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

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Publication Mansur & Pereira (2006): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Mansur, M.C.D. & D. Pereira. 2006. Bivalves límnicos da bacia do rio dos Sinos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Bivalvia, Unionoida, Veneroida e Mytiloida). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 23(4): 1123-1147. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodontites iheringi (Clessin, 1882)

Anodontites lucidus (Orbigny, 1835) = Anodontites lucida
+ Anodontites clessini Ortmann, 1921

Anodontites patagonicus (Lamarck, 1819) = Anodontites patagonica

Anodontites tenebricosus (Lea, 1834) = Anodontites tenebricosa
+ Mycetopus plicatus Clessin, 1882
+ Glabaris nehringi Ihering, 1893
+ Mycetopus clessini Fischer, 1890

Anodontites trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819)
+ Anodonta gigantea Martens, 1868
+ Anodonta riograndensis Ihering, 1890

Anodontites trapezeus (Spix, 1827) = Anodontites trapezea

Castalia martensi (Ihering, 1891)
+ Castalia ambigua Clessin, 1888

Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774)

Corbicula largillierti (Philippi, 1844)

Cyanocyclas limosa (Maton, 1811)
+ Corbicula (Cyanocyclas) guahybensis Marshall, 1927
+ Corbicula (Cyanocyclas) iheringi Marshall, 1927

Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanus (Orbigny, 1835) = Diplodon charruanus

Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) deceptus Simpson, 1914 sensu Ortmann, 1921 = Diplodon gratus

Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) hildae Ortmann, 1921 = Diplodon hildae

Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) koseritzi (Clessin, 1888) = Diplodon koseritzi

Diplodon (s.s.) aethiops (Lea, 1860) = Diplodon aethiops
+ Unio dunkerianus Clessin, 1888
+ Unio aethiops var. piracicabana Ihering, 1893

Diplodon (s.s.) berthae Ortmann, 1921 = Diplodon berthae

Diplodon (s.s.) granosus multistriatus (Lea, 1831) = Diplodon multistriatus

Diplodon (s.s.) martensi (Ihering, 1893) = Diplodon martensi

Diplodon (s.s.) pilsbryi Marshall, 1928 = Diplodon delodontus

Eupera klappenbachi Mansur & Veitenheimer, 1975

Leila blainvilliana (Lea, 1834)
+ Iridina blainvilliana d’Orbigny, 1835

Leila blainvilliana (Lea, 1834) = Leila esula

Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857)

Monocondylaea corrientesensis Orbigny, 1835

Monocondylaea minuana Orbigny, 1835

Mycetopoda legumen (Martens, 1888)

Pisidium globulus Clessin, 1888

Pisidium sterkianum Pilsbry, 1897 = Odhneripisidium sterkianum