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Publication Preston (1915): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Preston, H.B. 1915. Mollusca (Freshwater Gastropoda & Pelecypoda). Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. 244 pp. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Arcidopsis footei (Theobald, 1876)

Lamellidens (s.s.) canefrianus Simpson, 1900 = Trapezidens dolichorhynchus
+ Unio protensus Tapparone Canefri, 1889

Lamellidens (s.s.) exanthematicus (Küster, 1861) = Pressidens exanthematicus

Lamellidens (s.s.) mainwaringi ‘Nevill MS’ Preston, 1912 = Lamellidens mainwaringi

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis (Lamarck, 1819)
+ Unio groenlandicus Schröter, 1779
+ Unio testudinarius Spengler, 1793
+ Unio truncatus Spengler, 1793
+ Unio anodontina Lamarck, 1819
+ Symphynota bilineata Lea, 1831
+ Unio evanescens Mousson, 1849

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis (Lamarck, 1819) = Lamellidens marginalis

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis consobrinus (Lea, 1859) = Lamellidens generosus
+ Unio corbeti Deschamps, 1892

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis corrianus (Lea, 1834) = Lamellidens corrianus

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis generosus (Gould, 1847) = Lamellidens generosus
+ Unio lamellatus Sowerby, 1868

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis jenkinsianus (Benson, 1862) = Lamellidens jenkinsianus

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis lamellatus (Lea, 1838) = Lamellidens lamellatus
+ Unio layardii Lea, 1859

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis sawaddyensis Preston, 1912 = Lamellidens savadiensis

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis scutum (Sowerby, 1868) = Trapezidens scutum

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis thwaitesii (Lea, 1859) = Lamellidens marginalis
+ Unio thwaitesii Hanley & Theobald, 1872
+ Unio consobrinus Hanley & Theobald, 1872

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis var. candaharica (Hanley & Theobald, 1876) = Lamellidens candaharicus

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis var. cylindrica (Hanley & Theobald, 1876) = Lamellidens marginalis

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis var. hanleyi Simpson, 1900 = Lamellidens marginalis
+ Unio marginalis var. corriana Hanley & Theobald, 1872

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis var. humilior (von Martens, 1899) = Trapezidens dolichorhynchus

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis var. obesa (Hanley & Theobald, 1876) = Lamellidens marginalis
+ Unio corrianus Sowerby, 1868

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis var. obesa (Hanley & Theobald, 1876) = Trapezidens dolichorhynchus

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis var. sublamellatus Preston, 1912 = Trapezidens angustior

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis var. tricolor (Küster, 1856) = Lamellidens generosus

Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis var. zonata (Hanley & Theobald, 1876) = Trapezidens scutum

Lamellidens (s.s.) narainporensis Preston, 1912 = Lamellidens nongyangensis

Lamellidens (s.s.) nongyangensis Preston, 1912 = Lamellidens nongyangensis

Lamellidens (s.s.) phenchooganjensis Preston, 1912 = Lamellidens mainwaringi

Lamellidens (s.s.) pulcher (Tapparone Canefri, 1889) = Lamellidens generosus
+ Unio pulcher var. lamellatiformis Tapparone Canefri, 1889
+ Unio pulcher var. ponderosulus Tapparone Canefri, 1889

Mulleria dalyi Smith, E.A., 1898 = Pseudomulleria dalyi

Nodularia (s.s.) andersoniana (Nevill, 1877) = Indonaia andersoniana

Nodularia (s.s.) bonneaudi (Eydoux, 1838) = Indonaia bonneaudii

Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus (Lea, 1831) = Indonaia caerulea
+ Unio gerbidoni Eydoux, 1838
+ Unio substriatus Lea, 1856
+ Unio humilis Lea, 1856
+ Unio corrianus Küster, 1861
+ Unio leioma Benson, 1862
+ Unio pilatus Lea, 1866
+ Unio evitatus Lea, 1866
+ Unio trirostris Sowerby, 1868

Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus (Lea, 1831) = Indonaia substriata

Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus (Lea, 1831) = Scabies humilis

Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus (Lea, 1831) = Scabies pilata

Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus (Lea, 1831) = Indonaia bonneaudii

Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus var. gaudichaudi (Eydoux, 1838) = Indonaia caerulea

Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus var. keraudreni (Eydoux, 1838) = Indonaia caerulea

