MUSSELp
 
MUSSELpdb
 
 
Taxonomy
 
 
Geography
 
 
 

Page last updated
Thu 17 July 2025

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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!


Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Anodontina

genus Anodonta Lamarck, 1799: synonymy
     11 Recent valid species (24 total species)

Glochidium Rathke, 1797
Rathke, 1797. Skr. Naturhist. Selsk. 4: 139.
Type species: Mytilus anatinus Linnaeus, 1758 = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta Lamarck, 1799
Cuvier, 1798. Tab. Elem. Hist. Nat. Anim.: ??.
Lamarck, 1799. Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. 1: 87.
Lamarck, 1801. Sys. Anim. sans Vert.: 114.
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 83.
Type species: Mytilus cygneus Linnaeus, 1758 (monotypy) = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
Fischer von Waldheim, 1807. Mus. Démidoff 3: 250.
Fischer, 1823. Mém. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 6: 239.
(new name for Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Mytilus cygneus Linnaeus, 1758 = Anodonta cygnea

Cista Hübner, 1810
Hübner, 1810. Epist 1: ??. [nomen nudum]
Férussac, 1821. Prodr.: 87.

Anodon Oken, 1815
Oken, 1815. Lehrb. Naturg. 3: 238.
Wood, 1828. Suppl. Index Testac.: 30.
‘Lam.’ Sowerby, 1839. Conch. Man.: 6.
‘Lam.’ Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 262.
‘Burguière’ Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 1.
(new name for Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Mytilus cygneus Linnaeus, 1758 = Anodonta cygnea

Anodontes Cuvier, 1817
Cuvier, 1798. Tab. Elem. Hist. Nat. Anim.: 1758 [as ‘Anodontites’].
Cuvier, 1817. Règne Animal 2: 472.
(new name for Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Mytilus cygneus Linnaeus, 1758 = Anodonta cygnea

Anadonta Say, 1818
‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Say, 1818. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1(11): 459.
Goldfuss, 1820. Handb. Zool. 1: 611.
Ravenel, 1834. Cat. Rec. Shells: 7.
Grimm, 1876. Kaspinskoe Fauna: 143.
Pavan-Kumar et al., 2022. Mol. Biol. Rep. 49: Figure S5.
(error for Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)

Edentula Ersch & Gruber, 1820
Nitzsch in
Ersch & Gruber, 1820. Allg. Ency. 4: 189, footnote.
(new name for Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)

Lipodonta Ersch & Gruber, 1820
Nitzsch in
Ersch & Gruber, 1820. Allg. Ency. 4: 189, footnote.
(new name for Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)

Onodon Partington, 1835
Partington, 1835. Brit. Cyclop. 3: 81.
(error for Anodon Oken, 1815)

Colletopterum Bourguignat, 1880
Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 73, 4.
Type species: Anodonta letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1870 (sub. desig. by Simpson, 1900: 649) = Anodonta anatina

Pammegaliana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 106, no. 1.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta pammegala Bourguignat, 1881 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1890: 18) = Anodonta cygnea

Ventricosiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 117, no. 2.
Bourguignat, 1882. Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 20 [1].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta ventricosa C. Pfeiffer, 1825 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1884: 11) = Anodonta cygnea

Gastrodiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 135, no. 3.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta gastroda Bourguignat, 1881 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1890: 39) = Anodonta anatina

Cygnaeana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 139, no. 4 [as ‘Cygnæana’].
Bourguignat, 1882. Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 20 [1].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Mytilus cygneus Linnaeus, 1758 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1884: 15) = Anodonta cygnea

Ellipsopsiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 156, no. 5.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta ellipsopsis Bourguignat, 1881 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1884: 20) = Anodonta cygnea

Glyciana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 166, no. 6.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta glyca Bourguignat, 1881 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1884: 21) = Anodonta anatina

Gallandiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 172, no. 7.
(homonym of Bourguignat, 1880 [Gastrop.]; intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta gallandi Bourguignat, 1880 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 11) = Anodonta anatina

Macilentiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 179, no. 8.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta macilenta Morelet, 1845 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1890: 41) = Anodonta anatina

Adamiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 190, no. 9.
Bourguignat, 1882. Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 22 [3].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta adamii Bourguignat, 1881 = Anodonta cygnea

Ponderosiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 195, no. 10.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta ponderosa C. Pfeiffer, 1825 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1884: 27) = Anodonta anatina

Rossmaessleriana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 207, no. 11 [as ‘Rossmässleriana’].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta rossmassleriana Dupuy, 1843 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1890: 51) = Anodonta anatina

Brotiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 209, no. 12.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta broti Bourguignat, 1881 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 9) = Anodonta cygnea

Platteniciana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 215, no. 13.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta plattenica Servain, 1881 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 16) = Anodonta anatina

Depressiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 220, no. 14.
Bourguignat, 1882. Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 22 [3].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta depressa Bourguignat, 1881 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 10) = Anodonta anatina

Rostratiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 225, no. 15.
Bourguignat, 1882. Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 22 [3].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta rostrata Rossmässler, 1836 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1890: 55) = Anodonta anatina

Jourdheuiliana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 236, no. 16.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta jourdheuili Bourguignat, 1881 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1890: 55) = Anodonta anatina

Anatiniana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 244, no. 17.
(homonym of Fagot, 1892 [Hyrdobiidae]; intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Mytilus anatinus Linnaeus, 1758 = Anodonta anatina

Lusitaniana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 257, no. 18.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta lusitana Morelet, 1845 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1890: 70) = Anodonta anatina

Westerlundiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 262, no. 19.
Bourguignat, 1882. Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 22 [3].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta westerlundi Bourguignat, 1881 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1884: 34) = Anodonta anatina

Acalliana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 270, no. 20.
Bourguignat, 1882. Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 23 [4].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta acallia Bourguignat, 1881 = Anodonta anatina

Arealiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 282, no. 21.
Bourguignat, 1882. Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 23 [4].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta arealis Küster, 1842 = Anodonta cygnea

Abbreviatiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 291, no. 22.
Bourguignat, 1882. Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 23 [4].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta anatina abbreviata Brot, 1867 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1890: 118) = Anodonta anatina

Briandiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 298, no. 23.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta briandiana Servain, 1881 (tautonomy) = Anodonta cygnea

Avoniana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 303, no. 24.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta avonica Bourguignat, 1881 = Anodonta cygnea

Spengleriana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 307, no. 25.
Bourguignat, 1882. Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 23 [4].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta spengleri Bourguignat, 1881 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1884: 37) = Anodonta anatina

Picardiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 324, no. 26.
Bourguignat, 1882. Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 23 [4].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta picardi Bourguignat, 1881 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1890: 82) = Anodonta anatina

Piscinaliana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 333, no. 27.
(homonym of Paladilhe, 1866 [Gastropoda]; intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1822 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1890: 84) = Anodonta anatina

Milletiana Bourguignat, 1881
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 359, no. 28.
Bourguignat, 1882. Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 23 [4].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta milletii Ray & Drouët, 1848 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1884: 39) = Anodonta anatina

Regularisiana da Silva e Castro, 1883
da Silva e Castro, 1883. J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 35: 127.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 40 [84]. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta regularis Morelet, 1845 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1890: 40) = Anodonta anatina

Ellipsoides Servain, 1885
Servain, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 337 [as ‘Ellipsoïdes’].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta eupelina Servain, 1885 (monotypy) = Anodonta cygnea

Meretriciana Servain, 1888
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 329.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta florenciana Locard, 1884 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 15) = Anodonta anatina

Intermediana Servain, 1888
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 330.
‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 50 [94].
(homonym of Germain, 1903 [Gastrop.]; intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta richardi Schröder, 1885 (herein) = Anodonta anatina

