 111.
Bloomer, 1932. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 20: 168.
Thiele, 1934. Handb. Syst. Weichtierk. 3: 1248.
Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 54.
Dartevelle & Schwetz, 1937. Ann. Soc. Roy. Zool. Belgique 68: 60.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 140.
Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 190.
Bloomer, 1946. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 27: 68.
Bloomer, 1949. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 27: 241.
Franc, 1949. J. de Conch. 9: 158.
Leloup, 1950. Res. Sci. Explor. Hydrob. Lac Tanganyika (1946-1947) 3: 40.
Mongin, 1963. Mém. Soc. Géol. France 96: 10.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 116.
Mandahl-Barth, 1968. Expl. Hydrobiol. Bangweulu-Luapula 12: 51.
Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 64.
Fischer-Piette & Métivier, 1974. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 133: 10.
Appleton, 1979. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 77(9): 154.
Kenmuir, 1980. Trans. Zimbabwe Sci. Assoc. 60(2): 7.
Curtis & Appleton, 1987. Jour. SWA Sci. Soc. 40-41: 50.
Ibrahim et al., 1999. EEAA Nat. Biodiv. Unit (10): 74.
Millard, 2001. Class. Moll. (3): 1061.
(incorrect original spelling of Coelatura Conrad, 1853)
Type species: Unio aegyptiacus Cailliaud, 1827 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Horusia Pallary, 1924

Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 43.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Coelatura Conrad, 1853)
Type species: Unio rugifer Küster, 1856 (orig. desig.) = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Iaronia Pallary, 1924

Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 44, 49.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Coelatura Conrad, 1853)
Type species: Unio niloticus Cailliaud, 1827 (orig. desig.) = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Nitia Pallary, 1924

Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 43, 48.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Coelatura Conrad, 1853)
Type species: Unio teretiusculus Philippi, 1847 (orig. desig.) = Nitia teretiuscula

Attributed Nominal Species

Mutelina aegyptiaca Pallary, 1924 = Mutela rostrata

specimen image from publication Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 52, pl. 4, fig. 14.
Type(s): PARATYPES BMNH_1937-12-30-13155-13156, Lower Nile River.

Unio aenodus Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 81. [nomen nudum]
specimen image from publication Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 43, 50, pl. 2, figs. 13-15.

Unio (Horusia) parreyssi var. anergus Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 81 [as ‘Unio anergus’]. [nomen nudum]
specimen image from publication ‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 46, pl. 3, figs. 7-9.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio parreyssi Philippi, 1848)

Corbicula bithydra Pallary, 1924 = Corbicula fluminalis

‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 37.
(error for Corbicula consobrina var. bithydea Pallary, 1909)

Corbicula calvertiana Pallary, 1924 = Corbicula fluminalis

Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 39. [nomen nudum]

There are 14 available nominal species attributed to this publication (36 total).

Unio canopicus Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 81. [nomen nudum]
specimen image from publication Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 45, pl. 2, figs. 10-12.
(intro'd as syn of Unio aegyptiacus Cailliaud, 1827)

Unio companyoi Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 81. [nomen nudum]
specimen image from publication Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 45, pl. 2, figs. 1-3.
(intro'd as syn of Unio aegyptiacus Cailliaud, 1827)

Unio (Horusia) parreyssi var. curta Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

specimen image from publication Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 46, pl. 3, fig. 20.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio parreyssi Philippi, 1848; homonym of Unio curtus Lea, 1859)

Corbicula consobrina var. degouseei Pallary, 1909 = Corbicula fluminalis

Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 71.
Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 38.
(error for Corbicula degousei Bourguignat, 1889)

Unio emeterus Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 81. [nomen nudum]
specimen image from publication ‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 50, pl. 4, figs. 7-9.
(intro'd as syn of Nodularia (Cælatura) parreyssi var. pruneri Pallary, 1909)

Unio (Horusia) eurystellina Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

specimen image from publication ‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 48, pl. 4, figs. 10-12.
(error for Unio euryssellinus Pallary, 1903)

Unio fourtaui Pallary, 1903 = Nitia teretiuscula

‘Phil.’ Jickeli, 1874. Nova Acta Dtsch. Akad. Naturf. 37(1): 276, pl. 11, figs. 3-3b [as ‘U. teretiusculus’]. [in part]
Pallary, 1903. Bull. Inst. Égypt. 3 (4th series): 95.
Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 49.

