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

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species Monodacna caspia (Eichwald, 1829): synonymy
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Corbula caspia Eichwald, 1829
Eichwald, 1829. Zool. Spec. Rossiae 1: 281, pl. 5, fig. 6.

Monodacna caspiaLamy (1946), Slugina (2006), Huber (2010), WoRMS (2011), Wesselingh et al. (2019)
Monodacna edentula var. caspiaZhadin (1965)
Hypanis caspia caspiaKantor et al. (2010)
Adacna (Monodacna) caspia caspiaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Cardium pseudocardium Deshayes, 1838
Deshayes, 1838. Mém. Soc. Géol. France 3: 59, pl. 1, figs. 1-2.

Monodacna pseudocardiumLamy (1946), Huber (2010)
Monodacna ponticaZhadin (1965)
Adacna ponticaKantor et al. (2010)

Monodacna pontica Eichwald, 1838
Eichwald, 1838. Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 11: 168.

Monodacna pseudocardiumLamy (1946)
Monodacna ponticaZhadin (1965)
Adacna (Monodacna) ponticaStarobogatov et al. (2004)
Hypanis (Monodacna) ponticaMunasypova-Motyash (2006)
Monodacna portica [sic]Bogan (2010)
Adacna ponticaKantor et al. (2010)
Monodacna caspiaWoRMS (2011)
Monodacna colorataWesselingh et al. (2019)

Cardium hiantulum Agassiz, 1842
Agassiz, 1842. Études Moll. Fossil. 2: 47, pl. 1, figs. 24-29.

Monodacna caspiaLamy (1946)

Hypanis caspia knipowitschi Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1966
Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1966. Biol. Nauki 2: 15, fig. 2.

Hypanis caspia knipowitschiKantor et al. (2010)
Monodacna knipowitschiWoRMS (2011), Wesselingh et al. (2019)
Adacna (Monodacna) caspia knipowitschiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Hypanis caspia filatovae Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1967
Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1967. Geol. Geomorph. Hydrbiol. Coastal Zone: 231.

Hypanis caspia filatovaeKantor et al. (2010)
Monodacna filatovaeWoRMS (2011), Wesselingh et al. (2019)
Adacna (Monodacna) caspia filatovaeVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Hypanis grossui Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1972
Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1972. Fauna Black & Azov Seas 3: 214, pl. 4, figs. 1a-b.

Adacna (Monodacna) grossuiStarobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Hypanis (Monodacna) caspia grossuiMunasypova-Motyash (2006)
Adacna grossuiKantor et al. (2010)
Monodacna colorataWesselingh et al. (2019)

Hypanis caspia assalae Tadjalli-Pour, 1977
Tadjalli-Pour, 1977. unknown publication: 99, pl. 1, fig. 4.

Monodacna caspiaWesselingh et al. (2019)

Hypanis caspia nahali Tadjalli-Pour, 1977
Tadjalli-Pour, 1977. unknown publication: 99, pl. 1, fig. 6.

Monodacna caspiaWesselingh et al. (2019)

Cardium caspium Grimm, 1876
Grimm, 1876. unknown publication: ??.

Hypanis caspia filatovaeKantor et al. (2010)
Adacna (Monodacna) caspia filatovaeVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Monodacna filatovaeWesselingh et al. (2019)

Monodacna portica Bogan, 2010
Bogan, 2010. FADA: [web].

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Monodacna caspiaLamy (1946), Slugina (2006), Huber (2010), WoRMS (2011), Wesselingh et al. (2019)
Monodacna pseudocardiumLamy (1946), Huber (2010)
Monodacna edentula var. caspiaZhadin (1965)
Monodacna ponticaZhadin (1965)
Adacna (Monodacna) ponticaStarobogatov et al. (2004)
Adacna (Monodacna) grossuiStarobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Hypanis (Monodacna) ponticaMunasypova-Motyash (2006)
Hypanis (Monodacna) caspia grossuiMunasypova-Motyash (2006)
Hypanis caspia caspiaKantor et al. (2010)
Adacna ponticaKantor et al. (2010)
Monodacna portica [sic]Bogan (2010)
Hypanis caspia filatovaeKantor et al. (2010)
Hypanis caspia knipowitschiKantor et al. (2010)
Adacna grossuiKantor et al. (2010)
Monodacna knipowitschiWoRMS (2011), Wesselingh et al. (2019)
Monodacna filatovaeWoRMS (2011), Wesselingh et al. (2019)
Adacna (Monodacna) caspia caspiaVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Adacna (Monodacna) caspia filatovaeVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Adacna (Monodacna) caspia knipowitschiVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Monodacna colorataWesselingh et al. (2019)

 
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