Nodularia (s.s.) chaudhurii Preston, 1912 = Radiatula chaudhurii

Nodularia (s.s.) crispata (Gould, 1843) = Scabies scobinatus
+ Unio scobinatus Lea, 1856
+ Unio mandarinus Morelet, 1864
+ Unio pellislacerti Morelet, 1865
+ Unio oblitus Lea, 1870
+ Unio venustus Morelet, 1866

Nodularia (s.s.) crispata (Gould, 1843) = Scabies mandarinus

Nodularia (s.s.) crispata (Gould, 1843) = Scabies crispata

Nodularia (s.s.) digitiformis (Sowerby, 1868) = Diplodon parallelopipedon

Nodularia (s.s.) gratiosa (Philippi, 1845) = Indonaia gratiosa

Nodularia (s.s.) involuta (Benson in Hanley, 1856) = Assamnaia involuta

Nodularia (s.s.) nuttalliana (Lea, 1856) = Indonaia caerulea

Nodularia (s.s.) occata (Lea, 1860) = Indonaia gratiosa
+ Unio macilentus Benson, 1862
+ Unio rugosus Hanley & Theobald, 1876

Nodularia (s.s.) olivaria (Lea, 1831) = Indonaia olivaria
+ Unio pumilio Küster, 1862

Nodularia (s.s.) pachysoma (Benson, 1862) = Indonaia corbis
+ Unio pachystoma Paetel, 1890

Nodularia (s.s.) pugio (Benson, 1862) = Indochinella pugio

Nodularia (s.s.) scobina (Hanley, 1856) = Pseudoscabies scobina

Nodularia (s.s.) shurtleffiana (Lea, 1856) = Indonaia shurtleffiana

Nodularia (s.s.) theobaldi Preston, 1912 = Indonaia theobaldi

Nodularia (sec. Radiatula) crispisulcata (Benson, 1862) = Radiatula crispisulcata

Nodularia (sec. Radiatula) lima Simpson, 1900 = Pseudoscabies scobina
+ Unio radula Hanley, 1856

Nodularia (sec. Radiatula) lima var. siliguriensis (Preston, 1908) = Indonaia gratiosa

Parreysia (s.s.) annandalei Preston, 1912 = Parreysia marcens

Parreysia (s.s.) bhamoensis (Theobald, 1874) = Leoparreysia tavoyensis
+ Unio mandelayensis Theobald, 1873

Parreysia (s.s.) burmanus (Blanford, 1869) = Leoparreysia burmana
+ Unio birmanus Hanley & Theobald, 1872

Parreysia (s.s.) corbis (Hanley, 1856) = Indonaia corbis

Parreysia (s.s.) corrugata (Müller, 1774) = Leoparreysia tavoyensis
+ Mysca (Potomida) corrugata Swainson, 1840
+ Mya spuria Gmelin, 1791
+ Mya gaditana Schreibers, 1793
+ Unio multidentatus Philippi, 1847
+ Unio fulmineus Philippi, 1847
+ Unio lutens Lea, 1856
+ Unio luteus Lea, 1856
+ Unio semirugatus Chenu, 1858
+ Unio merodabensis Küster, 1861
+ Unio wynegungaensis Hanley & Theobald, 1872
+ Unio tennentii Hanley & Theobald, 1872
+ Unio phayresi Simpson, 1900
+ Unio spuria Lamarck, 1819

Parreysia (s.s.) corrugata (Müller, 1774) = Potomida littoralis

Parreysia (s.s.) corrugata (Müller, 1774) = Parreysia corrugata

Parreysia (s.s.) corrugata (Müller, 1774) = Parreysia nagpoorensis

Parreysia (s.s.) corrugata (Müller, 1774) = Parreysia plagiosoma

Parreysia (s.s.) corrugata var. fragilis (Hanley & Theobald, 1876) = Parreysia smaragdites

Parreysia (s.s.) corrugata var. laevirostris (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia corrugata

Parreysia (s.s.) corrugata var. nagpoorensis (Lea, 1859) = Parreysia nagpoorensis

Parreysia (s.s.) daccaensis Preston, 1912 = Lamellidens jenkinsianus

Parreysia (s.s.) dalliana Frierson, 1913 = Yaukthwa dalliana

Parreysia (s.s.) favidens (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia corrugata
+ Mya spuria Wood, 1825
+ Unio flavidens Reeve, 1865
+ Unio trirostris Musgrave, 1863
+ Unio tripartitus Lea, 1863

Parreysia (s.s.) favidens (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia nagpoorensis

Parreysia (s.s.) favidens var. assamensis Preston, 1912 = Parreysia marcens

Parreysia (s.s.) favidens var. chrysis (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia corrugata