Tricassiniana Servain, 1888
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 336.
‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 79 [123].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta tricassina Bourguignat, 1881 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1890: 79) = Anodonta anatina

Arnouldiana Servain, 1888
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 338.
Bourguignat in Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 128.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta arnouldi Bourguignat, 1883 (sub. desig. by Locard, 1890: 128) = Anodonta anatina

Camuriana Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 109.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta camurina Péchaud, 1884 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta anatina

Collobiana Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 111.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta colloba Bourguignat, 1881 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta anatina

Ovuliana Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 111.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta ovula Servain, 1887 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta anatina

Illuviosiana Locard, 1890
Servain, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 352. [nomen nudum]
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 115.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta illuviosa Bourguignat, 1881 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta anatina

Euanodonta Westerlund, 1890
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 195.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Mytilus cygneus Linnaeus, 1758 (sub. desig. by Westerlund, 1902: 137) = Anodonta cygnea

Gabillotia Servain, 1890
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 296.
Type species: Anodonta pseudodopsis Locard, 1883 (sub. desig. by Simpson, 1900: 649) = Anodonta anatina

Pseudoglyciana Locard, 1890
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 37 [81].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta lacuum Bourguignat, 1881 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 17) = Anodonta cygnea

Vietuliana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 38 [82].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta carisiana Bourguignat, 1881 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 20) = Anodonta anatina

Macrosteniana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 45 [89].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta macrostena Servain, 1882 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta cygnea

Arrosiana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 46 [90].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta vendeana Locard, 1890 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 8) = Anodonta anatina

Carvalhoiana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 46 [90].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta carvalhoi da Silva e Castro, 1883 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta anatina

Incrassatiana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 47 [91].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Mytilus incrassatus Sheppard, 1821 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta cygnea

Meretrixiana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 48 [92].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta meretrix Bourguignat, 1881 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta anatina

Spondaeana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 48 [92] [as ‘Spondæana’].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta spondea Locard, 1890 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta anatina

Gestroiana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 54 [98].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta gestroi Bourguignat, 1883 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta cygnea

Sturmiana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 54 [98].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta sturmi Bourguignat, 1881 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta cygnea

Humbertiana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 55 [99].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta humberti Bourguignat, 1881 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 12) = Anodonta cygnea

Ogerieniana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 58 [102].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta ogerieni Bourguignat, 1881 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta anatina

Idriniana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 61 [105].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta idrina Spinelli, 1851 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta cygnea

Gravidiana Locard, 1890
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 64.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta gravida Drouët, 1879 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta cygnea

Unioniformiana Locard, 1890
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 72 [116].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta unioniformis Locard, 1890 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta anatina

Marioniana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 73 [117].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta marioni Locard, 1890 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta anatina

Beccariana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 78 [122].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta beccariana Bourguignat, 1883 (monotypy) = Anodonta anatina

Rumanicana Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat MS’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 83 [127].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta rumanica Bourguignat, 1881 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta anatina

Embiana Locard, 1890
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 86.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta embia Bourguignat, 1864 (sub. desig. by Graf, 2010: 11) = Anodonta cygnea

Lacanniciana Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 90.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta lacannica Locard, 1890 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta anatina

Machadoiana Locard, 1890
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 90.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta machadoiana da Silva e Castro, 1883 (tautonomy) = Anodonta cygnea

Brachyanodon Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 517.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta chapalensis Crosse & Fischer, 1893 (subsequent designation) = Anodonta impura

Mesanodon Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 517.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodon lurulentus Morelet, 1849 (subsequent designation) = Anodonta lurulenta

Arnoldina Hannibal, 1912
Hannibal, 1912. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 10(2): 128.
Type species: Anodonta dejecta Lewis, 1875 (orig. desig.) = Anodonta californiensis

Anodota Petrbok, 1930
Petrbok, 1930. Z. Bulg. Geol. Ges. 2: 10.
(error for Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)

