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Publication Clessin (1877): taxonomic opinions

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Clessin, S. 1877. Deutsche Excursions-Mollusken-Fauna. 581 pp. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta complanata Ziegler = Pseudanodonta complanata
+ Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1836
+ Anodonta complanata Nordenskiold & Nylander, 1856
+ Anodonta compressa Menke, 1830
+ Anodonta rhomboidea Schlüter, 1838
+ Anodonta klettii Rossmässler, 1835

Anodonta mutabilis Clessin = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta mutabilis var. anatina Linné = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta anatina rostrata Brot, 1867
+ Anodonta mutabilis moerchiana Clessin, 1876
+ Anodonta nilssonii Küster, 1842
+ Anodonta tenella Küster, 1842

Anodonta mutabilis var. anatina Linné = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta mutabilis var. cellensis [sic] Schroeter = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta cellensis Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Anodonta sulcata Lamarck, 1819
+ Anodonta anatina elongata Brot, 1867
+ Anodonta anatina major Brot, 1867
+ Anodonta mutabilis fragilissima Clessin, 1876
+ Anodonta cariosa Küster, 1842
+ Anodonta luxata Held, 1837
+ Anodonta subluxata Küster, 1842
+ Anodonta anserirostris Küster, 1842
+ Anodonta opalina Küster, 1842
+ Anodonta pictetiana Brot, 1867

Anodonta mutabilis var. cellensis [sic] Schroeter = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta mutabilis var. cygnea Linné
+ Anodonta cygnea Rossmässler, 1835
+ Anodonta cygnea Rossmässler, 1837
+ Anodonta lingbyana Mörch, 1864
+ Anodonta forchthammeri Mörch, 1864
+ Anodonta cygnea lingua Mörch, 1863
+ Anodonta cygnea cordata Rossmässler, 1859

Anodonta mutabilis var. cygnea Linné = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta mutabilis var. lacustrina m.
+ Anodonta oviformis Clessin, 1873
+ Anodonta labiata of Authors, unknown year
+ Anodonta callosa Küster, 1839
+ Anodonta charpentierii Küster, 1842
+ Anodonta tumida Küster, 1842

Anodonta mutabilis var. lacustrina m. = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta mutabilis var. lacustrina m. = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta mutabilis var. piscinalis Nilsson = Anodonta anatina

Calyculina creplini Dunker = Sphaerium lacustre

Calyculina lacustris Müller = Sphaerium lacustre
+ Cyclas calyculata Draparnaud, 1806
+ Tellina tuberculata Alten, 1812
+ Tellina tenera of Authors, unknown year

Calyculina lacustris var. major Dupuy
+ Sphaerium brochonianum Bourguignat, 1854

Calyculina lacustris var. major Dupuy = Sphaerium lacustre

Calyculina lacustris var. steini A. Schmidt
+ Cyclas calyculata Stein, 1850

Calyculina lacustris var. steini A. Schmidt = Sphaerium lacustre

Calyculina rykoltii Normand

Calyculina rykoltii var. angulata

Calyculina rykoltii var. danica Clessin

Dreissena polymorpha Pallas
+ Mytilus e fluvio wolga Chemnitz, 1795
+ Mytilus chemnitzii Ferussac, 1835
+ Tichogonia chemnitzii Rossmässler, 1835

Margaritana margaritifera Linné = Margaritifera margaritifera
+ Mya margaritifera Gmelin, 1791
+ Unio sinuata C. Pfeiffer, 1825

Margaritana margaritifera Linné = Pseudunio auricularius

Pisidium (Gruppe Flumininea) amnicum Müller = Pisidium amnicum
+ Cyclas palustris Draparnaud, 1806
+ Cyclas obliqua Lamarck, 1818

Pisidium (Gruppe Flumininea) amnicum var. elongatum Baudon = Pisidium amnicum

Pisidium (Gruppe Flumininea) amnicum var. striolatum Baudon

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) bartolomaeum Clessin

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) demissum Clessin

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) foreli Clessin = Euglesa nitida

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) fossarinum Clessin = Euglesa casertana
+ Pisidium fontinale Pfeiffer, 1821

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) fossarinum var. areolatum Clessin = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) fossarinum var. curtum Clessin = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) fossarinum var. flavescens Clessin = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) fossarinum var. modestum Clessin = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) fossarinum var. obtusum Clessin = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) henslowianum [sic] Sheppard = Euglesa henslowana
+ Cyclas acuta Pfeiffer, 1821

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) henslowianum [sic] var. pulchrum Clessin = Euglesa henslowana

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) henslowianum [sic] var. solidum Clessin = Euglesa henslowana

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) intermedium Gassies = Euglesa casertana
+ Pisidium planum Prime, 1870

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) milium Held = Euglesa milium
+ Pisidium gassiesianum Gassies, 1849
+ Pisidium arcaeforme Malm, 1855
+ Pisidium roseum Jeffreys, 1862

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) milium var. alpestre Clessin = Euglesa milium

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) milium var. normandianum Dupuy = Euglesa milium

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) nitidum Jenyns = Euglesa nitida

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) nitidum var. lacustris Clessin = Euglesa nitida

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) obtusale Pfeiffer = Euglesa ventricosa
+ Cyclas gibba Alder, 1831

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) obtusale Pfeiffer = Euglesa obtusalis

