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Publication Wesselingh et al. (2019): summary

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Wesselingh, F.P., T.A. Neubauer, V.V. Anistratenko, M.V. Vinarski, T. Yanina et al. 2019. Mollusc species from the Pontocaspian region — an expert opinion list. ZooKeys 837: 31-124. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Abra segmentum (Récluz, 1843)
+ Erycina ovata Philippi, 1893

Adacna fragilis Milachewitch, 1908

Adacna laeviuscula (Eichwald, 1829)

Adacna minima Ostroumov, 1907
+ Hypanis minima ostroumovi Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1967
+ Hypanis minima sidorovi Starobogatov, 1974

Adacna vitrea (Eichwald, 1829)
+ Adacna glabra Ostroumoff, 1905
+ Hypanis vitrea bergi Starobogatov, 1974

Cerastoderma glaucum (Bruguière, 1789)
+ Cardium isthmicus Issel, 1869
+ Cardium rhomboides Lamarck, 1819

Cerastoderma glaucum (Bruguière, 1789) = Cerastoderma rhomboides

Cerastoderma sp. A = Cerastoderma rhomboides
+ Cerastoderma rhomboides Vinarski & Kantor, 2016

Corbicula fluminalis (Müller, 1774)

Didacna baeri (Grimm, 1877)

Didacna barbotdemarnii (Grimm, 1877)
+ Didacna barbotdemarnyi Zhadin, 1965

Didacna eichwaldi (Krynicki, 1837)
+ Cardium crassum Eichwald, 1829

Didacna longipes (Grimm, 1877)
+ Didacna carinata Nevesskaja, 2007

Didacna parallela Bogachev, 1932
+ Didacna parallella Nevesskaja, 2007

Didacna praetrigonoides Nalivkin & Anissimoff, 1914

Didacna profundicola Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1966

Didacna protracta (Eichwald, 1841)
+ Cardium catillus Grimm, 1877

Didacna pyramidata (Grimm, 1877)

Didacna trigonoides (Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena bugensis Andrusov, 1897

Dreissena caspia Eichwald, 1855

Dreissena elata Andrusov, 1897

Dreissena grimmi (Andrusov, 1897)
+ Dreyssena [sic] brardii [sic] var. caspia Grimm, 1877
+ Dreissensia rostriformis var. distincta Andrusov, 1897
+ Dreissensia tschaudae var. pontocaspica Andrusov, 1897
+ Dreissena rostriformis Rosenberg & Ludyanskiy, 1994
+ Dreissena rostriformis compressa Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1966

Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
+ Dreissensia polymorpha andrusovi Andrusov, 1897
+ Dreissensia caspia pallasi Andrusov, 1897
+ Dreissensia polymorpha aralensis Andrusov, 1897
+ Dreissensia polymorpha obtusecarinata Andrusov, 1897

Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) = Dreissena caspia

Hypanis plicata (Eichwald, 1829)
+ Adacna plicata Eichwald, 1838
+ Adacna relicta Milachewitch, 1916
+ Adacna relicta var. dolosmiana Borcea, 1926
+ Hypanis dolosmaniana Grossu, 1973
+ Hypanis plicata golbargae Tadjalli-Pour, 1977

Monodacna acuticosta (Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1967)

Monodacna albida (Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1967)

Monodacna caspia (Eichwald, 1829)
+ Hypanis caspia assalae Tadjalli-Pour, 1977
+ Hypanis caspia nahali Tadjalli-Pour, 1977

Monodacna colorata (Eichwald, 1829)
+ Monodacna pontica Eichwald, 1838
+ Monodacna colorata var. ialpugensis Borcea, 1926
+ Monodacna colorata var. angusticostata Borcea, 1926
+ Monodacna colorata var. luciae Borcea, 1926
+ Hypanis grossui Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1972

Monodacna colorata (Eichwald, 1829) = Monodacna caspia

Monodacna filatovae (Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1967) = Monodacna caspia
+ Cardium caspium Grimm, 1876

Monodacna knipowitschi (Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1966) = Monodacna caspia

Monodacna polymorpha (Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1967)

Monodacna semipellucida (Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1967)

Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
+ Mytilaster lineatus Zhadin, 1952

Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831)