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

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Publication Anisimova et al. (2018): summary
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Complete Citation

Anisimova, A.S., A. Abdrakhmanov, T. Neretina, A.S. Kondrashov & V.V. Bogatov. 2018. The comparative and genetic methods for East European Unionidae taxonomy. bioRxiv doi.org/10.1101/390872: 1-22. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta anatinum = Anodonta anatina
+ Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1822
+ Anodonta ponderosa C. Pfeiffer, 1825
+ Anodonta nilssonii Küster, 1842

Anodonta cygnea

Colletopterum subcircularis Clessin, 1873 = Anodonta anatina
+ Anodonta letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1870

Colletopterum subcircularis Clessin, 1873 = Anodonta exulcerata

Margaritifera margaritifera (L., 1758)

Pseudanodonta complanata
+ Anodonta elongata Holandre, 1836

Unio crassus = Unio nanus
+ Unio musivus Spengler, 1793
+ Unio nana Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio courtillieri Hattemann, 1859

Unio crassus

Unio pictorum
+ Unio limosus Nilsson, 1822
+ Unio protractus Lindholm, 1932

Unio tumidus = Unio pictorum
+ Unio longirostris Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio conus Spengler, 1793

Unio tumidus