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

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Publication Lamarck (1818): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Lamarck. 1818. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertebres 5. 612 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 33 available nominal species attributed to this publication (36 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Cyclas australis

Cyclas calyculata Draparn. = Sphaerium corneum
+ Cyclas stagnicola Lamarck, 1818

Cyclas calyculata Draparn. = Sphaerium lacustre

Cyclas cornea Lin. = Sphaerium corneum
+ Tellina rivalis Müller, 1774

Cyclas fontinalis Draparn. = Euglesa casertana

Cyclas lacustris Mull. = Sphaerium lacustre

Cyclas obliqua = Pisidium amnicum
+ Tellina amnica Müller, 1774

Cyclas obtusalis = Euglesa obtusalis

Cyclas rivicola Leach = Sphaerium rivicola

Cyclas sarratogea = Sphaerium simile

Cyclas striatina = Sphaerium striatinum

Cyclas sulcata = Sphaerium simile

Cyrena bengalensis = Geloina bengalensis

Cyrena caroliniensis [sic] Bosc = Polymesoda caroliniana

Cyrena cor = Corbicula fluminalis

Cyrena depressa
+ Venus borealis Gmelin, 1791

Cyrena depressa = Lucinoma borealis

Cyrena fluminea Gmel. = Corbicula fluminea

Cyrena orientalis = Corbicula fluminea

Cyrena trigonella

Cyrena truncata

Cyrena violacea = Batissa violacea

Cyrena zeylanica = Geloina coaxans
+ Venus ceylonica Martini & Chemnitz, 1782
+ Venus coaxans Gmelin, 1791

Galathea radiata = Galatea paradoxa
+ Venus paradoxa Born, 1778
+ Venus subviridis Gmelin, 1791

Glycimeris siliqua Chemn. = Cyrtodaria siliqua
+ Glycimeris incrassata Lamarck, 1801