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Publication Küster (1861): summary

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Küster, H.C. 1861. 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): 161-256, pl. 35, 46-86. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio ambiguus Küster, 1861 = Castalia ambigua

specimen image from publication‘Lamarck’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 165, pl. 48, fig. 1.
(reference to Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819)

Unio anodontinus Küster, 1861 = Lamellidens marginalis

specimen image from publication‘Lamarck’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 240, pl. 80, fig. 5.
(reference to Unio anodontina Lamarck, 1819)

Unio auratus Küster, 1861 = Diplodon chilensis

specimen image from publication‘Swainson’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 161, pl. 46, fig. 3.
(reference to Unio auratus Philippi, 1847)

Diplodon (s.s.) aureus Simpson, 1900 = Diplodon chilensis

‘Swainson’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 161, pl. 46, fig. 3 [as ‘Unio auratus’].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 883.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1268.

Unio australis Küster, 1861 = Hyridella australis

specimen image from publication‘Lamarck’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 230, pl. 77, fig. 6.
(reference to Unio australis Lamarck, 1819)

There are 13 available nominal species attributed to this publication (48 total).

Unio baletonicus Küster, 1861 = Unio pictorum

specimen image from publication‘Ziegler in litt.’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 231, pl. 78, fig. 1.

Unio barrotti Küster, 1861 = Elliptio producta

specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 189, pl. 59, fig. 6.

Unio baykinianus Küster, 1861 = Megalonaias nervosa

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 181.
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 145.
(error for Unio boykinianus Lea, 1840)

Unio bigorrensis Lea, 1852 = Potomida littoralis

‘Millet’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39.
‘Millet’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 230.
‘Millet’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 63.
‘Locard’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 692.
(error for Unio bigerrensis Millet, 1843)

Unio bucklei Küster, 1861 = Elliptio jayensis

‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 177.
(error for Unio buckleyi Lea, 1843)

Unio chiloensis Küster, 1861 = Diplodon chilensis

specimen image from publication‘Philippi’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 161, pl. 35, fig. 6 [as ‘chiloënsis’].

Unio coeruleus Lea, 1836 = Indonaia caerulea

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 20.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30 [as ‘cœruleus’].
Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 228.
Connolly, 1925. Rec. Albany Mus. 3: [5].
(error for Unio caeruleus Lea, 1831)

Unio (Lampsilis) discus var. connectens Martens, 1900 = Disconaias disca

‘von dem Busch’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 242, pl. 81, fig. 1 [as ‘Unio panacoensis’].
Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 55, sp. 281 [as ‘Unio mexicanus’].
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 510.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio discus Lea, 1838)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB/MOLL.305852 (by Cummings et al., 2025: 177), Rio Panuco, near Tampico.

Unio corrianus Küster, 1861 = Indonaia caerulea

specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 229, pl. 77, fig. 5.
(misidentified reference to Unio corrianus Lea, 1834)

Unio cuneolus Küster, 1861 = Fusconaia cuneolus

‘Lea’ of Authors.
specimen image from publicationKüster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 182, pl. 57, fig. 4.
specimen image from publicationReeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 23, sp. 107.
(reference to Unio cuneolus Lea, 1840)

Unio delumbis Küster, 1861 = Villosa vibex

specimen image from publication‘Conrad’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 207, pl. 69, fig. 1.
(misidentified reference to Unio delumbis Conrad, 1834)

Unio ellipticus Küster, 1861 = Diplodon ellipticus

‘Spix & Wagner’ of Authors.
specimen image from publicationKüster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 238, pl. 80, fig. 2.
‘Spix’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 74, sp. 382.
(reference to Diplodon ellipticum Wagner, 1827)

image of type lot

Unio eurhynchus Küster, 1861 = Diplodon multistriatus

specimen image from publication‘Bronn in lit.’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 237, pl. 79, fig. 5.
Type(s): SYNTYPE BMNH_1965217, Minas Geraes, Brasilia.

Unio exanthematicus Küster, 1861 = Pressidens exanthematicus

specimen image from publicationKüster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 243, pl. 81, figs. 2.

