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

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species Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798): synonymy
     125 specimens + 12 Genbank vouchers

Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798
Schröter, 1779. Gesch. Flußconch.: pl. 2, fig. 3.
Bruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 248, fig. 2 [as Unio sp.].
Cuvier, 1798. Tab. Elem. Hist. Nat. Anim.: 425.
Lamarck, 1801. Sys. Anim. sans Vert.: 114.
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 76, sp. 25.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MHNG_UNKNOWN, France, common in the Seine.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideusGermain (1904)
Migranaja littoralisHannibal (1912)
Rhombunio littoralisHaas (1924)
Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931), Thiele (1934), Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Giribet & Wheeler (2002), Giribet & Distel (2003), Campbell et al. (2005), Jeffrey et al. (2016)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969), Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Potomida littoralisSchütt (1988), Falkner (1994), Nagel et al. (1998), Nagel & Badino (2001), Machordom et al. (2003), ... Dai et al. (2024), Zhang et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2025)
Psilunio littoralis fellmanniDaget (1998)
Potamida [sic] littoralisBába (2000)
Potomida littoralis 1Whelan et al. (2011)
Potomida littoralis 2Whelan et al. (2011)

Mya crassa Vallot, 1801
Vallot, 1801. Exerc. hist. nat.: 7.

Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)

Unio granosus Schumacher, 1817
Schumacher, 1817. Essai. Nouv. Syst.: 138, pl. 11, fig. 1.
(homonym of Unio granosa Bruguière, 1792)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio brevialis Lamarck, 1819
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 73, sp. 14.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_21212 (by Graf & Cummings, 2009: [11]), Habite à l’Isle de France.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Haas (1936), Daget (1998)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) brevialisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisGraf & Cummings (2009), Araujo et al. (2009)

Unio litoralis Menke, 1828
‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Menke, 1828. Syn. Method. Moll.: 64.
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 107.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 22.
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 282.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 34.
Rossmässler, 1854. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3 (1-2): 37.
Küster, 1855. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 128.
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 22, sp. 98.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 86, sp. 461.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54.
Woodward, 1871. Man. Moll: 433.
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 52.
(error for Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio draparnaldii Deshayes, 1831
Deshayes, 1831. Descr. Coqu. Terr.: 43, pl. 14, fig. 6.
(renamed Unio littoralis var. subtriangularis Drouët, 1898)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideusGermain (1904)
Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio incurvus Lea, 1831
Lea, 1831. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4 [O. 1]: 97, pl. 13, fig. 27.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_85731, Gibralter.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Psilunio littoralis umbonatusHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis umbonataHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio subtetragonus Michaud, 1831
Michaud, 1831. Compl. Hist. Nat. Moll., Draparnaud: 111, pl. 16, fig. 23.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideusGermain (1904)
Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve subtetragonusCaziot (1907)
Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009), Fauna Europaea (2012)

Unio pianensis Boubée, 1833
Farines in Boubée, 1833. Bull. Hist. nat. France 1: 19.
Farines, 1834. Ann. des Sci. Nat. 2: 118.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideusGermain (1904)
Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Potomida littoralis pianensisFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009), IUCN (2014)

Unio cuneatus Jacquemin, 1835
Jacquemin, 1835. Guide Ror. Arles: 124.
(homonym of Unio cuneatus Swainson, 1823)

Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Potomida littoralis cuneataFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009), IUCN (2014)

Unio rotundatus Mauduyt, 1839
Mauduyt, 1839. Tableau Indic. Moll. Vienne: 9, pl. 1, fig. 3-4.
(homonym of Unio rotundata Lamarck, 1819; renamed Unio mauduyti Germain, 1897)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio rotundatusRochebrune (1903)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) mauduytiGermain (1904)
Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Mysca (Potomida) corrugata Swainson, 1840
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 268-269, fig. 51; 281-282, fig. 57; 379.

