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

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Publication Menke (1830): summary
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Complete Citation

Menke, C.T. 1830. Synopsis Methodica Molluscorum Generum Omnium et Specierum Earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus (2nd ed.). Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Alasmodonta Say, 1819
‘Say’ of Authors.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [18].
Barnes, 1823. Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 275.
Say, 1825. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5(3-4): 131.
Férussac, 1827. Bull. Sci. Nat. et Géol. 10: 417.
Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 289.
Lea, 1829. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 421.
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 106.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5: 25.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 43.
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 32.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 46.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 499.
Vest, 1866. Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Ver. Naturw. (17): 197.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 1.
(new name for Alasmidonta Say, 1818; renamed Anelasmodon Agassiz, 1846)

Appius Menke, 1830
‘Leach’
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 106.
(intro'd as syn. of Dipsas Leach, 1814)

Muelleria Menke, 1828
‘Férussac’ of Authors.
Menke, 1828. Syn. Method. Moll.: 58 [as ‘Mülleria’].
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 98 [as ‘Mülleria’].
Herrmannsen, 1847. Ind. Gener. Malacol. 2: 61 [as ‘Mülleria’].
Philippi, 1853. Handb. Conch. Mal.: 533.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 511 [as ‘Mülleria’].
Zittel, 1881. Handb. Palaeo. 1: 58 [as ‘Mülleria’].
(error for Mulleria Férussac, 1824)

Troncilla Menke, 1830
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 106.
Rossmässler, 1835. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (1): 116.
(error for Truncilla Rafinesque, 1819)

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 3 available nominal species attributed to this publication (13 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmidonta compressa Menke, 1830 = Microcondylaea bonellii
+ Unio (Alasmodonta) bonellii Férussac, 1827
+ Unio depressa C. Pfeiffer, 1825

Alasmidonta marginata Say

Alasmidonta rugosa Barnes, 1823 = Lasmigona costata

Alasmidonta undulata Say

Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodonta cataractae Lam. = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodonta cellensis Pfeiffer, C., 1821 = Anodonta cygnea
+ Mytilus zellensis Gmelin, 1791

Anodonta compressa ‘Zgl.’ Menke, 1830 = Pseudanodonta complanata

Anodonta cygneus (Linnaeus, 1758) = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta dentiens Menke, 1830 = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta intermedia Lamarck, 1819 = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta obvoluta ‘Zgl.’ Menke, 1830 = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1823 = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta ponderosa Pfeiffer, C., 1825
+ Mytilus grisea of Authors, unknown year

Anodonta ponderosa Pfeiffer, C., 1825 = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta rubens Lamarck, 1819 = Chambardia rubens

Anodonta trapezialis [sic] Lamarck, 1819 = Anodontites trapesialis
+ Anodon giganteus Wagner, 1827

Anodonta ventricosa Pfeiffer, C., 1825 = Anodonta cygnea

Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819

Hyria corrugata Lamk. = Triplodon corrugatus

Unio alatus Say, 1817 = Potamilus alatus

Unio angulosus “Mus. reg. Berol.”

Unio batavus Lam. = Unio crassus

Unio cariosus Say, 1817 = Lampsilis cariosa

Unio clava Lamarck, 1819 = Pleurobema clava

Unio coarctatus Lamarck, 1819 = Elliptio complanata

Unio corrugatus (Müller, 1774) = Parreysia corrugata

Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819 = Ortmanniana ligamentina
+ Unio crassus Say, 1817

Unio crassus Retzius, 1788 = Unio mancus
+ Unio litoralis Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Unio manca Lamarck, 1819

Unio crassus Retzius, 1788

Unio elongatulus Mhlfld.

Unio impressus Menke, 1830 = Nephronaias aztecorum

Unio lemovicincae Fér. = Unio crassus
+ Unio ater Nilsson, 1822

Unio litoralis [sic] Lamarck, 1801 = Potomida littoralis

Unio nasutus Say, 1817 = Sagittunio nasutus

Unio naviformis Lamarck, 1819 = Theliderma cylindrica

Unio niloticus “mus.” = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Unio nodulosus Lamarck, 1819 = Unio pictorum
+ Mya nodosa Gmelin, 1791

Unio obliquus Lamarck, 1819 = Pleurobema cordatum

Unio ovatus Say, 1817 = Lampsilis ovata

Unio pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio purpurascens Lamarck, 1819 = Elliptio complanata
+ Unio purpureus Say, 1817

Unio radiatus (Gmelin, 1791) = Lampsilis radiata

Unio rarisulcatus Lamarck, 1819 = Elliptio complanata

Unio retusus Lamarck, 1819 = Obovaria retusa

Unio riparius Pfeiffer, 1821 = Unio nanus

Unio rubens Menke, 1828 = Unio crassus

Unio rugatus Menke, 1828 = Unio crassus

Unio semirugatus Lamarck, 1819 = Potomida semirugata

Unio sinuatus Lamarck, 1819 = Margaritifera margaritifera
+ Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758

Unio sinuatus Lamarck, 1819 = Pseudunio auricularius

Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788 = Unio pictorum
+ Unio rostrata Lamarck, 1819

Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788

Unio turtoni Payraudeau, 1826 = Unio mancus

Unio ventricosus Barnes, 1823 = Lampsilis cardium

 
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