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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio species Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852: synonymy 41 specimens + 23 Genbank vouchers Unio truncatus Swainson, 1823 Swainson, 1823. Zool. Illustr. 3(1): pl. 10. Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 269-270. (homonym of Unio truncatus Spengler, 1793)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio tigridis — Preston (1912) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) | |
Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852
Bourguignat, 1852. Test. Nov. Saulcy: 30. Bourguignat, 1853. Catalogue Raissoné des Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles Recueillis par M.F. Saulcy 1853: 77, pl. 4, figs. 7-9. (renamed Margaron (Unio) tigris Lea, 1870) Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0066, Bagdad.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio tigridis — Preston (1912), Haas (1952), Starmühlner & Edlauer (1957), Biggs (1971), Schütt (1983), ... Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Bogan et al. (2021), Lyubas et al. (2022), Bashê (2022), Jihad (2023) Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic] — Pallary (1939) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio (s.s.) tigridis — Falkner (1994) | |
Unio natolicus Küster, 1856
Küster, 1856. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 144, pl. 42, fig. 4.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) | |
Unio mussolianus Küster, 1861
‘Parreiss in sched.’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 244, pl. 82, fig. 1. (renamed Unio mossulianus Kobelt, 1912)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) mussolianus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio mussolianus — Preston (1912) Unio (Limnium) [sic] mossulianus [sic] — Pallary (1939) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021) | |
Unio bourguignatianus Lea, 1863
Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 189.
Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 54 [58], pl. 18, fig. 51. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84713, R. Tigris at Mosul, Persia.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) mussolianus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio mussolianus — Preston (1912) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Jihad (2023) | |
Unio dignatus Lea, 1863
Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 189.
Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 51 [55], pl. 17, fig. 48. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84714, R. Tigris at Bagdad, Persia.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio tigridis — Preston (1912), Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Jihad (2023) Unio (Nemrodia) dignatus — Pallary (1939) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio (s.s.) tigridis — Falkner (1994) | |
Unio mosulensis Lea, 1863
Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 190.
Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 52 [57], pl. 17, fig. 49. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85230, River Tigris, Mosul, Persia.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) mussolianus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio mussolianus — Preston (1912) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Bogan et al. (2021), Jihad (2023) | |
Unio rasus Lea, 1863
Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 189.
Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 50 [54], pl. 17, fig. 47. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85231, Assyria.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) mussolianus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio mussolianus — Preston (1912) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021) | |
Margaron (Unio) tigris Lea, 1870
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 21. [nomen nudum] ‘Fer.’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 18. [nomen nudum] ‘Fer.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 25. [nomen nudum] ‘Fer.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39. (new name for Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852) Type(s): MANUSCRIPT NAME USNM_84706, River at Bagdad, Persia.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridis — Simpson (1900) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Lopes-Lima et al. (2021) | |
Unio mossulensis Kobelt, 1886 ‘Lea’ of Authors. Kobelt, 1886. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2: 22. Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 173. ‘Lea’ Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 171. (error for Unio mosulensis Lea, 1863)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) mussolianus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) | |
Unio lorteti Kobelt, 1895 Kobelt, 1895. Iconogr. Land-Süßw.-Moll., Supplement 1: 14, pl. 5, fig. 3. (misidentified reference to Unio lorteti Locard, 1883)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) ellipsoideus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) | |
Unio mossulianus Kobelt, 1912 Kobelt, 1912. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 46, pl. 503, fig. 2658. (new name for Unio mussolianus Küster, 1861)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) mussolianus — Simpson (1914) Unio (Limnium) [sic] mossulianus [sic] — Pallary (1939) | |
Unio tigridis var. haruni Kobelt, 1912 Kobelt, 1912. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 2, pl. 32, fig. 226. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852)
Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021) | |
Unio calliopsis Kobelt, 1913 Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 15, pl. 519, fig. 2703.
— Simpson (1914) Unio (Nemrodia) calliopsis — Pallary (1939) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Bogan et al. (2021), Jihad (2023) | |
Unio hyperamblius Kobelt, 1913 Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 15, pl. 519, fig. 2701.
— Simpson (1914) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021) | |
Unio siouffi Kobelt, 1913 Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 47, pl. 534, fig. 2747.
Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021) | |
Unio dignatus assuricus Kobelt, 1913 Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 13, pl. 518, fig. 2699. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio dignatus Lea, 1863)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridis — Simpson (1914) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021) | |
Unio dignatus ninusi Kobelt, 1913 Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 13, pl. 518, fig. 2700. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio dignatus Lea, 1863)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridis — Simpson (1914) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021) | |
Unio dignatus semiramidis Kobelt, 1913 Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 11, pl. 517, figs. 2698. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio dignatus Lea, 1863)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridis — Simpson (1914) Unio (Nemrodia) semiramidis — Pallary (1939) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Bogan et al. (2021) | |
Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana Pallary, 1939 Pallary, 1933. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 5: 149. [nomen nudum] Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 118, pl. 7, figs. 2-4.
Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana — Pallary (1939) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021) | |
Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana var. major Pallary, 1939 Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 118. (homonym of Unio (Anodontes) sirionos var. major d’Orbigny, 1835; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana Pallary, 1939)
Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana var. major — Pallary (1939) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Lopes-Lima et al. (2021) | |
Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana var. minor Pallary, 1939 Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 119. (homonym of Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana Pallary, 1939)
Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana var. minor — Pallary (1939) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Lopes-Lima et al. (2021) | |
Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic] var. cuneiformis Pallary, 1939 Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 116. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852; homonym of Unio vinceloti var. cuneiformis Germain, 1904)
Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic] var. cuneiformis — Pallary (1939) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021) | |
Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic] var. khabourensis Pallary, 1939 Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 117. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852)
Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic] var. khabourensis — Pallary (1939) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1969) Unio tigridis — Schütt (1983), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021) | |
Unio requieni of Authors, unknown year ‘Mosson Coq. Roth. p. 177’ of Authors. (misidentified reference to Unio requienii Michaud, 1831) | |
Unio zabulonicus Kobelt, 1893 Kobelt, 1893. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 6: 96, pl. 179, fig. 1129. (misidentified reference to Unio zabulonicus Locard, 1883)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) ellipsoideus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) | |
Unio lortiti Simpson, 1900 ‘Kobelt’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 690. (error for Unio lorteti Kobelt, 1895) | |
Unio rarus Schütt, 1983 ‘Lea’ Schütt, 1983. Arch. Moll. 113(1/6): 55. (error for Unio rasus Lea, 1863) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Unio (sec. Lymnium) tigridis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (sec. Lymnium) mussolianus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (sec. Lymnium) ellipsoideus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio tigridis — Preston (1912), Haas (1952), Starmühlner & Edlauer (1957), Biggs (1971), Schütt (1983), ... Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Bogan et al. (2021), Lyubas et al. (2022), Bashê (2022), Jihad (2023) Unio mussolianus — Preston (1912) — Simpson (1914) Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic] — Pallary (1939) Unio (Limnium) [sic] mossulianus [sic] — Pallary (1939) Unio (Nemrodia) dignatus — Pallary (1939) Unio (Nemrodia) calliopsis — Pallary (1939) Unio (Nemrodia) semiramidis — Pallary (1939) Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana — Pallary (1939) Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana var. major — Pallary (1939) Unio (Nemrodia) tammouziana var. minor — Pallary (1939) Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic] var. cuneiformis — Pallary (1939) Unio (Nemrodia) tigris [sic] var. khabourensis — Pallary (1939) Unio tigridis tigridis — Haas (1940), Haas (1969) Unio (s.s.) tigridis — Falkner (1994)
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