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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Küster (1854): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Küster, H.C. 1854. 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): 89-120, pls. 25-33. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 11 available nominal species attributed to this publication (15 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Unio amnicus Ziegler = Unio nanus

Unio aradae Philippi = Unio mancus

Unio ater Nilsson = Unio nanus
+ Unio consentaneus Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio nessorhynchus Küster, 1854

Unio ater Nilsson = Unio crassus

Unio brevirostris Küster = Unio carneus

Unio carneus Küster

Unio crassus Retz.
+ Unio litoralis Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Unio crassus Nilsson, 1822
+ Unio rubens Menke, 1828

Unio decurvatus Rossmässler = Unio nanus
+ Unio atrovirens Rossmässler, 1836

Unio elongatulus Mühlfeld
+ Unio elongatulus Rossmässler, 1835

Unio heldii Küster = Unio nanus
+ Unio phaseolus Kobelt, 1879

Unio limosus var. Nilsson = Unio pictorum

Unio luxurians Küster = Unio carneus

Unio maltzani Küster = Unio pictorum

Unio moquinianus Dupuy = Unio mancus
+ Unio destructilis Kobelt, 1915

Unio moquinianus Dupuy = Unio elongatulus

Unio pallens Parreiss = Unio elongatulus

Unio pallens var. albina = Unio pictorum

Unio petrovichii Küster = Unio elongatulus

Unio petterianus Küster = Unio elongatulus

Unio quinqueannulatus Küster = Unio pictorum
+ Unio concinnus Küster, 1854

Unio reniformis J.F. Schmidt = Unio nanus
+ Unio piscinalis J.F. Schmidt, 1847

Unio reniformis J.F. Schmidt = Unio crassus

Unio sandrii Villa = Unio elongatulus

Unio viridiflavus Küster = Unio elongatulus