Spathella fourtaui Pallary, 1903 = Aspatharia marnoi

specimen image from publication Pallary, 1903. Bull. Inst. Égypt. 3 (4th series): 96, pl. 1, fig. 3.
Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 85.
Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 55.

Nodularia (Cælatura) gaillardoti Pallary, 1909 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

specimen image from publication ‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 78, pl. 5, figs. 7-8.
‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 51, pl. 3, figs. 4-6.

Unio hydrarius Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

specimen image from publication ‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 44, pl. 4, figs. 4-6.
(intro'd as syn of Unio aegyptiacus Cailliaud, 1827)

Spatha innesi Pallary, 1903 = Aspatharia chaiziana

specimen image from publication Pallary, 1903. Bull. Inst. Égypt. 3 (4th series): 97, pl. 2, fig. 2.
Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 83.
Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 54.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPE IRSNB_MP_0663, Lac Albert-Edward.

Unio insuetus Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 81. [nomen nudum]
specimen image from publication Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 50, pl. 3, figs. 13-15.

Corbicula letourneuxi Pallary, 1924 = Corbicula fluminalis

Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 39. [nomen nudum]

Eupera lhotelleriei Pallary, 1924 = Eupera ferruginea

Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 40.
(intro'd as syn of Eupera letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1883)

Spatha lhotellerii Pallary, 1924 = Chambardia rubens

‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 54.
(intro'd as syn of Spatha cailliaudi Martens, 1866)

Unio (Horusia) parreyssi var. marchandi Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 48.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio parreyssi Philippi, 1848)

Unio masranus Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

specimen image from publication Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 45, pl. 2, fig. 7-9.
(intro'd as syn of Unio aegyptiacus Cailliaud, 1827)

Unio (Horusia) parreyssi var. minor Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 46.
(homonym of Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio parreyssi Philippi, 1848)

Unio (Nitia) teretiusculus var. minor Pallary, 1924 = Nitia teretiuscula

Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 49.
(homonym of Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835)

Unio monereus Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

specimen image from publication ‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 50, pl. 3, figs. 10-12.

Unio mysticus Pallary, 1903 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

specimen image from publication ‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1903. Bull. Inst. Égypt. 3 (4th series): 94, pl. 2, fig. 3.
Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 78.
‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 50, pl. 4, figs. 1-3.

Mutelina aegyptiaca var. obtusa Pallary, 1924 = Mutela rostrata

specimen image from publication Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 53, pl. 4, fig. 13.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mutelina aegyptiaca Pallary, 1924)

Unio (Horusia) parreyssi var. petrettinii Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 81 [as ‘Unio petretinii’]. [nomen nudum]
specimen image from publication ‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 46, pl. 3, figs. 16-18.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio parreyssi Philippi, 1848; correct name for Unio petretinii Pallary, 1909)

Unio philesicus Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

specimen image from publication ‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 47, 50, pl. 2, figs. 16-18.

Corbicula pisioides Pallary, 1924 = Corbicula fluminalis

Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 39. [nomen nudum]

Unio prasidens Pallary, 1924 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

specimen image from publication Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 45, pl. 2, figs. 4-6.
(intro'd as syn of Unio aegyptiacus Cailliaud, 1827)

Nodularia (Cælatura) parreyssi var. pruneri Pallary, 1909 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 78.
specimen image from publication ‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 50, pl. 3, figs. 1-3.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio parreyssi Philippi, 1848)

Mutelina rhynchota Pallary, 1909 = Mutela rostrata

‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 83.
specimen image from publication ‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 53, pl. 4, fig. 15 [as ‘M. aegyptiaca var. rhynchota].

Unio sennaarensis Lea, 1870 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

‘Küster’ of Authors.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 64.
Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 48.
(error for Unio sennaariensis Küster, 1862)

Mutelina singularis Pallary, 1924 = Mutela dubia

specimen image from publication Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 53, pl. 4, fig. 17.
Type(s): UNKNOWN UMMZ_111999, Canal Mahmoudich, Egypt.

Unio vignardi Pallary, 1924 = Unio abyssinicus

specimen image from publication Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 40, pl. 4, figs. 16, 18.

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