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Publication Küster (1862): summary

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Küster, H.C. 1862. Die Flussperlmuscheln (Unio et Hyria). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz Fortgesetzt von Hofrath Dr. G. v. Schubert und Professor Dr. J.A. Wagner 9(2): 257-318, pls. 68, 87-100. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio bullatus Küster, 1862 = Elliptio pullata

‘Lea’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 311.
(error for Unio pullatus Lea, 1857)

Margaritana correyana Küster, 1862 = Pegias fabula

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 300.
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 173.
(error for Margaritana curreyiana Lea, 1840)

Margaritana fragilis Küster, 1862 = Pseudodon vondembuschianus

‘Mousson’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 45. [nomen nudum]
specimen image from publication‘Mousson’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 295, pl. 98, fig. 2.

Unio gabonensis Küster, 1862 = Coelatura gabonensis

specimen image from publicationKüster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 291, pl. 97, fig. 7.
Type(s): TYPE UNKNOWN, Gabon in West Africa.

Margaritana holstoniana Küster, 1862 = Alasminota holstonia

‘Lea’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 302.
(error for Margaritana holstonia Lea, 1838)

There are 9 available nominal species attributed to this publication (24 total).

Unio kotschyi Küster, 1862 = Unio bruguierianus

specimen image from publicationKüster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 267, pl. 90, fig. 5.

Lampsilis (Cyrtonaias) tampicoensis kusteriana Frierson, 1927 = Mesonaias tampicoensis

‘Lea’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 275, pl. 93, fig. 1 [as ‘Unio tampicoënsis’].
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 85, sp. 383d.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tampicoensis Lea, 1838)
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, [locality unknown].

Margaritana marginata Küster, 1862 = Alasmidonta marginata

‘Say’ of Authors.
specimen image from publicationKüster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 297, pl. 99, fig. 3.
specimen image from publicationSowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 51, sp. 267.
(reference to Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818)

Unio modulatus Küster, 1862 = Pustulosa nodulata

‘Raf.’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 311.
(error for Obliquaria (Quadrula) nodulata Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio murchinsonianus Küster, 1862 = Nodularia douglasiae

‘Lea’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 309.
(error for Unio murchisonianus Lea, 1834)

Unio orientalis Küster, 1862 = Unio crassus

‘Parreis in sched.’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 267.
(intro'd as syn of Unio kotschyi Küster, 1862)

Unio parreissii Küster, 1862 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

‘von dem Busch’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 268.
(error for Unio parreyssi Philippi, 1848)

Unio placidus Küster, 1862 = Pleurobema perovatum

specimen image from publication‘Lea Mss.’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 262, pl. 88, fig. 2.

Unio pumilio Küster, 1862 = Indonaia olivaria

specimen image from publication‘Parreiss is sched.’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 268, pl. 90, fig. 7.

Monocondylaea rhomboidea Küster, 1862 = Pseudodon vondembuschianus

specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 304, pl. 100, fig. 7.
(misidentified reference to Monocondyloea rhomboidea Lea, 1859)

Unio rugosus Küster, 1862 = Indonaia rugosa

specimen image from publication‘Gmelin’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 290, pl. 97, fig. 5.
(reference to Mya rugosa Gmelin, 1791)

Unio saccatus Küster, 1862 = Epioblasma florentina

specimen image from publication‘Anthony’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 263, pl. 89, fig. 2.
(homonym of Unio tumidus var. saccatus Rossmässler, 1859)

Unio semiplicatus Küster, 1862 = Medionidus acutissimus

specimen image from publicationKüster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 279, pl. 94, fig. 4.

Unio sennaariensis Küster, 1862 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

specimen image from publicationKüster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 280, pl. 94, figs. 5-6.

Unio spathulatus Küster, 1862 = Venustaconcha ellipsiformis

‘Lea’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 261.
(error for Unio spatulatus Lea, 1845)

Unio tabascoensii Küster, 1862 = unionoid species

‘Charp.’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 309.
(error for Unio tabascoensis Küster, 1856)

Unio tampicoensis Küster, 1862 = Mesonaias tampicoensis

specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 275, pl. 93, fig. 1 [as ‘tampicoënsis’].
(reference to Unio tampicoensis Lea, 1838)

Unio tavoiensis Küster, 1862 = Leoparreysia tavoyensis

‘Gould’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 309.
(error for Unio tavoyensis Gould, 1843)

image of type lot

Unio turcicus Küster, 1862 = Unio bruguierianus

specimen image from publication‘Parreiss in sched.’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 267, pl. 90, figs. 3-4.
Type(s): SYNTYPES BMNH_47-5-28-1-2, Brussna.

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