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

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species Unio tumidus Philipsson in Retzius, 1788: synonymy
     32 specimens + 96 Genbank vouchers

Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788
Philipsson in Retzius, 1788. Diss. Nat.-Hist. Test. Gen.: 17.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tumidusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Groupe Tumidusiana) tumidusCaziot (1907)
Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Kobelt & Haas (1910), Ortmann (1912), Ortmann (1914), Germain (1931), ... Wu et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024), Wu et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusZhadin (1938), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Bogatov (2022)
Unio (Tumidusiana) tumidusZatravkin (1983), Korniushin (1998)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus tumidusFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Tumidiana tumidaStarobogatov et al. (2004)
Tumidiana tumida tumidaKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio tumidu [sic]Li et al. (2010)

Unio conus Spengler, 1793
Lister, 1685. Conch.: pl. 146, fig. 1. [pre-linnaean]
Spengler, 1793. Skr. Naturhist. Selsk. 3: 60, no. 26.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio tumidusGermain (1931), Graf (2007), IUCN (2011), Klishko et al. (2017), Bogatov et al. (2018), Anisimova et al. (2018)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. conusZhadin (1938)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (Tumidusiana) conusZatravkin (1983)
Tumidiana conusStarobogatov et al. (2004)
Tumidiana conus conusKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio (s.s.) conusVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio tumidus conusBogatov (2022)

Mya depressa Donovan, 1801
Donovan, 1801. Brit. Shells 3: pl. 101.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tumidusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus depressusFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Unio tumidusPrié & Puillandre (2014)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Mya ovata Donovan, 1802
Donovan, 1802. Brit. Shells 4: pl. 122.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tumidusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012)

Mya ovalis Montagu, 1803
Philipsson in Retzius, 1788. Diss. Nat.-Hist. Test. Gen.: 17.
Pultney, 1799. Cat. Birds. Shells. Dorsetshire: 27. [nomen nudum]
Montagu, 1803. Test. Brit. (1): 34.
(misidentified reference to Mya ovalis Lightfoot, 1786)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tumidusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Tumidiana conus conusKantor & Sysoev (2005)
Unio tumidusKlishko et al. (2017)

Mysca solida Turton, 1822
Montagu, 1803. Test. Brit. (1): 36 [as ‘Mya solida’].
Turton, 1822. Conch. Ins. Brit.: 246, pl. 16, fig. 2.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tumidusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio inflata Hecart, 1833
Hecart, 1833. Mém. Soc. Agricult. Valanciennes 1: 245.
(homonym of Unio inflatus Studer, 1820)

Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio muelleri Rossmässler, 1838
Rossmässler, 1838. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (1-2): 41, pl. 40, fig. 541.
Rossmässler, 1842. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (5): 13, pl. 54, fig. 739.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tumidusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) muelleriZatravkin (1983), Stadnichenko (1984), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Tumidiana muelleriStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio tumidusGraf (2007), IUCN (2011), Klishko et al. (2017)

Unio tumidus var. radiatus Colbeau, 1839
Colbeau, 1839. Matér. Faune Malacol. Belg.: ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio pictorum Brown, 1844
Brown, 1844. Ill. Rec. Conch.: 81, pl. 31, figs. 8-11.
(misidentified reference to Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tumidusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio tumidus var. corrosus Zelebor, 1851
Zelebor, 1851. Ber. Mit. Freunde Naturw. Wien 7: 230, sp. 7.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788; homonym of Unio corrosus Villa, 1841)

Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio tumidus var. solidus Zelebor, 1851
Zelebor, 1851. Ber. Mit. Freunde Naturw. Wien 7: 230, sp. 6.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788; homonym of Unio solidus Lea, 1838)

Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1969)

Unio limaniae Dupuy, 1852
Bouill., 1836. Cat. Moll. Auv.: 81. [nomen nudum]
‘Bouillet’ Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): 653 [as ‘limaniæ’].