Unio fisherianus Küster, 1861 = Sagittunio nasutus

specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 205, pl. 68, fig. 6.
(misidentified reference to Unio fisherianus Lea, 1838)

Unio flavus Küster, 1861 = Parreysia corrugata

‘Benson’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 233.
(intro'd as syn of Unio merodabensis Küster, 1861)

Unio gratiosus Küster, 1861 = Unio caffer

specimen image from publication‘Parreiss in sched.’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 239, pl. 80, fig. 3.
(homonym of Unio gratiosus Philippi, 1843)

Unio hydianus Küster, 1861 = Lampsilis siliquoidea

specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 201, pl. 67, fig. 1. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio hydianus Lea, 1838)

Unio hydianus Küster, 1861 = Lampsilis hydiana

specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 201, pl. 67, fig. 1. [in part]
(reference to Unio hydianus Lea, 1838)

Unio kleinianus Küster, 1861 = Theliderma intermedia

specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 191, pl. 60, fig. 4.
(misidentified reference to Unio kleinianus Lea, 1852)

Unio lugubris Küster, 1861 = Elliptio complanata

specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 234, pl. 79, fig. 1.
(misidentified reference to Unio lugubris Lea, 1838)

Unio maestus Küster, 1861 = Venustaconcha trabalis

specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 226, pl. 76, fig. 5.
(misidentified reference to Unio moestus Lea, 1841; error for Unio moestus Lea, 1841)

Unio mederianus Küster, 1861 = Lens contradens

specimen image from publication‘Mousson’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 242, pl. 80, fig. 7.

Unio menkeanus Küster, 1861 = Cambarunio taeniatus

‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 245.
(error for Unio menkianus Lea, 1838)

Unio merodabensis Küster, 1861 = Parreysia nagpoorensis

specimen image from publication‘von dem Busch in lit.’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 233, pl. 78, fig. 4.

Unio mississippianus Küster, 1861 = Sagittunio subrostratus

‘Conrad’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 245.
(error for Unio mississippiensis Conrad, 1850)

Unio mussolianus Küster, 1861 = Unio tigridis

specimen image from publication‘Parreiss in sched.’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 244, pl. 82, fig. 1.
(renamed Unio mossulianus Kobelt, 1912)

Unio nicklianus Küster, 1861 = Megalonaias nickliniana

‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 218.
(error for Unio nicklinianus Lea, 1834)

Unio nitidulus Küster, 1861 = Diplodon wymanii

specimen image from publication‘Ziegler, in lit.’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 226, pl. 76, fig. 6.

Unio nux Küster, 1861 = Epioblasma turgidula

specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 218, pl. 73, fig. 2.
(misidentified reference to Unio nux Lea, 1852)

Unio panacoensis Küster, 1861 = Disconaias disca

specimen image from publication‘von dem Busch’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 242, pl. 81, fig. 1.
(reference to Unio panacoensis Philippi, 1843)

Unio parallelepipedon Küster, 1861 = Diplodon parallelopipedon

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 220.
Modell, 1950. Arch. Moll. 79(4/6): 141.
(error for Unio parallelopipedon Lea, 1834)

Unio philippianus Küster, 1861 = Velesunio ambiguus

specimen image from publicationKüster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 235, pl. 79, fig. 2.
(new name for Unio ambiguus Philippi, 1847)

Unio proximus Küster, 1861 = Cambarunio simus

specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 248, pl. 83, fig. 4.
(misidentified reference to Unio proximus Lea, 1852)

Unio purpuratus Küster, 1861 = unionoid species

‘Say’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 162.
(error for Unio purpuriatus Say, 1831)

Unio pussilus Küster, 1861 = Elliptio congaraea

‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 197.
(error for Unio pusillus Lea, 1840)

Unio reeveanus Küster, 1861 = Lampsilis reeveiana

‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 247.
(error for Unio reeveianus Lea, 1852)

Unio scyphius Küster, 1861 = Plethobasus cyphyus

‘Rafinesque’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 181.
(error for Obliquaria (Quadrula) cyphya Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio sparsus Küster, 1861 = Pustulosa kleiniana

specimen image from publication‘Lea Mss.’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 252, pl. 85, fig. 2.
(homonym of Unio sparsus Lea, 1841)

Unio stegarius Küster, 1861 = Theliderma stapes

specimen image from publication‘Rafinesque’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 211, pl. 70, fig. 3.
(misidentified reference to Obovaria stegaria Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio subrostratus Küster, 1861 = Cambarunio iris

specimen image from publication‘Say’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 203, pl. 67, fig. 3.
(misidentified reference to Unio subrostratus Say, 1831)

Unio subrostratus Küster, 1861 = Cambarunio iris

specimen image from publication‘Say’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 203, pl. 68, fig. 1.
(misidentified reference to Unio subrostratus Say, 1831)

Unio unduliferus Küster, 1861 = Potomida littoralis

specimen image from publicationKüster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 162, pl. 46, fig. 4.

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