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

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Publication Mousson (1849): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Mousson, A. 1849. Die Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken von Java. 126 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 11 available nominal species attributed to this publication (24 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmodonta crispata Mouss. = Pseudodon vondembuschianus

Alasmodonta vandembuschiana [sic] Lea = Pseudodon vondembuschianus

Alasmodonta zollingeri Mouss. = Pseudodon vondembuschianus
+ Alasmodonta zollingeri form vulgaris Mousson, 1849
+ Alasmodonta zollingeri form angulosa Mousson, 1849

Anodonta polita Mouss. = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Cyrena fluminea Müll. = Corbicula fluminea

Cyrena javanica Brug. = Batissa violacea

Cyrena javanica var. javanica = Batissa violacea

Cyrena orientalis Lam. = Corbicula fluminea

Cyrena orientalis var. javanica = Corbicula javanica

Cyrena pulchella Mouss. = Corbicula pulchella

Unio evanescens Mous. = Lamellidens marginalis

Unio exilis Dunker, 1846 = Lens contradens

Unio ligula Mouss. = Lamellidens marginalis

Unio mutatus Mouss. = Lens contradens
+ Unio mutatus form curvatus Mousson, 1849
+ Unio mutatus form inflatus Mousson, 1849
+ Unio mutatus form obscurus Mousson, 1849

Unio productus Mouss. = Elongaria orientalis
+ Unio productus form normalis Mousson, 1849
+ Unio productus form fragilis Mousson, 1849
+ Unio productus form arcuatus Mousson, 1849

Unio tumidus Retzius