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Publication Haas (1940): summary

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Haas, F. 1940. A tentative classification of the Palearctic unionids. Zoological Series of Field Museum of Natural History 24: 115-141. Available electronically.

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

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio albovicensis Haas, 1940 = Unio tumidus

‘Locard’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 129.
(error for Unio elboviensis Locard, 1893)

Unio (cilicicus var.) berythensis Haas, 1940 = Unio delicatus

‘Kobelt & Rolle’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 128.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 42.
(error for Unio (cilicicus var. ?) berytensis Kobelt & Rolle, 1895)

Unio brevieri Locard, 1882 = Unio crassus

‘Bourguignat in Locard’ of Authors.
Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 286.
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 265.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 732.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 130.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 49.
(incorrect original spelling of Unio brevierei Locard, 1882)

Unio bythinicus Simpson, 1900 = Elongaria orientalis

‘Kobelt’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 695.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 565.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 141.
(error for Unio bithynicus Kobelt, 1893)

Unio caravellus Haas, 1940 = Unio pictorum

‘Servain’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 121.
‘Servain’ Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 23.
(error for Unio cavarellus Servain, 1887)

There are 30 nominal species attributed to this publication (none available).

Microcondylus crassus Haas, 1940 = Microcondylaea bonellii

‘Drouët’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 133.
(error for Microcondylus crassulus Drouët, 1879)

Unio diarbekrianus Haas, 1940 = Unio mardinensis

‘Kobelt’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 132.
(error for Unio diarbekirianus Kobelt, 1913)

Margaritana durrowensis Haas, 1940 = Margaritifera margaritifera

‘Phillips’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 120.
(error for Margaritana durrovensis Phillips, 1928)

Unio egyptiaca Deshayes, 1832 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

‘Cailliaud’ of Authors.
Deshayes, 1832. Enc. Méth. 2 (Deuxième partie): 587.
Jay, 1836. Cat. Rec. Shells: 20 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 29.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 21 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 198 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32 [as ‘Margaron (Unio) egyptiacus’].
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 267 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 494 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 50.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 140 [as ‘Caelatura egyptiaca’].
Araujo et al., 2017. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 179(2): 280.
(error for Unio aegyptiacus Cailliaud, 1827)

Unio gangraenosus Küster, 1855 = Unio crassus

‘Ziegler’ of Authors.
Küster, 1855. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 124.
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 81.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 130.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 46.
(error for Unio gangrenosus J.F. Schmidt, 1840)

Unio hattmanni Haas, 1940 = Unio crassus

‘Bourguignat’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 131.
(error for Unio hattemani Locard, 1889)

Unio hospitali Locard, 1893 = Unio pictorum

‘Locard’ of Authors.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 186.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 735.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 121.
(error for Unio hopitali Locard, 1889)

Unio hydrellus Haas, 1940 = Unio mancus

‘Locard’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 122.
(error for Unio hydrelus Locard, 1889)

Unio jonicus Kobelt, 1886 = Unio ionicus

‘Drouët’ of Authors.
Kobelt, 1886. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2: 43.
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 153.
specimen image from publication Kobelt, 1893. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 6: 87.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 131.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 52.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. Biol. Rev. 92(1): 578.
Lyubas et al., 2022. Diversity 14(11), 935: Table S3.
(error for Unio ionicus Drouët, 1879)

Unio jousseaumi Haas, 1940 = Unio pictorum

‘Bourguignat’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 121.
(error for Unio jousseaumei Locard, 1882)

Unio raddei var. kutaisanus Haas, 1940 = Unio gontierii

‘Kobelt’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 131.
(error for Unio raddei var. koutaisiana Kobelt, 1886)

Unio lamboltei Locard, 1893 = Unio crassus

‘Malzine’ of Authors.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 177.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 732.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 130.
(error for Unio lambottei Malzine, 1867)

Unio lawleyanus Kobelt, 1884 = Unio mancus

‘Gentiluomo’ of Authors.
Kobelt, 1884. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1: 65.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 683.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 533.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 127.
(error for Unio lawleyianus Gentiluomo, 1868)

Margaritifera maroccana Haas, 1940 = Pseudunio marocanus

Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 119.
(error for Margaritana marocana Pallary, 1918)

Unio pincianus Haas, 1940 = Unio mancus

Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 121.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 23.
(error for Unio pinciacus Locard, 1882)

Unio platyodon Haas, 1940 = Unio pictorum

‘Jordan’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 121.
(error for Unio pictorum var. pachyodon Jordan, 1879)

Unio platyrhynchoideus Locard, 1882 = Unio pictorum

‘Dupuy’ of Authors.
Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 297.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 154 [48].
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 121.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 187.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 739.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 123.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 27.
Fauna Europaea, 2012. Fauna Europa: [web].
(error for Unio platyrinchoideus Dupuy, 1849)

Unio quelleneci Kobelt, 1896 = Unio elongatulus

‘Drouët’ Kobelt, 1896. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 7: 100.
‘Drouet’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 125.
(error for Unio quellenneci Drouët, 1895)

Anodonta quelleneci Haas, 1940 = Anodonta anatina

‘Drouet’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 137.
(error for Anodonta quellenneci Drouët, 1892)

Unio ricconianus Haas, 1940 = Unio mancus

‘Monterosato’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 127.
(intro'd as syn of Unio gargottae Philippi, 1836)

Unio sabinensis Haas, 1940 = Unio elongatulus

Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 127.
(error for Unio sebinensis Bourguignat, 1883)

Unio schrenckianus Haas, 1940 = Unio pictorum

‘Clessin’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 122.
(error for Unio schrenkianus Clessin, 1880)

Unio souzanus Locard, 1893 = Unio delphinus

‘Castro’ of Authors.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 197.
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 275 [37].
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 737.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 126.
(error for Unio sousanus Locard, 1889)

Unio kungurensis sylvensis Haas, 1940 = Unio crassus

‘Kobelt’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 132.
‘Kobelt’ Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 53.
Vinarski & Kantor, 2016. Analyt. Cat. Fr. Brack. Moll. Russia: 25.
(error for Unio kungurensis sylwensis Kobelt, 1912)

Unio zoasthenicus Haas, 1940 = Unio nanus

‘Locard’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 131.
(error for Unio zoasthenus Locard, 1889)

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