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

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Publication Rossmässler (1844): summary
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Complete Citation

Rossmässler, E.A. 1844. Iconographie der Land- und Süsswasser- Mollusken, mit vorzüglicher Berücksichtigung der europäischen noch nicht abgebildeten Arten 2 (6). 37 pp., pls. 56-60. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 5 available nominal species attributed to this publication (13 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Unio capigliolo Payr. = Unio mancus
+ Unio bandinii Rossmässler, 1837
+ Unio turtoni Rossmässler, 1844

Unio elongatulus Mhlf.

Unio hispanus Moquin-Tandon = Unio delphinus

Unio litoralis [sic] var. elongatus Dupuy = Potomida littoralis

Unio litoralis [sic] var. umbonatus Rssm. = Potomida littoralis

Unio moquinianus Dupuy = Unio mancus
+ Unio destructilis Kobelt, 1915

Unio moquinianus Dupuy = Unio elongatulus

Unio pictorum
+ Unio ponderosus Rossmässler, 1842
+ Unio graniger J.F. Schmidt, 1840

Unio requienii Mich. = Unio mancus

Unio sandrii Villa = Unio elongatulus

Unio sandrii var. sericatus Parreyss = Unio elongatulus

Unio tumidus Retz. = Unio pictorum
+ Mya ovalis Montagu, 1803
+ Mya ovata Donovan, 1802
+ Mya depressa Donovan, 1801
+ Mysca solida Turton, 1822
+ Unio nodulosa Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio michaudiana Des Moulins, 1833
+ Unio limaniae Dupuy, 1852

Unio tumidus Retz.