Parreysia (s.s.) corrugataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915)
Potomida littoralis semirugataEllis (1946)
Potomida (s.s.) littoralis semirugataHaas (1969)
Haas (1969)
Potomida littoralisGraf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2021), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Unio barraudii Bonhomme, 1840
Bonhomme, 1840. Mém. Aveyron 2: 430.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio littoralis var. minor Rossmässler, 1842
Rossmässler, 1842. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (5): 14, pl. 55, figs. 743. [in part]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798; homonym of Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835)
Type(s): TYPE SMF_4431, Carcassonne, S. Frankreich.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus minorGermain (1904)
Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve minorCaziot (1907)

Unio bigerrensis Millet, 1843
Millet, 1843. Mag. Zool.: 3, pl. 64, fig. 2.
‘Millet’ Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 284 [as ‘bigorriensis’].
(renamed Unio bigorriensis Locard, 1882)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio littoralis var. elongata Dupuy, 1843
Dupuy, 1843. Essai Moll. Terr. Fluv. du Gers: 86.
Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): pl. 24, fig. 5.
(homonym of Unio elongata Lamarck, 1819)

Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus elongataGermain (1904)
Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve elongataCaziot (1907)

Unio litoralis var. umbonatus Rossmässler, 1844
Rossmässler, 1844. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (6): 27, pl. 56, fig. 754.
Rossmässler, 1854. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3 (1-2): 36, pl. 69, fig. 849.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Psilunio littoralis umbonatusHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis umbonataHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009), IUCN (2014)
Potomida littoralis littoralisLopes-Lima et al. (2017)

Unio fellmanni Deshayes, 1847
Deshayes, 1847. Exploration scientifique de l’Algérie: pl. 108, figs. 8-9; pl. 109, fig. 9; pls. 110-111; pl. 112, figs. 1-4.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio rhomboideus var. fellmanniPallary (1921)
Psilunio littoralis fellmanniHaas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
Potomida littoralis fellmanniHaas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Psilunio littoralisMandahl-Barth (1988)
Potomida littoralisIUCN (2014)

Unio astierianus Dupuy, 1849
Dupuy, 1849. Cat. Extramar. Galliae Test.: no. 320.
Dupuy, 1851. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (5): pl. 23, figs. 9a-d.
Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): 636.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio moulinsianus Dupuy, 1851
Dupuy, 1851. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (5): pl. 24, figs. 10a-b.
Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): 640.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) moulinsianusCaziot (1907)
Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio asterianus Lea, 1852
‘Dupuy’ of Authors.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 720.
(error for Unio astierianus Dupuy, 1849)

Unio draparnaudi Moquin-Tandon, 1855
‘Deshayes’ of Authors.
Moquin-Tandon, 1855. Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 569.
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 283.
(error for Unio draparnaldii Deshayes, 1831)

Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideusGermain (1904)

Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Schröter, 1779. Gesch. Flußconch.: 186, pl. 2, fig. 3 [as ‘Mya rhomboidea’]. [non-binomial]
Moquin-Tandon, 1855. Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 568, pl. 48, figs. 4-9; pl. 49, figs. 1-2.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio rhomboideusRochebrune (1903)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideusGermain (1904)
Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideusCaziot (1907)
Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009), Fauna Europaea (2012)

Unio littoralis var. complanata Drouët, 1857
Drouët, 1857. Étud. Naïades. France, Unio: 215, 218.
(homonym of Mya complanata Lightfoot, 1786; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)

Unio littoralis var. irregularis Drouët, 1857
Drouët, 1857. Étud. Naïades. France, Unio: 218, 215.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)

Unio rhomboideus var. truncatulus de Joannis, 1859
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 283, pl. 8, fig. 5.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855)

Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideusGermain (1904)

Unio unduliferus Küster, 1861
Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 162, pl. 46, fig. 4.

Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Psilunio littoralis fellmanniHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis fellmanniHaas (1969)

Unio subreniformis Bourguignat, 1863
Bourguignat, 1863. Moll. Nouv. Litig. Peu Connus: 138, pl. 34, figs. 4-6.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009), Fauna Europaea (2012)

Unio rhomboideus var. minor Bourguignat, 1864
Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: 286, pl. 18, figs. 1-3.
(misidentified reference to Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835)

Psilunio littoralis fellmanniDaget (1998)

Unio rhomboideus var. radiata Bourguignat, 1864
Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: 285, pl. 18, figs. 1-10.
(homonym of Unio (Elliptio) viridis var. radiata Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus radiataGermain (1904)
Psilunio littoralis fellmanniDaget (1998)

Unio maccarthyanus Bourguignat, 1866
Bourguignat, 1866. Moll. Nouv. Litig. Peu Connus: 220, pl. 34, figs. 8-10.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) ravoisieriSimpson (1900)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) turtoni var. moreletiSimpson (1914)
Psilunio littoralis fellmanniHaas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
Potomida littoralis fellmanniHaas (1969)

Unio valentianus Sowerby, 1866
Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 41, sp. 225.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio astieranus Sowerby, 1868
‘Dupuy’ of Authors.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 86, sp. 461.
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 145.
(error for Unio astierianus Dupuy, 1849)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900)

Unio mauritanicus Bourguignat, 1868
Bourguignat, 1868. Moll. Nouv. Litig. Peu Connus: 317, pl. 45, figs. 1-5.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio rhomboideusPallary (1921)
Psilunio littoralis fellmanniHaas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
Potomida littoralis fellmanniHaas (1969)

Unio hippopotami Bourguignat, 1869
Bourguignat, 1869. Cat. Moll. Terr. Fluv. Paris Quaternaire: 21, pl. 3, figs. 52-54.

Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio ksibianus Mousson, 1873
Mousson, 1873. Malak. Blatt. 21: 156.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio rhomboideusPallary (1921)
Psilunio littoralis fellmanniHaas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
Potomida littoralis fellmanniHaas (1969)

Unio bigorriensis Locard, 1882
‘Millet’ Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 284.
‘Millet’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 125 [19].
(new name for Unio bigerrensis Millet, 1843)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) bigorriensisCaziot (1907)
Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio rathymus Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 284, 354.
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 125 [19], 184 [78].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 152, fig. 166.
Bourguignat in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 215.
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22482, la Seine près Paris.

Unio rathymusRochebrune (1903)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rathymusGermain (1904)
Simpson (1914)
Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio jolyi Kobelt, 1886
‘(Bourg.?)’ Kobelt, 1886. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2: 22, pl. 41, fig. 256.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Psilunio littoralis fellmanniHaas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
Potomida littoralis fellmanniHaas (1969)

Unio rouirei Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887
Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887. Prodr. Malacol. Terr. Fluv. Tunisie: 164.

Psilunio littoralis fellmanniHaas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
Potomida littoralis fellmanniHaas (1969)

Unio zenaticus Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887
Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887. Prodr. Malacol. Terr. Fluv. Tunisie: 163.

Psilunio littoralis fellmanniHaas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
Potomida littoralis fellmanniHaas (1969)

Unio calderoni Kobelt, 1888
Kobelt, 1888. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3: 54, pl. 88, fig. 494.

Psilunio littoralis umbonatusHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis umbonataHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio gandiensis Drouët, 1888
Drouët, 1888. J. de Conch. 36: 103.
Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_4427, A.d. Serpis b. Gandia, Prov. Valencia, Spanien.

Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio hispalensis Kobelt, 1888
Kobelt, 1888. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3: 53, pl. 88, fig. 492.

Psilunio littoralis umbonatusHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis umbonataHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio littoralis var. pianensis Kobelt, 1888
Kobelt, 1888. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 4: 43, pl. 163, fig. 1648.
(reference to Unio pianensis Boubée, 1833)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio pacomei Locard, 1889
Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 126 [20], 185 [79].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 154.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_22440, Couzon (Rhône).

Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio bigerriensis Paetel, 1890
‘Millet’ of Authors.
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 146, 157.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 720.
(error for Unio bigerrensis Millet, 1843)

Unio calderoni var. salvadori Westerlund, 1892
Westerlund, 1892. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 24: 201.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio calderoni Kobelt, 1888)

Psilunio littoralis umbonatusHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis umbonataHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio circinatus Drouët, 1893
Drouët, 1893. J. de Conch. 41: 167.
Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_4428, Aus dem Jucar b. Algemesi, Prov. Valencia, Span.

Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio circulus Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 153.
(homonym of Unio circulus Lea, 1829)

Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio rhysopygus Drouët, 1893
Drouët, 1893. J. de Conch. 41: 168.

Unio rhysopygusKobelt (1903)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio sphaericus Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 153 [as ‘sphæricus’].
(homonym of Unio sphaericus Lea, 1868; correct name for Unio spehaericus Locard, 1893)
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22552, La Saône à Collonges (Rhône).

Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio mauduyti Germain, 1897
Germain, 1897. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Rouen 33: 72.
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 254 [16].
(new name for Unio rotundatus Mauduyt, 1839)

Unio (Rhomboïdiana) mauduytiGermain (1904)
Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio littoralis var. bucheti Pallary, 1898
Pallary, 1898. J. de Conch. 46: 151.
Pallary, 1921. J. de Conch. 66: 215 [as ‘Unio rhomboideus var. bucheti’].
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)

Unio rhomboideus var. buchetiPallary (1921)
Psilunio littoralis fellmanniHaas (1940), Daget (1998)
Potomida littoralis fellmanniHaas (1969)

Unio littoralis var. incrassatus Drouët, 1898
Drouët, 1898. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon ??: 85.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798; homonym of Unio incrassatus Lea, 1840)

Unio littoralis var. subtriangularis Drouët, 1898
Drouët, 1898. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon ??: 85.
(new name for Unio draparnaldii Deshayes, 1831)

Unio ovuliformis Locard, 1899
Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 216.

Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Haas (1969)

Unio littoralis var. pequignoti Pallary, 1901
Pallary, 1901. Mém. Soc. Géol. France, Paléo. 22: 187, pl. 4, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0080, Pleistocene de la Macta, Algerie.

Psilunio littoralis fellmanniDaget (1998)

Unio littoralis taginus Kobelt, 1903
Kobelt, 1903. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 10: 28, pl. 279, fig. 1795.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)
Type(s): TYPE SMF_4425, A.d. Tajo b. Toledo.

Unio littoralis taginusKobelt (1903)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio kinkelini Haas, 1908
Haas, 1908. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 40: 177.

Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Unio marteli Pallary, 1918
Pallary, 1918. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord., Alger 9: 151.
Type(s): SYNTYPES BMNH_1937-12-30-13036-13037, Fez.

Psilunio littoralis fellmanniHaas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
Potomida littoralis fellmanniHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisGraf & Cummings (2011)

Unio batavus catalonicus Bofill & Haas, 1920
Haas in Bofill & Haas, 1920. Mus. Cienc. Nat. Barcelona 3: 291, 363, pl. 3, figs. 19-22.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya batava Maton & Rackett, 1807)
Type(s): TYPE SMF_3972, Rio Sio b. Balaguer, Prov. Lerida, Spanien.

Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralisAraujo et al. (2009)

Rhombunio asananus Pallary, 1928
Pallary, 1928. J. de Conch. 72: 20, pl. 3, figs. 1-2.

Psilunio littoralis fellmanniHaas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
Potomida littoralis fellmanniHaas (1969)

Unio (Psilunio) rothi var. rotundata Pallary, 1939
Pallary, 1939. Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 119.
(homonym of Unio rotundata Lamarck, 1819; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio rothi Bourguignat, 1863)

Unio (Psilunio) rothi var. rotundataPallary (1939)

Unio martelli Haas, 1969
‘Pallary’ of Authors.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 276.
Van Damme, 1984. Freshw. Moll. N. Africa (25): 59.
Daget, 1998. Cat. Bivalves Africains: 85.
Graf & Cummings, 2011. Hydrobiologia 678: [3].
(error for Unio marteli Pallary, 1918)

Unio mauretanicus Van Damme, 1984
Van Damme, 1984. Freshw. Moll. N. Africa (25): 59.
(error for Unio mauritanicus Bourguignat, 1868)

Psilunio littoralis fellmanniDaget (1998)

Unio crassus Reeve, 1865
Vallot 1801 of Authors.
‘Retz.’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 22, sp. 98 [as syn. under U. littoralis].
(misidentified reference to Unio crassus Retzius, 1788)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio orbicularis of Authors, unknown year
‘Maud.’ of Authors.

