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Publication Falkner et al. (2002): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

Falkner, G., T.E.J. Ripkin & M. Falkner. 2002. Mollusques Continentaux de France: Liste de Référence Annotée et Bibliographie. Patrimoines Naturels 52. 350 pp.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio (Unio) pictorum ssp. [Lacs des Landes] Falkner et al., 2002
Falkner et al., 2002. Patrim. Natur. 52: 55. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

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)

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta (s.s.) anatina anatina (Linnaeus, 1758) = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (s.s.) cygnea cygnea (Linnaeus, 1758) = Anodonta cygnea

Margaritifera (s.s.) margaritifera brunnea (Bonhomme, 1840) = Margaritifera margaritifera

Margaritifera (s.s.) margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) = Margaritifera margaritifera

Potomida littoralis cuneata (Jacquemin, 1835) = Potomida littoralis

Potomida littoralis littoralis (Cuvier, 1798) = Potomida littoralis

Potomida littoralis pianensis (Boubée, 1833) = Potomida littoralis

Pseudanodonta complanata complanata (Rossmässler, 1835) = Pseudanodonta complanata

Pseudanodonta complanata dorsuosa (Drouët, 1881) = Pseudanodonta complanata

Pseudanodonta complanata elongata (Holandre, 1836) = Pseudanodonta complanata

Pseudanodonta complanata gratelupeana (Gassies, 1849) = Pseudanodonta complanata

Pseudanodonta complanata ligerica Bourguignat, 1880 = Pseudanodonta complanata

Pseudunio auricularius auricularius (Spengler, 1793) = Pseudunio auricularius

Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834)

Unio (Crassiana) crassus courtillieri Hatteman, 1859 = Unio crassus

Unio (Crassiana) crassus crassus Philipsson, 1788 = Unio crassus

Unio (Crassiana) crassus cytherea Küster, 1833 = Unio nanus

Unio (Crassiana) crassus nanus Lamarck, 1819 = Unio nanus

Unio (Crassiana) crassus riparius C. Pfeiffer, 1821 = Unio nanus

Unio (s.s.) mancus aleronii Companyo & Massot, 1845 = Unio mancus

Unio (s.s.) mancus bourgeticus Bourguignat, 1882 = Unio mancus

Unio (s.s.) mancus brindosianus Folin & Bérillon, 1874 = Unio mancus

Unio (s.s.) mancus mancus Lamarck, 1819 = Unio mancus

Unio (s.s.) mancus moquinianus Dupuy, 1843 = Unio mancus

Unio (s.s.) mancus requienii Michaud, 1831 = Unio mancus

Unio (s.s.) mancus turtonii Payraudeau, 1827 = Unio mancus

Unio (s.s.) pictorum deshayesii Michaud, 1831 = Unio pictorum

Unio (s.s.) pictorum pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758) = Unio pictorum

Unio (s.s.) pictorum rostratus Lamarck, 1819 = Unio pictorum

Unio (s.s.) pictorum ssp. [Lacs des Landes] = Unio pictorum

Unio (s.s.) tumidus depressus (Donovan, 1802) = Unio tumidus

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

Unio (s.s.) tumidus tumidus Philipsson, 1788 = Unio tumidus

Unio (s.s.) tumidus vinceleus de Joannis, 1855 = Unio tumidus

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