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

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Publication Falkner et al. (2001): taxonomic opinions
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Complete Citation

Falkner, G., R.A. Bank & T.v. Proschwitz. 2001. CLECOM-PROJECT: Check-list of the non-marine Molluscan species-group taxa of the states of northern, Atlantic and central Europe (CLECOM I). Heldia 4(1/2): 1-76. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

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

Anodonta (s.s.) anatina attenuata Held, 1836 = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (s.s.) anatina radiata (O.F. Müller, 1774) = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (s.s.) anatina rostrata Rossmässler, 1836 = Anodonta anatina

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

Anodonta (s.s.) cygnea deplanata M. von Gallenstein, 1852 = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (s.s.) cygnea solearis Held in Küster, 1839 = Anodonta cygnea

Corbicula fluminalis (O.F. Müller, 1774)

Corbicula fluminea (O.F. Müller, 1774)

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphus (Pallas, 1771) = Dreissena polymorpha

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

Margaritifera (s.s.) margaritifera durrovensis Phillips, 1928 = Margaritifera margaritifera

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

Margaritifera (s.s.) margaritifera parvula (F. Haas, 1908) = Margaritifera margaritifera

Microcondylaea bonellii (A. Ferussac, 1827)

Musculium (s.s.) lacustre (O.F. Müller, 1774) = Sphaerium lacustre

Musculium (s.s.) transversum (Say, 1829) = Sphaerium transversum

Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831)

Pisidium (Cingulipisidium) milium Held, 1836 = Euglesa milium

Pisidium (Cingulipisidium) nitidum Jenyns, 1832 = Euglesa nitida

Pisidium (Cingulipisidium) pseudosphaerium Favre, 1927 = Euglesa pseudosphaerium

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) hinzi Kuiper, 1975 = Euglesa hinzi

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) obtusale (Lamarck, 1818) = Euglesa obtusalis

Pisidium (Euglesa) casertanum (Poli, 1791) = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium (Euglesa) globulare Clessin, 1873 = Euglesa globularis

Pisidium (Euglesa) personatum Malm, 1855 = Euglesa personata

Pisidium (Henslowiana) henslowanum (Sheppard, 1823) = Euglesa henslowana

Pisidium (Henslowiana) lilljeborgi Clessin, 1886 = Euglesa lilljeborgii

Pisidium (Henslowiana) supinum A. Schmidt, 1850 = Euglesa supina

Pisidium (Henslowiana) waldeni Kuiper, 1975 = Euglesa waldeni

Pisidium (Hiberneuglesa) hibernicum Westerlund, 1894 = Euglesa parvula

Pisidium (Neopisidium) conventus Clessin, 1877 = Conventus conventus

Pisidium (Odhneripisidium) moitessierianum Paladilhe, 1866 = Odhneripisidium moitessierianum

Pisidium (Odhneripisidium) tenuilineatum Stelfox, 1918 = Odhneripisidium tenuilineatum

Pisidium (Pseudeupera) pulchellum Jenyns, 1832 = Euglesa pulchella

Pisidium (Pseudeupera) subtruncatum Malm, 1855 = Euglesa subtruncata

Pisidium (s.s.) amnicum (O.F. Müller, 1774) = Pisidium amnicum

Pisidium (s.s.) dilatatum Westerlund, 1897 = Pisidium dilatatum

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 klettii (Rossmässler, 1835) = Pseudanodonta complanata

Pseudanodonta complanata kuesteri F. Haas, 1913 = Pseudanodonta complanata

Pseudanodonta complanata ligerica Bourguignat, 1880 = Pseudanodonta complanata

Pseudunio auricularius auricularius (Spengler, 1793) = Pseudunio auricularius

Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834)

Sphaerium (Amesoda) rivicola (Lamarck, 1818) = Sphaerium rivicola

Sphaerium (Cyrenastrum) solidum (Normand, 1844) = Sphaerium solidum

Sphaerium (Nucleocyclas) nucleus (S. Studer, 1820) = Sphaerium nucleus

Sphaerium (Nucleocyclas) ovale (A. Férussac, 1807) = Sphaerium ovale

Sphaerium (Parasphaerium) nitidum Clessin, 1876 = Sphaerium nitidum

Sphaerium (s.s.) corneum (Linnaeus, 1758) = Sphaerium corneum

Unio (Crassiana) crassus albensis Hazay, 1885 = Unio nanus

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

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

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

Unio (Crassiana) crassus decurvatus Rossmässler, 1835 = Unio nanus

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

Unio (Crassiana) crassus ondovensis Hazay, 1885 = 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 de Folin & Bérillon, 1874 = Unio mancus

Unio (s.s.) mancus glaucinus Porro, 1838 = Unio elongatulus

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 latirostris Küster, 1853 = Unio pictorum

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

Unio (s.s.) pictorum platyrhynchus Rossmässler, 1835 = Unio pictorum

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

Unio (s.s.) pictorum tisianus Nesemann, 1993 = Unio pictorum

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

Unio (s.s.) tumidus godetianus Clessin, 1890 = Unio tumidus

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

Unio (s.s.) tumidus vinceleus de Joannis, 1859 = Unio tumidus

Unio (s.s.) tumidus zelebori Zelebor, 1851 = Unio tumidus