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Margaritiferidae

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Geography

Central America

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Publication Fischer (1886): summary

Full Citation

Fischer, P. 1886. Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paléontologie Conchyliologique ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles (10): 897-1008. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Crypogenia Fischer, 1886

‘Agassiz’ Fischer, 1886. Manuel Conchyl. (10): 1000.
(error for Cyprogenia Agassiz, 1852)
Type species: Unio irroratus Lea, 1828 = Cyprogenia stegaria

Dreissensiomya Fischer, 1886

Fischer, 1886. Manuel Conchyl. (10): 973.
(error for Dreissenomya Fuchs, 1870)
Type species: Congeria schroeckingeri Fuchs, 1870 = Dreissenomya schroeckingeri

Neomiodon Fischer, 1886

Fischer, 1886. Manuel Conchyl. (10): 1187.

Pteranodon Fischer, 1886

Fischer, 1886. Manuel Conchyl. (10): 1003.
(homonym of Marsh, 1876 [Rept.]; intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Symphynota magnifica Lea, 1834 (monotypy) = Sinanodonta woodiana

Ruellaria Fischer, 1886

‘Bourguignat’ Fischer, 1886. Manuel Conchyl. (10): 1000.
(error for Ruellania Bourguignat, 1885)
Type species: Unio burtoni Woodward, 1859 = Grandidieria burtoni

Taxonomic Opinions

Aetheria semilunata Lamarc = Etheria elliptica

Anodonta (Dipsas) plicatus (Lea) [sic] = Cristaria plicata

Anodonta (Pteranodon) magnificus (Lea) = Sinanodonta woodiana

Anodonta (s.s.) cygnea (Linné) = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (sec. Colletopterum) praeclarum Bourguignat = Anodonta anatina

There are 79 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.

Anodonta (sec. Glabaris) exotica Lamarck = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodonta (sec. Gonidea) angulata Lea = Gonidea angulata

Anodonta (sec. Lamproscapha) ensiformis (Spix) = Lamproscapha ensiformis

Anodonta (sec. Patularia) glauca Valenciennes = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodonta (sec. Pseudanodonta) elongata Holandre = Pseudanodonta complanata

Bartlettia stefanensis (Moricand)

Castalia ambigua Lamarck

Hyria (s.s.) syrmatophora (Gronovius) = Prisodon syrmatophorus

Hyria (sec. Prisodon) corrugata Lamarck = Triplodon corrugatus

Leila blainvilliana (Lea)

Monocondylaea (Plagiodon) isocardioides (Lea) = Iheringella isocardiodes

Monocondylaea (s.s.) paraguayana (d’Orbigny) = Monocondylaea paraguayana

Monocondylaea (sec. Fossula) fossiculifera (d’Orbigny) = Fossula fossiculifera

Mulleria lobata Férussac = Mulleria rivoli

Mutela exotica (Lamarck) = Mutela dubia

Mutela (s.s.) dubia (Gmelin) = Mutela dubia

Mutela (sec. Burtonia) tanganyicensis (Smith) = Pseudospatha tanganyicensis

Mutela (sec. Cameronia) spekei [sic] (Woodward) = Pleiodon spekii

Mutela (sec. Pliodon) ovata (Swainson) = Pleiodon ovatus

Mutela (sec. Spatha) rubens (Lamarck) = Chambardia rubens

Mycetopus soleniformis d’Orbigny = Mycetopoda soleniformis

Pseudodon (s.s.) salwenianus (Gould) = Indopseudodon salwenianus

Pseudodon (sec. Leguminaia) mardinensis (Lea) = Leguminaia wheatleyi

Pseudodon (sec. Microcondylaea) bonellii (Férussac) = Microcondylaea bonellii

Pseudodon (sec. Trigonodon) crebristriata (Anthony) = Indopseudodon crebristriatus

Solenaia emarginata (Lea)

Unio littoralis “Draparnaud” = Potomida littoralis

Unio pictorum (Linné)

