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

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Publication Stadnichenko (1984): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Stadnichenko, A.P. 1984. Molyuski (Unionidae, Cycladidae). Fauna Ukrayiny 29. 373 pp.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Attributed Nominal Species

Taxonomic Opinions

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

Anodonta (s.s.) stagnalis (Gmelin in Linné, 1791) = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (s.s.) zellensis micheli Modell, 1945 = Anodonta cygnea

Batavusiana (Crassunio) crassa (Philippson, 1788) = Unio crassus
+ Unio litoralis Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Unio pseudolitoralis Clessin, 1877

Batavusiana (s.s.) fuscula fuscula (Rossmässler, 1836) = Unio nanus

Batavusiana (s.s.) irenjensis (Kobelt, 1912) = Unio crassus

Batavusiana (s.s.) musiva gontieri (Bourguignat, 1881) = Unio gontierii

Batavusiana (s.s.) nana carnea (Küster, 1878) = Unio carneus

Colletopterum (Piscinaliana) minimum (Millet, 1833) = Anodonta anatina

Colletopterum (Piscinaliana) piscinale falcatum (Drouët, 1881) = Anodonta anatina

Colletopterum (Piscinaliana) piscinale var. anserirostris (Küster, 1852) = Anodonta anatina

Colletopterum (Piscinaliana) piscinale var. crimeanum (Bourguignat, 1880) = Anodonta anatina

Colletopterum (Piscinaliana) piscinale var. rostratum (Held [sic], 1836) = Anodonta anatina

Colletopterum (Piscinaliana) piscinale var. tchernaica (Bourguignat, 1880) = Anodonta anatina

Colletopterum (Ponderosiana) ponderosum rumanicum (Bourguignat, 1880) = Anodonta anatina

Colletopterum (s.s.) subcirculare plattenicum (Servain, 1881) = Anodonta anatina

Pseudanodonta complanata complanata (Ziegler in Rossmässler, 1835) = Pseudanodonta complanata

Pseudanodonta elongata tanousi Bourguignat, 1880 = Pseudanodonta complanata

Pseudanodonta kletti (Rossmässler, 1835) = Pseudanodonta complanata
+ Anodonta middendorffi Siemaschko, 1848

Unio (s.s.) limosus graniger Ziegler, 1847 = Unio pictorum

Unio (s.s.) muelleri Rossmässler, 1836 = Unio tumidus

Unio (s.s.) pictorum ponderosus Spitzi in Rossmässler, 1844 = Unio pictorum

Unio (s.s.) platyrhynchus Rossmaessler = Unio pictorum

Unio (s.s.) rostratus gentilis Haas, 1911 = Unio pictorum

Unio (s.s.) rostratus rostratus Lamarck, 1819 = Unio pictorum
+ Unio longirostris Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio schrenkianus Clessin, 1880

Unio (Tumidusiana) conus borysthenicus Kobelt, 1879 = Unio tumidus

Unio (Tumidusiana) tumidus var. limicola Mörch, 1864 = Unio tumidus

Unio (Tumidusiana) tumidus var. minor Rossmaessler, 1835 = Unio crassus

Unio (Tumidusiana) tumidus var. saccatus Rossmässler, 1859 = Unio tumidus

Unio (Tumidusiana) tumidus falcatulus Drouët, 1881 = Unio tumidus