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

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Publication van Benthem Jutting (1953): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

van Benthem Jutting, W.S.S. 1953. Systematic studies on the non-marine Mollusca of the Indo-Australian archipelago. IV. Critical revision of the freshwater bivalves of Java. Treubia 22(1): 19-73.

Attributed Nominal Species

Taxonomic Opinions

Batissa violacea (Lamarck, 1818)
+ Cyrena jayensis Lea, 1834
+ Cyrena violacea var. javanica Mousson, 1849
+ Cyrena rotundata Philippi, 1851
+ Cyrena violacea var. suborbicularis Deshayes, 1854
+ Batissa sphaericula Prime, 1862
+ Batissa violacea var. celebensis Martens, 1897
+ Batissa violacea var. macassarica Martens, 1897
+ Batissa violacea var. discoidea Martens, 1897
+ Batissa violacea var. extensa Martens, 1897
+ Cyrena keraudrenia Lesson, 1830

Contradens ascia dimotus (Lea) = Lens contradens

Contradens contradens (Lea, 1838) = Lens contradens
+ Unio javanus Lea, 1840
+ Unio exilis Dunker, 1846
+ Unio mutatus Mousson, 1849
+ Unio mutatus form curvatus Mousson, 1849
+ Unio mutatus form inflatus Mousson, 1849
+ Unio mutatus form obscurus Mousson, 1849
+ Unio mederianus Küster, 1861

Corbicula javanica (Mousson, 1849)
+ Corbicula fluminea Philippi, 1846
+ Corbicula moussoni Deshayes, 1854
+ Corbicula gracilis Prime, 1862
+ Cyrena orientalis Mousson, 1848
+ Corbicula ducalis Prime, 1860
+ Corbicula colonialis Prime, 1867
+ Corbicula ovalina Leschke, 1914
+ Corbicula sulcata Clessin, 1879
+ Corbicula subrostrata Bullen, 1904

Corbicula javanica (Mousson, 1849) = Corbicula ducalis

Corbicula pulchella (Mousson, 1848)

Corbicula rivalis (Philippi, 1851)
+ Corbicula compressa Adams & Adams, 1857
+ Corbicula javana Clessin, 1879
+ Corbicula pullata Martens, 1897

Elongaria orientalis (Lea, 1840)
+ Unio productus Mousson, 1849
+ Unio productus form normalis Mousson, 1849
+ Unio productus form fragilis Mousson, 1849
+ Unio productus form arcuatus Mousson, 1849
+ Unio productior Lea, 1852
+ Unio bithynicus Kobelt, 1893
+ Lamellidens evanescens Paravicini, 1935

Lamellidens marginalis (Lam.)
+ Unio ligula Mousson, 1849
+ Unio evanescens Mousson, 1849

Physunio eximius (Lea, 1856) = Lens eximius

Pilsbryoconcha exilis (Lea, 1839)
+ Anodonta polita Mousson, 1849
+ Anodon javona Sowerby, 1867

Pisidium sundanum Rensch, 1934 = Euglesa sundana

Pisidium (Eupisidium) floresianum Rensch, 1934 = Euglesa floresiana
+ Sphaerium javanum van Benthem Jutting, 1931

Pisidium (Neopisidium) javanum van Benthem Jutting, 1931 = Hindupisidium javanum

Polymesoda bengalensis (Lamarck, 1818) = Geloina bengalensis
+ Cyrena eximia Dunker, 1852
+ Cyrena impressa Deshayes, 1854

Polymesoda erosa (Solander, 1786) = Geloina bengalensis
+ Cyclas zeylanica Lamarck, 1806
+ Cyrena zeylanica Mousson, 1849
+ Cyrena moussoni Martens, 1897

Polymesoda erosa (Solander, 1786) = Geloina erosa

Polymesoda expansa (Mousson, 1849) = Geloina expansa
+ Cyrena lata Mousson, 1848

Pseudodon vondenbuschianus (Lea, 1840) = Pseudodon vondembuschianus
+ Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840
+ Alasmodonta vandembuschiana Mousson, 1849
+ Alasmodonta zollingeri Mousson, 1849
+ Alasmodonta zollingeri form vulgaris Mousson, 1849
+ Alasmodonta zollingeri form angulosa Mousson, 1849
+ Alasmodonta crispata Mousson, 1849
+ Margaritana fragilis Küster, 1862

Rectidens sumatrensis (Dunker, 1852)

Unio tumidus
+ Unio tumidus Mousson, 1849
+ Unio subtumidus van Benthem Jutting, 1953