Unio sinuatus Rossmässler, 1836
‘Lam.’ Rossmässler, 1836. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (3): pl. 13, fig. 195.
Rossmässler, 1854. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3 (1-2): pl. 70, fig. 853.
(misidentified reference to Unio sinuata Lamarck, 1819)

Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931)

Unio littoralis Rossmässler, 1837
Rossmässler, 1837. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (5-6): 21, pl. 24, fig. 340.
(reference to Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)

Unio litoralis var. elongatus Rossmässler, 1844
Rossmässler, 1844. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (6): 27, pl. 56, fig. 752.
(reference to Unio littoralis var. elongata Dupuy, 1843)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE SMF_4434A, Vic-de-Bigorre [Vic-en-Bigorre].

Unio littoralis Morelet, 1845
Morelet, 1845. Moll. Terr. Fluv. Portugal: pl. 14, fig. 1.
(reference to Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)

Unio littoralis var. compressa Gassies, 1849
Gassies, 1849. Moll. Agenais: 198. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)

Unio bigorrensis Lea, 1852
‘Millet’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39.
‘Millet’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 230.
‘Millet’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 63.
‘Locard’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 692.
(error for Unio bigerrensis Millet, 1843)

Unio cuneatus Rossmässler, 1854
‘Jacq.’ Rossmässler, 1854. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3 (1-2): 37, pl. 69, fig. 851.
(reference to Unio cuneatus Jacquemin, 1835)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio batavus Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855. Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 573.
(misidentified reference to Mya batava Maton & Rackett, 1807)

Unio (Rhomboïdiana) mauduytiGermain (1904)

Unio littoralis Drouët, 1857
Drouët, 1857. Étud. Naïades. France, Unio: pl. 3, fig. 2. [in part]
(reference to Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)

Unio litoralis Mousson, 1861
Mousson, 1861. Vjschr. naturf. Ges. Zürich: ??.
(error for Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798; reference to Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)

Potomida littoralis semirugataSchütt (1983)

Unio rhomboideus Mousson, 1862
Mousson, 1862. Coq. terr. et fluv. rec. par Roth en Palestine: 64.
(reference to Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855)

Unio batavus Bourguignat, 1864
Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: 286, pl. 19, figs. 9-11; pl. 20, figs. 1-4.
(misidentified reference to Mya batava Maton & Rackett, 1807)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Psilunio littoralis fellmanniVan Damme (1984)
Unio elongatulus durieuiDaget (1998)

Unio rhomboideus Bourguignat, 1864
‘Moquin-Tandon’ Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: 284, pl. 18.
(reference to Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855)

Unio rhomboideusPallary (1921)
Psilunio littoralis fellmanniVan Damme (1984), Daget (1998)

Unio ater Reeve, 1865
‘Nilsson’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 21, fig. 91.
(misidentified reference to Unio ater Nilsson, 1822)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio rhomboidus Malzine, 1867
‘Schroter’ Malzine, 1867. Essai faun. malac. Belg.: 32.
(error for Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855)

Margaron (Unio) fellmani Lea, 1870
‘Desh.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 46.
(error for Unio fellmanni Deshayes, 1847)

Unio marisgalilaei Lortet, 1880
‘Locard’ Lortet, 1880. C. R. Acad. Sci. 91: 502 [as ‘maris-galilæi’]. [nomen nudum]

Potomida littoralis semirugataSchütt (1983)

Unio letourneuxi Kobelt, 1886
Kobelt, 1886. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2: 3, pl. 32, fig. 227.
(misidentified reference to Unio letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1864)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio maccarthyanus Kobelt, 1886
Kobelt, 1886. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2: 5, pl. 33, fig. 229 [as ‘mac carthyanus’].
(reference to Unio maccarthyanus Bourguignat, 1866)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio bagnolasicus Locard, 1889
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]

Unio bouthyi Locard, 1889
‘Pechaud’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]

Unio cossonianus Locard, 1889
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]

Unio odontopachius Locard, 1889
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]

