The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Menke (1830): summary publication summary Complete CitationMenke, 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 GeneraAlasmodonta 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 SpeciesThere are 3 available nominal species
attributed to this publication (13 total).
Click here for a complete list. Taxonomic OpinionsAlasmidonta 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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