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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae | Gonideini | Pseudodontopsis
species Pseudodontopsis euphratica (Bourguignat, 1852): synonymy
Synonymy
Unio euphraticus Bourguignat, 1852
Bourguignat, 1852. Test. Nov. Saulcy: 28.
Bourguignat, 1853. Catalogue Raissoné des Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles Recueillis par M.F. Saulcy 1853: 75, pl. 4, figs. 1-3.
Bourguignat, 1856. Rev. Mag. Zool. 8: 72.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0037, Bagdad.
Gabillotia euphratica — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Gabilliotia [sic] euphratica — Preston (1912)
Pseudodontopsis euphratica — Kobelt (1913), Graf (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2021), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Bogan et al. (2021), Jihad (2023)
Pseudodontopsis euphraticus — Haas (1940), Haas (1952), Haas (1969), Schütt (1983), Falkner (1994), Bogan (2010)
Leguminaia (Pseudodontopsis) euphratica — Haas (1969)
Unio opperti Bourguignat, 1856
Bourguignat, 1856. Rev. Mag. Zool. 8: 71, pl. 8, fig. 6; pl. 9, fig. 1.
Gabillotia opperti — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon opperti — Kobelt (1904)
Pseudodontopsis opperti — Kobelt (1913)
Pseudodontopsis euphraticus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudodontopsis euphratica — Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)
Unio churchillianus Bourguignat, 1857
Bourguignat, 1857. Rev. Mag. Zool. 9: 18, pl. 2, figs. 1-4.
Gabillotia euphratica var. churchillianus — Simpson (1900)
Pseudodontopsis churchilliana — Kobelt (1913)
Gabillotia euphratica var. churchilliana — Simpson (1914)
Pseudodontopsis euphraticus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudodontopsis euphratica — Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)
Monocondyloea rhomboidea Lea, 1859
Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 187 [as ‘Monocondylœa rhomboidea’].
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 263 [81], pl. 42, fig. 143.
Type(s): SYNTYPES USNM_86329, Tigris R., near Bagdad, Asia.
Gabillotia euphratica var. churchillianus — Simpson (1900)
Gabillotia euphratica var. churchilliana — Simpson (1914)
Pseudodontopsis euphraticus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudodontopsis euphratica — Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)
Pseudodontopsis babylonica Kobelt, 1913
Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 4 [as ‘Pseudodon babylonicus’]. [nomen nudum]
‘Bourguignat’ Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 4, pl. 512, figs. 2688-2689.
Pseudodontopsis babylonica — Kobelt (1913)
Gabillotia euphratica — Simpson (1914)
Pseudodontopsis babylonicus — Pallary (1939)
Pseudodontopsis euphraticus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudodontopsis euphratica — Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Jihad (2023)
Pseudodontopsis piestius Kobelt, 1913
Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 4 [as ‘Pseudodon piestius’]. [nomen nudum]
‘Bourguignat mss’ Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 5, pl. 513, figs. 2690-2691.
Pseudodontopsis piestius — Kobelt (1913), Pallary (1939)
Gabillotia euphratica — Simpson (1914)
Pseudodontopsis euphraticus — Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudodontopsis euphratica — Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)
Unio churchilleanus Sowerby, 1868
‘Bourguignat’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 96, sp. 525.
(error for Unio churchillianus Bourguignat, 1857)
Gabillotia euphratica — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Gabilliotia [sic] euphratica — Preston (1912)
Pseudodon pachyolenus Bourguignat, 1880
Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 4. [nomen nudum]
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 296. [nomen nudum]
Pseudodontopsis babylonica — Kobelt (1913)
Pseudodontopsis euphraticus — Haas (1940)
Pseudodontopsis euphratica — Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)
Margaritana euphratica Kobelt, 1886
‘Bourguignat’ Kobelt, 1886. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2: 26, pl. 45, fig. 266.
(reference to Unio euphraticus Bourguignat, 1852)
Gabillotia opperti — Simpson (1900)
Gabilliotia [sic] euphratica — Preston (1912)
Pseudodontopsis babylonica — Kobelt (1913)
Gabillotia euphratica — Simpson (1914)
Taxonomic History (since 1900)
Gabillotia euphratica — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Gabillotia opperti — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Gabillotia euphratica var. churchillianus — Simpson (1900)
Pseudodon opperti — Kobelt (1904)
Gabilliotia [sic] euphratica — Preston (1912)
Pseudodontopsis euphratica — Kobelt (1913), Graf (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2021), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Bogan et al. (2021), Jihad (2023)
Pseudodontopsis opperti — Kobelt (1913)
Pseudodontopsis churchilliana — Kobelt (1913)
Pseudodontopsis babylonica — Kobelt (1913)
Pseudodontopsis piestius — Kobelt (1913), Pallary (1939)
Gabillotia euphratica var. churchilliana — Simpson (1914)
Pseudodontopsis babylonicus — Pallary (1939)
Pseudodontopsis euphraticus — Haas (1940), Haas (1952), Haas (1969), Schütt (1983), Falkner (1994), Bogan (2010)
Leguminaia (Pseudodontopsis) euphratica — Haas (1969)