Parreysia (s.s.) favidens var. deltae (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia corrugata

Parreysia (s.s.) favidens var. densa (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia corrugata

Parreysia (s.s.) favidens var. marcens (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia marcens

Parreysia (s.s.) favidens var. pinax (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia nagpoorensis

Parreysia (s.s.) favidens var. plagiosoma (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia plagiosoma

Parreysia (s.s.) favidens var. trigona (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia corrugata

Parreysia (s.s.) favidens var. viridula (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia corrugata

Parreysia (s.s.) feae (Tapparone Canefri, 1889) = Leoparreysia tavoyensis

Parreysia (s.s.) feddeni (Theobald, 1874) = Parreysia corrugata

Parreysia (s.s.) gowhattensis (Theobald, 1874) = Parreysia marcens
+ Unio gowlattensis Paetel, 1890

Parreysia (s.s.) perconvexa Preston, 1912 = Leoparreysia perconvexa

Parreysia (s.s.) pernodulosa Preston, 1912 = Leoparreysia burmana

Parreysia (s.s.) rajahensis (Lea, 1841) = Parreysia rajahensis
+ Unio indicus Sowerby, 1866

Parreysia (s.s.) rugosa (Gmelin, 1791) = Indonaia rugosa

Parreysia (s.s.) sikkimensis (Lea, 1859) = Parreysia corrugata

Parreysia (s.s.) smaragdites (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia smaragdites

Parreysia (s.s.) tavoyensis (Gould, 1843) = Leoparreysia tavoyensis
+ Unio savoyensis Paetel, 1890
+ Unio parma Sowerby, 1868

Parreysia (s.s.) tavoyensis var. triembolus (Benson, 1855) = Leoparreysia tavoyensis
+ Unio houngdarauicus Tapparone Canefri, 1889

Parreysia (s.s.) tavoyensis var. triembolus (Benson, 1855) = Parreysia nagpoorensis

Parreysia (s.s.) vulcana (Hanley, 1875) = Leoparreysia vulcanus

Parreysia (s.s.) wynegungaensis (Lea, 1859) = Parreysia corrugata

Physunio (sec. Lens) velaris (Sowerby, 1868) = Physunio superbus
+ Unio velaris Hanley, 1856

Physunio (sec. Lens) velaris (Sowerby, 1868) = Lamellidens friersoni

Pseudodon (s.s.) inoscularis (Gould, 1844) = Pseudodon inoscularis

Pseudodon (s.s.) nicobaricus (‘Fabricius’ Mörch, 1872) = Pseudodon nicobaricus

Pseudodon (s.s.) salwenianus (Gould, 1844) = Indopseudodon salwenianus

Pseudodon (sec. Bineurus) ava (Theobald, 1873) = Indopseudodon salwenianus

Pseudodon (sec. Trigonodon) peguensis (Anthony, J.G., 1865) = Indopseudodon salwenianus

Pseudodon (sec. Trigonodon) peguensis var. crebristriata (Anthony, J.G., 1865) = Pseudodon inoscularis
+ Unio vondembuschii Sowerby, 1868

Pseudodon (sec. Trigonodon) peguensis var. crebristriata (Anthony, J.G., 1865) = Indopseudodon crebristriatus

Pseudodon (sec. Trigonodon) peguensis var. curvata Preston, 1912 = Indopseudodon crebristriatus

Solenaia soleniformis (Benson) = Balwantia soleniformis

Trapezoideus exolescens (Gould, 1843) = Trapezidens exolescens
+ Unio exolescens Hanley & Theobald, 1874

Trapezoideus foliaceus (Gould, 1843)
+ Unio peguensis Anthony, 1865

Trapezoideus foliaceus (Gould, 1843) = Yaukthwa peguensis

Trapezoideus foliaceus var. comptus (DeShayes & Jullien, 1874) = Trapezidens exolescens
+ Unio fragilis Nevill, 1877

Trapezoideus foliaceus var. comptus (DeShayes & Jullien, 1874) = Lens comptus

Trapezoideus foliaceus var. zayleymanensis Preston, 1912 = Yaukthwa zayleymanensis

Trapezoideus misellus (Morelet, 1865) = Lens misellus
+ Unio siamensis Lea, 1866

Trapezoideus theca (Benson, 1862) = Lamellidens corrianus

Unio (sec. Lymnium) mongolicus Middendorff, 1851 = Middendorffinaia mongolica