Unio (Arconaia) contorta (Lea) = Lanceolaria lanceolata

Unio (Limnium s.s.) tumidus Linné [sic] = Unio tumidus

Unio (Limnium sec. Amblema) ovalis Rafinesque

Unio (Limnium sec. Aximedia) ellipticus Rafinesqu = Pleurobema clava

Unio (Limnium sec. Bariosta) ponderosus (Rafinesque) = Plectomerus dombeyanus

Unio (Limnium sec. Canthyria) spinosus Lea = Elliptio spinosa

Unio (Limnium sec. Crenodonta) securis Deshayes = Ellipsaria lineolata

Unio (Limnium sec. Cunicula) rubiginosus Lea = Fusconaia flava

Unio (Limnium sec. Cyprogenia) irroratus Lea = Cyprogenia stegaria

Unio (Limnium sec. Diplodon) ellipticus Spix = Diplodon ellipticus

Unio (Limnium sec. Dysnomia) foliatus Hildreth = Epioblasma flexuosa

Unio (Limnium sec. Ellipsaria) verrucosus (Rafinesque) = Quadrula verrucosa

Unio (Limnium sec. Elliptio) crassidens Lamarck = Elliptio crassidens

Unio (Limnium sec. Epioblasma) bilobus (Rafinesque) = Epioblasma rangiana

Unio (Limnium sec. Eurynia) gibbosus Barnes = Eurynia dilatata

Unio (Limnium sec. Grandidieria) burtoni Woodward = Grandidieria burtoni

Unio (Limnium sec. Hyridella) australis Lamarck = Hyridella australis

Unio (Limnium sec. Iridea) granosus Bruguière = Diplodon granosus

Unio (Limnium sec. Lampsilis) ovatus Say = Lampsilis ovata

Unio (Limnium sec. Leptodea) tenuissima (Lea) = Potamilus leptodon

Unio (Limnium sec. Ligumia) rectus Lamarck = Ligumia recta

Unio (Limnium sec. Microdontia) anodontaeformis Tapparone Canefri = Microdontia anodontaeformis

Unio (Limnium sec. Micromya) fabalis Lea = Paetulunio fabalis

Unio (Limnium sec. Naidea) purpuratus Lamarck = Potamilus purpuratus

Unio (Limnium sec. Niaea) multistriatus Lea = Diplodon multistriatus

Unio (Limnium sec. Obovaria) retusus Lamarck = Obovaria retusa

Unio (Limnium sec. Orthonymus) cylindricus Say = Theliderma cylindrica

Unio (Limnium sec. Plagiola) securis Lea = Ellipsaria lineolata

Unio (Limnium sec. Pleurobema) mytiloides (Rafinesque) = Pleurobema clava

Unio (Limnium sec. Potamida) sinuatus Lamarck = Pseudunio auricularius

Unio (Limnium sec. Quadrula) metanever (Rafinesque) = Theliderma metanevra

Unio (Limnium sec. Rhipidodonta) paranensis Lea = Diplodon paranensis

Unio (Limnium sec. Rotundaria) verrucosus Barnes = Cyclonaias tuberculata

Unio (Limnium sec. Scalenaria) clavus Lamarck = Pleurobema clava

Unio (Limnium sec. Sintoxia) lateralis (Rafinesque) = Fusconaia flava

Unio (Limnium sec. Toxolasma) cyclips (Rafinesque) = Lampsilis abrupta

Unio (Limnium sec. Tritogonia) tuberculatus Barnes = Quadrula verrucosa

Unio (Limnium sec. Truncilla) triangularis Barnes = Epioblasma triquetra

Unio (Margaritana s.s.) margaritifera (Linné) = Margaritifera margaritifera

Unio (Margaritana sec. Complanaria) rugosa (Barnes) = Lasmigona costata

Unio (Margaritana sec. Hemistena) dehiscens Say = Hemistena lata

Unio (Margaritana sec. Lasmigona) calceola Lea = Sulcularia viridis

Unio (Margaritana sec. Pterosyna) complanata (Barnes) = Pterosyna complanata

Unio (Margaritana sec. Strophitus) undulata (Say) = Strophitus undulatus

Unio (Metaptera) alatus Say = Potamilus alatus

Uniona maritima Pohlig