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) obtusale var. fragile Clessin = Euglesa ventricosa

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) obtusale var. personatum Malm = Euglesa personata

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) ovatum Clessin

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) pallidum Jeffreys = Euglesa subtruncata

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) pileus Clessin

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) pulchellum Jenyns = Euglesa pulchella

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) pusillum Gmelin = Euglesa casertana
+ Cyclas fontinalis Draparnaud, 1806
+ Pisidium pusillum Jenyns, 1832

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) pusillum Gmelin = Euglesa personata

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) rivulare Clessin = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) rivulare var. major Clessin = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) roseum Scholtz = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) scholtzii Clessin = Euglesa obtusalis

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) subtruncatum Malm = Euglesa henslowana
+ Pisidium dupuyanum Normand, 1854

Pisidium (Gruppe Fossarina) subtruncatum Malm = Euglesa subtruncata

Pisidium (Gruppe Rivulina) supinum A. Schmidt = Euglesa supina
+ Pisidium fontinale Stein, 1850
+ Pisidium conicum Baudon, 1857
+ Pisidium baudonii Clessin, 1873

Sphaerium (Grüppe Corneola) corneum Linné = Sphaerium corneum
+ Tellina rivalis Müller, 1774

Sphaerium (Grüppe Corneola) corneum var. firmum Clessin
+ Sphaerium oblongum Clessin, 1877

Sphaerium (Grüppe Corneola) corneum var. nucleus Studer
+ Cyclas cornea intumescens Menke, 1830

Sphaerium (Grüppe Corneola) corneum var. nucleus Studer = Sphaerium nucleus

Sphaerium (Grüppe Corneola) corneum var. sandbergeri Clessin

Sphaerium (Grüppe Corneola) dickinii Clessin

Sphaerium (Grüppe Corneola) draparnaldii [sic] Clessin
+ Cyclas lacustris Draparnaud, 1806
+ Cyclas ovalis Férussac, 1807
+ Cyclas consobrina Blainville, 1818
+ Cyclas lacustris Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Sphaerium deshayesianum of Authors, unknown year

Sphaerium (Grüppe Corneola) draparnaldii [sic] Clessin = Sphaerium ovale

Sphaerium (Grüppe Corneola) draparnaldii [sic] Clessin = Sphaerium nucleus

Sphaerium (Grüppe Corneola) dupplicatum Clessin

Sphaerium (Grüppe Corneola) fragile Clessin

Sphaerium (Grüppe Corneola) scaldianum Normand = Sphaerium nucleus

Sphaerium (Grüppe Cyrenastrum) solidum Normand = Sphaerium solidum

Sphaerium (Grüppe Sphaeriastrum) rivicolum Leach in Lam. = Sphaerium rivicola
+ Cyclas cornea Draparnaud, 1801

Unio batavus Lamarck = Unio tumidus
+ Unio pictorum Draparnaud, 1806
+ Unio batavus Nilsson, 1822
+ Unio batavus Rossmässler, 1836

Unio batavus Lamarck = Unio crassus

Unio batavus var. ater Nilsson = Unio nanus
+ Unio consentaneus Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio reniformis Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio atrovirens Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio batavus var. taunica Kobelt, 1886

Unio batavus var. ater Nilsson = Unio crassus

Unio batavus var. crassus Retz. = Unio nanus
+ Unio crassus Nilsson, 1822
+ Unio crassus Küster, 1854
+ Unio acutus Rossmässler, 1837
+ Unio litoralis Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Unio fusculus Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio amnicus Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio batavus var. pusillus Rossmässler, 1844
+ Unio rugatus Menke, 1828
+ Unio piscinalis Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio phaseolus Kobelt, 1879
+ Unio carinthiacus Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio labacensis Rossmässler, 1835

Unio batavus var. crassus Retz. = Unio crassus

Unio batavus var. pseudo-litoralis Clessin = Unio crassus
+ Unio litoralis Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Unio crassus var. maximus Kobelt, 1872

Unio pictorum Linné
+ Unio pictorum Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Unio pictorum Rossmässler, 1837
+ Unio pictorum Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio pictorum var. grandis Rossmässler, 1842
+ Unio pictorum var. grandis Rossmässler, 1842

Unio pictorum var. arca Held = Unio pictorum
+ Unio platyrhynchus Rossmässler, 1835
+ Unio proechus Bourguignat, 1862
+ Unio actephilus Bourguignat, 1862
+ Unio nathusii Küster, 1854
+ Unio quinqueannulatus Küster, 1854
+ Unio concinnus Küster, 1854
+ Unio graniger J.F. Schmidt, 1840
+ Unio deshayesii Michaud, 1831
+ Unio latirostris Küster, 1853
+ Unio rostrata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio praeposterus Küster, 1853

Unio pictorum var. decollatus Held = Unio pictorum

Unio pictorum var. limosus Nilsson = Unio pictorum
+ Unio longirostris Rossmässler, 1836

Unio tumidus Philipsson
+ Unio tumidus Rossmässler, 1836

Unio tumidus var. lacustris Rossm. = Unio tumidus
+ Unio conus Spengler, 1793

Unio tumidus var. limicola Mörch = Unio tumidus

Unio tumidus var. mülleri Rossm. = Unio tumidus
+ Unio muelleri var. compressus of Authors, unknown year