Unio seguyanus Locard, 1889
‘Pechaud’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]

Unio valeryi Locard, 1889
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 127 [21], footnote. [nomen nudum]

Unio cuncetus Westerlund, 1890
‘Jacquemin’ Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 54.
(error for Unio cuneatus Jacquemin, 1835)

Unio gaudiensis Westerlund, 1890
‘Drouët’ Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 55.
(error for Unio gandiensis Drouët, 1888)

Unio spehaericus Locard, 1893
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 153.
(incorrect original spelling of Unio sphaericus Locard, 1893)

Unio simonis Kobelt & Rolle, 1895
Kobelt & Rolle, 1895. Iconogr. Land-Süßw.-Moll., Supplement 1 (1-4): 18, pl. 3, figs. 1-3.
(misidentified reference to Unio simonis Tristram, 1865)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) semirugatusSimpson (1900)
Potomida littoralis semirugataSchütt (1983)

Unio maccarthianus Locard, 1899
Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 215 [as ‘mac-carthianus’].
(error for Unio maccarthyanus Bourguignat, 1866)

Unio barrandii Simpson, 1900
‘Dupuy’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 692.
‘Dupuy’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 555.
(error for Unio barraudii Bonhomme, 1840)

Unio valentinus Simpson, 1900
‘Sowerby’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 692.
‘Sowerby’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 555.
(error for Unio valentianus Sowerby, 1866)

Unio rhomboideus var. minor Pallary, 1921
Pallary, 1921. J. de Conch. 66: 215.
(homonym of Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio rhomboideus Bourguignat, 1864)

Unio rhomboideus var. minorPallary (1921)

Unio rhysopigus Araujo et al., 2009
‘Drouet’ Araujo et al., 2009. Iberus 27(2): 29.
(error for Unio rhysopygus Drouët, 1893)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Parreysia (s.s.) corrugataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) ravoisieriSimpson (1900)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) semirugatusSimpson (1900)
Unio rotundatusRochebrune (1903)
Unio rhomboideusRochebrune (1903), Pallary (1921)
Unio rathymusRochebrune (1903)
Unio rhysopygusKobelt (1903)
Unio littoralis taginusKobelt (1903)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideusGermain (1904)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) mauduytiGermain (1904)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus minorGermain (1904)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus elongataGermain (1904)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus radiataGermain (1904)
Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rathymusGermain (1904)
Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve subtetragonusCaziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve minorCaziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve elongataCaziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) moulinsianusCaziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideusCaziot (1907)
Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) bigorriensisCaziot (1907)
Migranaja littoralisHannibal (1912)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) turtoni var. moreletiSimpson (1914)
Simpson (1914), Haas (1936), Haas (1969), Daget (1998)
Unio rhomboideus var. fellmanniPallary (1921)
Unio rhomboideus var. buchetiPallary (1921)
Unio rhomboideus var. minorPallary (1921)
Rhombunio littoralisHaas (1924)
Psilunio littoralisGermain (1931), Thiele (1934), Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Giribet & Wheeler (2002), Giribet & Distel (2003), Campbell et al. (2005), Jeffrey et al. (2016)
Unio (Psilunio) rothi var. rotundataPallary (1939)
Psilunio littoralis littoralisHaas (1940)
Psilunio littoralis umbonatusHaas (1940)
Psilunio littoralis fellmanniHaas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998)
Potomida littoralis semirugataEllis (1946), Schütt (1983)
Potomida littoralis littoralisHaas (1969), Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) brevialisHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralis umbonataHaas (1969)
Potomida (s.s.) littoralis semirugataHaas (1969)
Potomida littoralis fellmanniHaas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Potomida littoralisSchütt (1988), Falkner (1994), Nagel et al. (1998), Nagel & Badino (2001), Machordom et al. (2003), ... Dai et al. (2024), Zhang et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2025)
Unio elongatulus durieuiDaget (1998)
Potamida [sic] littoralisBába (2000)
Potomida littoralis pianensisFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Potomida littoralis cuneataFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Potomida littoralis 1Whelan et al. (2011)
Potomida littoralis 2Whelan et al. (2011)

 
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