Unio tumidus var. lacustris Rossmässler, 1854
Rossmässler, 1854. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 13: no. 16.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio pictorum var. niger de Joannis, 1859
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 294, pl. 12, fig. 2.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758; homonym of Unio (Elliptio) nigra Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio (Rostratiana) nigerGermain (1904)
Unio tumidusGermain (1931)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio pictorum var. vinceleus de Joannis, 1859
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 294, pl. 12, figs. 4-5.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758; renamed Unio vinceloti Germain, 1904)

Unio (Vincelotiana) vincelotiGermain (1904)
Unio (Groupe des Vincelensiana) [sic] vincelens [sic]Caziot (1907)
Unio tumidusGermain (1931), Prié & Puillandre (2014)
Unio pictorum rostratusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus vinceleusFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Unio (s.s.) rostrataVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio tumidus tumidusLopes-Lima et al. (2017)

Unio tumidus var. saccatus Rossmässler, 1859
Rossmässler, 1859. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3 (5-6): 138, pl. 89, fig. 969.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Simpson (1914)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (Tumidusiana) tumidus var. saccatusStadnichenko (1984)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio conus compressa Mörch, 1863
Mörch, 1863. Vidensk. Medd. Naturhist. Foren. Kjöben. (17-22): 340.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio conus Spengler, 1793; homonym of Unio compressus Rafinesque, 1831)

Unio conus compressissima Mörch, 1863
Mörch, 1863. Vidensk. Medd. Naturhist. Foren. Kjöben. (17-22): 340.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio conus Spengler, 1793; homonym of Unio compressissimus Lea, 1845)

Unio pictorum maxima Mörch, 1863
Mörch, 1863. Vidensk. Medd. Naturhist. Foren. Kjöben. (17-22): 340.
Mörch, 1864. Syn. Moll. Daniae: 78.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio tumidus var. maximusGermain (1931)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio tumidus limicola Mörch, 1863
Mörch, 1863. Vidensk. Medd. Naturhist. Foren. Kjöben. (17-22): 339.
Mörch, 1864. Syn. Moll. Daniae: 77.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus limicolaZhadin (1938)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (Tumidusiana) tumidus var. limicolaStadnichenko (1984)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio tumidus picta Mörch, 1863
Beck in Mörch, 1863. Vidensk. Medd. Naturhist. Foren. Kjöben. (17-22): 339.
Mörch, 1864. Syn. Moll. Daniae: 77.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788; homonym of Unio pictus Lea, 1834)

Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio robianoi Malzine, 1867
Malzine, 1867. Essai faun. malac. Belg.: 33, pl. 1, fig. 1-2.

Unio robianoi var. inflatus Malzine, 1867
Malzine, 1867. Essai faun. malac. Belg.: 33, pl. 1, fig. 3-4.
(homonym of Unio inflatus Studer, 1820; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio robianoi Malzine, 1867)

Unio batavus var. incurvatus Colbeau, 1868
Colbeau, 1868. Ann. Soc. Malac. Belgique 3: 106, pl. 4, fig. 2.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya batava Maton & Rackett, 1807)

Unio (Alpecanusiana) incurvatusGermain (1904)
Unio tumidusGermain (1931)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio tumidus var. heckingi Colbeau, 1868
Colbeau, 1868. Ann. Soc. Malac. Belgique 3: 106, pl. 4, fig. 1.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)
Simpson (1914)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio tumidus var. borysthenensis Kobelt, 1879
Kobelt, 1879. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 7: 32, pl. 192, fig. 1950.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788; renamed Unio tumidus var. borysthenicus Servain, 1888)

Simpson (1914)
Unio tumidus borysthenensisHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012)
Tumidiana conus borysthenensisKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio (s.s.) conusVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio tumidus borysthensis [sic]Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio tumidusAraujo et al. (2018)

Unio tumidus var. rohrmanni Kobelt, 1879
Kobelt, 1879. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 7: 32, pl. 192, fig. 1951.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Simpson (1914)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio gerstfeldtianus Clessin, 1880
Clessin, 1880. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 12: 81.

Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. gerstfeldtianusZhadin (1938)
Unio tumidus borysthenensisHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012)
Unio tumidus var. gerstfeldtianusZhadin (1965)
Tumidiana tumida tumidaKantor & Sysoev (2005)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio bardus Servain, 1881
Bourguignat, in sched. Servain, 1881. Malac. Lac Balaton: 98.
Bourguignat in Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 323.

Unio (Rostratiana) bardusGermain (1904)
Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio tumidus var. falcatulus Drouët, 1881
Drouët, 1881. Unionidae Russie: 9.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Simpson (1914)
Unio tumidus borysthenensisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (Tumidusiana) tumidus falcatulusStadnichenko (1984)
Tumidiana tumida falcatulusKantor & Sysoev (2005)
Tumidiana tumida falcatulaKantor et al. (2010)
Unio tumidusIUCN (2011)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio tumidus var. minor Drouët, 1881
Drouët, 1881. Unionidae Russie: 9.
(homonym of Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835)

Unio alpecanus Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 285, 355.
Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 177 [71].
Bourguignat in Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 215.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22094 (by Graf, 2011: 457), l’Oise à Creil.

Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)
Simpson (1914)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio edyus Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 299, 367.
Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 177 [71].
Bourguignat in Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 215.

Unio tumidusGermain (1931)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio fourneli Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 300, 367.
Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 177 [71].
Bourguignat in Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 214.
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22225, La Marne à Lagny (Seine-et-Marne).

Unio tumidusGermain (1931)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio schroederi Schröder, 1885
Bourguignat in Schröder, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 224.

Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio rhenanus Kobelt, 1886
Kobelt, 1886. Jb. Nassau. Ver. Naturk. 39: 96, pl. 5, fig. 3.
Kobelt, 1886. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2: 48, pl. 56, fig. 297.

Unio tumidus rhenanusKobelt & Haas (1910)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio tumidus var. godetiana Clessin, 1887
Clessin, 1887. Moll.-Fauna Mitteleuropas 2: 738, text fig. 496.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus godetianusFalkner et al. (2001)
Unio tumidus godetianusLopes-Lima et al. (2017)

Unio anabaenus Servain, 1888
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 324 [as ‘anabænus’].

Simpson (1914)

Unio mulierum Servain, 1888
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 321.

Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio spengeli Servain, 1888
Bourguignat in Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 323.

Unio tumidus var. borysthenicus Servain, 1888
Kobelt, 1879. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 7: 32, pl. 192, fig. 1950 [as ‘borysthenensis’].
‘Kobelt’ Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 323.
(new name for Unio tumidus var. borysthenensis Kobelt, 1879)

Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. borysthenicusZhadin (1938)
Unio tumidus var. borysthenicusZhadin (1965)
Unio (Tumidusiana) conus borysthenicusStadnichenko (1984)

Unio aldemaricus Locard, 1889
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 176 [70], 262 [156].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 213.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22091 (by Graf, 2011: 456), l’Aisne, à Guignicourt (Ardennes).

Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio borcherdingi Locard, 1889
Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 153 [47].
(new name for Unio macrorhynchus Borcherding, 1889)

Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1969)

Unio giberti Locard, 1889
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 131 [25], 191 [85].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 215, fig. 227.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22237 (by Graf, 2011: 477), La Marne à Lagny (Seine-et-Marne).

Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)
Simpson (1914)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio macrorhynchus Borcherding, 1889
Borcherding, 1889. Abh. Naturw. Ver. Bremen 10: 342, pl. 4, figs. 3-3b.
(homonym of Unio macrorhynchus Locard, 1882; renamed Unio borcherdingi Locard, 1889)

Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1969)

Unio tumidulus Locard, 1889
Rossmässler, 1836. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (3): pl. 14, fig. 203 [as ‘Unio tumidus’].
Rossmässler, 1838. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (1-2): pl. 40, fig. 542 [as ‘Unio tumidus’].
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 176 [70], 261 [155].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 213.
(homonym of Unio tumidulus Lea, 1856)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22586 (by Graf, 2011: 510), La Seine à Rouen (Seine-Inférieure).

Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio catinulus Locard, 1893
Locard, 1893. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Elbeuf 12: 10.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 217.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_22172, La Seine à Elbeuf (Seine-Inférieure).

Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)
Haas (1969)

Unio elboviensis Locard, 1893
Locard, 1893. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Elbeuf 12: 4.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 215.

Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio lacrymiformis Locard, 1893
Locard, 1893. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Elbeuf 12: 12.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 216, fig. 228.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22300 (by Graf, 2011: 483), La Seine au nord de Rouen.

Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio levoiturieri Locard, 1893
Locard, 1893. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Elbeuf 12: 7.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 216.

Unio tumidusGermain (1908)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio rothomagensis Locard, 1893
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 213.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22503 (by Graf, 2011: 501), la Seine près Rouen.

Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio vinceloti Germain, 1904
‘de Joannis’ Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 276 [38].
(new name for Unio pictorum var. vinceleus de Joannis, 1859)

Unio (Vincelotiana) vincelotiGermain (1904)

Unio vinceloti var. cuneiformis Germain, 1904
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 276 [38], pl. 2, fig. 37.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio vinceloti Germain, 1904)

Unio (Vincelotiana) vinceloti cuneiformisGermain (1904)

Unio lauterborni Haas, 1909
Haas, 1909. Beitr. Kenntn. Mittleleurop. Najadeen, Beilage zu... 41: 46.

Unio tumidus lauterborniKobelt & Haas (1910)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio tumidus var. okae Kobelt & Haas, 1910
Kobelt & Haas, 1910. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 17: 58, index, pl. 480, figs. 2565-2566.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788; homonym of Unio crassus var. okae Kobelt & Haas, 1910; renamed Unio tumidus var. kobeltianus Zhadin, 1938)

Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. kobeltianusZhadin (1938)
Unio tumidus borysthenensisHaas (1969)

Unio tumidus ilekensis Kobelt, 1912
Kobelt, 1912. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 18: 28, pl. 492, fig. 2629.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. ilikensis [sic]Zhadin (1938)
Unio tumidus borysthenensisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Tumidiana tumida tumidaKantor & Sysoev (2005)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio tumidus var. succinctus Hilbert, 1912
Hilbert, 1912. Schr. Königsberg. Phys. Ges. 52: 271.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1969)

Unio tumidus var. natermanni Honigmann, 1914
Honigmann, 1914. Abh. Ber. Mus. Magdeburg 2: 7.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio tumidus borysthenensisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio tumidus var. bashkiricus Zhadin, 1938
Zhadin, 1938. Faune USSR Mollusques 4(1): 81, text fig. 19.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. bashkiricusZhadin (1938)
Unio tumidus borysthenensisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tumidus var. bashkiricusZhadin (1965)
Tumidiana tumida tumidaKantor & Sysoev (2005)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio tumidus var. fridmani Zhadin, 1938
Zhadin, 1938. Faune USSR Mollusques 4(1): 86, text fig. 21.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. fridmaniZhadin (1938)
Unio tumidus borysthenensisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tumidus var. fridmaniZhadin (1965)
Tumidiana tumida tumidaKantor & Sysoev (2005)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio tumidus var. ilikensis Zhadin, 1938
‘Kobelt’ of Authors.
Zhadin, 1938. Faune USSR Mollusques 4(1): 83.
Kantor & Sysoev, 2005. Cat. Moll. Russia: 327.
(error for Unio tumidus ilekensis Kobelt, 1912)

Unio tumidus var. kobeltianus Zhadin, 1938
Zhadin, 1938. Faune USSR Mollusques 4(1): 82.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788; new name for Unio tumidus var. okae Kobelt & Haas, 1910; homonym of Unio batavus kobeltianus Haas, 1913)

Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. kobeltianusZhadin (1938)
Unio tumidus borysthenensisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Tumidiana tumida tumidaKantor & Sysoev (2005)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio tumidus var. moltshanovi Zhadin, 1938
Zhadin, 1938. Faune USSR Mollusques 4(1): 85, text fig. 20.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. moltshanoviZhadin (1938)
Unio tumidus borysthenensisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio limagnae Jay, 1835
‘Bouillet’ of Authors.
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: 16 [as ‘limagnæ’].
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 36 [as ‘limagnæ’].
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 24 [as ‘limagnæ’].
(error for Unio limaniae Dupuy, 1852)

Unio concavus of Authors, unknown year
‘Zeleb.’ of Authors.