Euphrata Pallary, 1933
Pallary, 1933. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 5: 150.
Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 121.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta (Euphrata) bahlikiana Pallary, 1939 = Anodonta vescoiana

Liouvillea Haas, 1969
Bédé, 1932. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 12: 225. [nomen nudum]
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 358.
(homonym of Chevreux, 1911 [Crust.])
Type species: Anodonta (Liouvillea) pallaryi Bédé, 1932 (subsequent designation) = Anodonta cygnea

Anodontigenus Renier, 1807
Renier, 1807. Tav. Class. Anim.: tab. vii. [suppressed]

Anadon Alder, 1831
Alder, 1831. Trans. Natur. Hist. Soc. Northumbld. Durham 1: 40.
(error for Anodon Oken, 1815)

Briandiania Servain, 1881
Servain, 1881. Malac. Lac Balaton: 104.
(error for Briandiana Bourguignat, 1881)

Rossmassleriana Servain, 1882
Servain, 1882. Hist. Moll. Acéph. Francfort: 31.
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 331.
Fagot, 1892. Bull. Soc. Ramond 27: 40.
Fagot, 1893. Bull. Soc. Ramond 28: 258.
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 35 [67].
Cox et al., 1969. Treatise on Invert. Paleo 2: N862.
(error for Rossmaessleriana Bourguignat, 1881)

Letourneuxiana da Silva e Castro, 1883
da Silva e Castro, 1883. J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. 35: 149.
‘Bourguignat MS’ Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: [122].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799; homonym of Bourguignat, 1880)
Type species: Anodonta ribeiroiana da Silva e Castro, 1883 (monotypy) = Anodonta cygnea

Ventricosina Locard, 1884
Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 11.
(error for Ventricosiana Bourguignat, 1881)

Ponderosina Locard, 1884
‘Bourguignat’
Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 27.
(error for Ponderosiana Bourguignat, 1881)

Piscimaliana Locard, 1890
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 127.
‘Bourguignat’ Cox et al., 1969. Treatise on Invert. Paleo 2: N862.
(error for Piscinaliana Bourguignat, 1881)

Macilentina Locard, 1890
‘Bourguignat’
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 41 [85].
(error for Macilentiana Bourguignat, 1881)
Type species: Anodonta macilenta Morelet, 1845 = Anodonta anatina

Meretriciana Martens, 1891
‘Bourg.’
Martens, 1891. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 23(1-2): 19.
(error for Meretrixiana Locard, 1890)

Rostratiniana Buchner, 1900
Buchner, 1900. Jahr. Vereins vaterländ. Natur. Württemberg 56: 78, footnote.
(error for Rostratiana Bourguignat, 1881)

Spondeana Germain, 1904
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 299 [61].
(error for Spondaeana Locard, 1890)

Anatineana Caziot, 1907
‘Bourg.’
Caziot, 1907. Bull. Soc. Sci. Hist. Nat. Yonne 60: 276.
(error for Anatiniana Bourguignat, 1881)

Cygneana Caziot, 1907
‘Bourg.’
Caziot, 1907. Bull. Soc. Sci. Hist. Nat. Yonne 60: 276.
(error for Cygnaeana Bourguignat, 1881)

Gabilliotia Preston, 1912
‘Servain’
Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 284.
(error for Gabillotia Servain, 1890)

Collopterum Bédé, 1932
Bédé, 1932. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 12: 225.
(error for Colletopterum Bourguignat, 1880)

Gallandriana Cox et al., 1969
‘Bourguignat’
Cox et al., 1969. Treatise on Invert. Paleo 2: N862.
(error for Gallandiana Bourguignat, 1881)

Gestrouana Cox et al., 1969
‘Locard’
Cox et al., 1969. Treatise on Invert. Paleo 2: N862.
(error for Gestroiana Locard, 1890)

Mariolana Cox et al., 1969
‘Locard’
Cox et al., 1969. Treatise on Invert. Paleo 2: N862.
(error for Marioniana Locard, 1890)