Unio elongatus of Authors, unknown year
‘Rm.’ of Authors.

Unio muelleri var. compressus of Authors, unknown year
Westerl. Faun. Moll. Suec. of Authors.

Mytilus angustior Lister, 1685
Lister, 1685. Conch.: ??. [pre-linnaean]

Unio rostrata Waardenburg, 1827
Waardenburg, 1827. Moll. Belgico: 36.
(misidentified reference to Unio rostrata Lamarck, 1819)

Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)

Unio batavus Rossmässler, 1836
Rossmässler, 1836. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (3): pl. 15, fig. 214.
(misidentified reference to Mya batava Maton & Rackett, 1807)

Unio tumidus Rossmässler, 1836
Rossmässler, 1836. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (3): pl. 14, fig. 203.
Rossmässler, 1838. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (1-2): 41, pl. 40, fig. 542.
Rossmässler, 1844. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (6): pl. 60, fig. 773.
Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): pl. 28, fig. 20.
Turton, 1857. Man. Land Fresh-Water Shells Brit. Is.: pl. 2, fig. 13.
Forbes & Hanley, 1859. Brit. Moll.: pl. 40, fig. 1.
(reference to Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Germain (1931)

Unio tumidus var. radiolata Krynicki, 1837
Krynicki, 1837. Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 10(2): 59. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio tumidus Mousson, 1849
Mousson, 1849. Land-Süßw.-Moll. Java: 95, pl. 17 [16], fig. 1.
(reference to Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Rectidens sumatrensisHaas (1914)
Unio tumidusvan Benthem Jutting (1953)
Rectidens sumatrensis sumatrensisHaas (1969)

Unio zelebori Zelebor, 1851
‘Parreyss’ Zelebor, 1851. Ber. Mit. Freunde Naturw. Wien 7: 231, sp. 8. [nomen nudum]

Unio (s.s.) tumidus zeleboriFalkner et al. (2001)
Unio tumidus zeleboriLopes-Lima et al. (2017)

Unio pictorum var. vinceleus de Joannis, 1859
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: pl. 12, fig. 5. [in part]
(reference to Unio pictorum var. vinceleus de Joannis, 1859)

Unio (Batavusiana) potamiusGermain (1904)
Unio batavusGermain (1931)

Unio vincelleus Locard, 1882
‘de Joannis’ Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 298.
(error for Unio pictorum var. vinceleus de Joannis, 1859)

Unio alpacamus Locard, 1889
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 178 [72].
(error for Unio alpecanus Locard, 1882)

Unio pictorum var. vincelus Locard, 1889
‘de Joannis’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 140 [34].
(error for Unio pictorum var. vinceleus de Joannis, 1859)

Unio vincelens Caziot, 1907
‘Bourg.’ Caziot, 1907. Bull. Soc. Sci. Hist. Nat. Yonne 60: 276.
(error for Unio pictorum var. vinceleus de Joannis, 1859)

Unio elbovensis Germain, 1931
‘Locard’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 741.
(error for Unio elboviensis Locard, 1893)

Unio albovicensis Haas, 1940
‘Locard’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 129.
(error for Unio elboviensis Locard, 1893)

Unio subtumidus van Benthem Jutting, 1953
‘Mousson, in litt.’ van Benthem Jutting, 1953. Treubia 22(1): 45.
(intro'd as syn of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio tumidusvan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Unio elbovicensis Haas, 1969
‘Locard’ Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 21.
(error for Unio elboviensis Locard, 1893)

Unio pictorum var. vincelius Haas, 1969
‘Joannis’ Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 26.
(error for Unio pictorum var. vinceleus de Joannis, 1859)

Unio (Unio) tumidus ssp. [Bassin de la Saône] Falkner et al., 2002
Falkner et al., 2002. Patrim. Natur. 52: 55. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio (s.s.) tumidus ssp. [Bassin de la Saône]Falkner et al. (2002)

Unio tumidu Li et al., 2010
Li et al., 2010. Hereditas 32(4): 363.
(error for Unio tumidus Retzius, 1788)

Unio lateborni Vinarski & Kantor, 2016
‘Haas’ Vinarski & Kantor, 2016. Analyt. Cat. Fr. Brack. Moll. Russia: 23.
(error for Unio lauterborni Haas, 1909)

Unio tumidus borysthensis Lopes-Lima et al., 2017
‘Kobelt’ Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. Biol. Rev. 92(1): ??.
(error for Unio tumidus var. borysthenensis Kobelt, 1879)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) tumidusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Rostratiana) nigerGermain (1904)
Unio (Vincelotiana) vincelotiGermain (1904)
Unio (Batavusiana) potamiusGermain (1904)
Unio (Alpecanusiana) incurvatusGermain (1904)
Unio (Rostratiana) bardusGermain (1904)
Unio (Vincelotiana) vinceloti cuneiformisGermain (1904)
Unio (Groupe Tumidusiana) tumidusCaziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe des Vincelensiana) [sic] vincelens [sic]Caziot (1907)
Unio tumidusGermain (1908), Kobelt & Haas (1910), Ortmann (1912), Ortmann (1914), Germain (1931), ... Wu et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024), Wu et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Unio tumidus rhenanusKobelt & Haas (1910)
Unio tumidus lauterborniKobelt & Haas (1910)
Rectidens sumatrensisHaas (1914)
Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Unio batavusGermain (1931)
Unio tumidus var. maximusGermain (1931)
Unio (s.s.) tumidusZhadin (1938), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. conusZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus limicolaZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. gerstfeldtianusZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. borysthenicusZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. kobeltianusZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. ilikensis [sic]Zhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. bashkiricusZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. fridmaniZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus var. moltshanoviZhadin (1938)
Unio tumidus tumidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Bogatov (2022)
Unio pictorum rostratusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio tumidus borysthenensisHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012)
Unio tumidus var. gerstfeldtianusZhadin (1965)
Unio tumidus var. borysthenicusZhadin (1965)
Unio tumidus var. bashkiricusZhadin (1965)
Unio tumidus var. fridmaniZhadin (1965)
Rectidens sumatrensis sumatrensisHaas (1969)
Unio (Tumidusiana) tumidusZatravkin (1983), Korniushin (1998)
Unio (Tumidusiana) conusZatravkin (1983)
Unio (s.s.) muelleriZatravkin (1983), Stadnichenko (1984), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio (Tumidusiana) tumidus var. saccatusStadnichenko (1984)
Unio (Tumidusiana) tumidus var. limicolaStadnichenko (1984)
Unio (Tumidusiana) tumidus falcatulusStadnichenko (1984)
Unio (Tumidusiana) conus borysthenicusStadnichenko (1984)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus tumidusFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus depressusFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus zeleboriFalkner et al. (2001)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus vinceleusFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus godetianusFalkner et al. (2001)
Unio (s.s.) tumidus ssp. [Bassin de la Saône]Falkner et al. (2002)
Tumidiana tumidaStarobogatov et al. (2004)
Tumidiana conusStarobogatov et al. (2004)
Tumidiana muelleriStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Tumidiana tumida tumidaKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Tumidiana conus conusKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Tumidiana conus borysthenensisKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Tumidiana tumida falcatulusKantor & Sysoev (2005)
Unio tumidu [sic]Li et al. (2010)
Tumidiana tumida falcatulaKantor et al. (2010)
Unio (s.s.) conusVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio (s.s.) rostrataVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio tumidus zeleboriLopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio tumidus borysthensis [sic]Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio tumidus godetianusLopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio tumidus conusBogatov (2022)

 
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