Gabbillotia Bank et al., 2001
‘Servain’
Bank et al., 2001. Heldia 4(1/2): 103.
(error for Gabillotia Servain, 1890)

Coletopterum Bank et al., 2001
‘Bourguignat’
Bank et al., 2001. Heldia 4(1/2): 107.
(error for Colletopterum Bourguignat, 1880)

Euanodonata Williams et al., 2008
Williams et al., 2008. Freshw. Mussels AL and Mobile Basin: 136.
(error for Euanodonta Westerlund, 1890)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

AnodontaSimpson (1900), Rochebrune (1903), Kobelt (1903), Kobelt (1904), Kobelt & Haas (1910), ... Hou et al. (2024), Zieritz et al. (2024), Wu et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025), Xiang et al. (2025)
Anodonta (s.s.)Martens (1900), Frierson (1927), Zhadin (1938), Zhadin (1965), Haas (1969), ... Falkner (1994), Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002), Bank (2006), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Glabaris (s.s.)Simpson (1900)
ColletopterumSimpson (1900), Kobelt (1904), Simpson (1914), Zatravkin (1983), Rosenberg et al. (1997), Korniushin (1998), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Mezhzherin et al. (2014), Bogatov et al. (2018), Anisimova et al. (2018)
GabillotiaSimpson (1900), Kobelt (1904), Simpson (1914), Haas (1940), Modell (1945)
Anodonta (Anatiniana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Cygnaeana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Gravidiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Intermediana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Incrassatiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Tricassiniana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Jourdheuiliana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Rossmassleriana) [sic]Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Adamiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Arealiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Ponderosiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Ventricosiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Avoniana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Vietuliana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Collobiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Gastrodiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Glyciana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Westerlundiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Pammegaliana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Picardiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Pseudoglyciana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Spondeana) [sic]Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Macrosteniana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Piscinaliana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Arnouldiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Meretrixiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Briandiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Milletiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Ovuliana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Brotiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Letourneuxiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Arrosiana)Germain (1904)
Anodonta (Groupe des Anatineana) [sic]Caziot (1907)
Anodonta (Groupe des Cygneana) [sic]Caziot (1907)
Anodonta (Groupe des Westerlundiana)Caziot (1907)
Anodonta (Groupe des Ponderosiana)Caziot (1907)
Anodonta (Groupe Arealiana)Caziot (1907)
Anodonta (Groupe des Macrosteniana)Caziot (1907)
Anodonta (Groupe Milletiana)Caziot (1907)
Anodonta (Groupe des Sturmiana)Caziot (1907)
Anodonta (Groupe des Picardiana)Caziot (1907)
ArnoldinaHannibal (1912)
Anodontites (s.s.)Simpson (1914)
Anodonta (Arnoldina)Frierson (1927), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Anodonta (Liouvillea)Bédé (1932), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Anodonta (Euphrata)Pallary (1933), Pallary (1939), Falkner (1994)
SinanodontaModell (1945)
MycetopodaModell (1957)
AnodontitesModell (1957)
Anodonta (Pseudanodonta)Zhadin (1965)
Anodonta (Brachyanodon)Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Anodonta (Mesanodon)Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Anodonta (Gabillotia)Haas (1969), Haas (1969), Schütt (1983), Falkner (1994)
PseudanodontaZatravkin (1983)
Colletopterum (Ponderosiana)Starobogatov & Izzatullaev (1984), Stadnichenko (1984)
Colletopterum (Piscinaliana)Stadnichenko (1984), Korniushin (1998), Bogatov et al. (2005)
Colletopterum (s.s.)Stadnichenko (1984), Starobogatov & Izzatullaev (1984), Korniushin (1998), Bogatov et al. (2005)
BeringianaBogatov & Starobogatov (2001)
Anodonta (Colletopterum)Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Anodonta gabillotia [sic]Soliman et al. (2016)

 
NSF icon MUSSEL icon
"Making the world a better place, one mollusk at a time."