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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Gonideinae | Lamprotulini | Potomida 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) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904) Migranaja littoralis — Hannibal (1912) Rhombunio littoralis — Haas (1924) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (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 littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969), Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017) Potomida littoralis — Schütt (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 fellmanni — Daget (1998) Potamida [sic] littoralis — Bába (2000) Potomida littoralis 1 — Whelan et al. (2011) Potomida littoralis 2 — Whelan et al. (2011) | |
Mya crassa Vallot, 1801 Vallot, 1801. Exerc. hist. nat.: 7.
Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) | |
Unio granosus Schumacher, 1817 Schumacher, 1817. Essai. Nouv. Syst.: 138, pl. 11, fig. 1. (homonym of Unio granosa Bruguière, 1792)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (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) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) — Haas (1936), Daget (1998) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) brevialis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Graf & 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) littoralis — Simpson (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) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Psilunio littoralis umbonatus — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis umbonata — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio subtetragonus Michaud, 1831 Michaud, 1831. Compl. Hist. Nat. Moll., Draparnaud: 111, pl. 16, fig. 23.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve subtetragonus — Caziot (1907) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017) Potomida littoralis pianensis — Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002) Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009), IUCN (2014) | |
Unio cuneatus Jacquemin, 1835 Jacquemin, 1835. Guide Ror. Arles: 124. (homonym of Unio cuneatus Swainson, 1823)
Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017) Potomida littoralis cuneata — Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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) batavus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio rotundatus — Rochebrune (1903) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) mauduyti — Germain (1904) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Mysca (Potomida) corrugata Swainson, 1840 Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 268-269, fig. 51; 281-282, fig. 57; 379.
Parreysia (s.s.) corrugata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915) Potomida littoralis semirugata — Ellis (1946) Potomida (s.s.) littoralis semirugata — Haas (1969) — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2021), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021) | |
Unio barraudii Bonhomme, 1840 Bonhomme, 1840. Mém. Aveyron 2: 430.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus minor — Germain (1904) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve minor — Caziot (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) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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 elongata — Germain (1904) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve elongata — Caziot (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) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Psilunio littoralis umbonatus — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis umbonata — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009), IUCN (2014) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Lopes-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) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio rhomboideus var. fellmanni — Pallary (1921) Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998) Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007) Psilunio littoralis — Mandahl-Barth (1988) Potomida littoralis — IUCN (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) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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) batavus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) moulinsianus — Caziot (1907) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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) rhomboideus — Germain (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) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio rhomboideus — Rochebrune (1903) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus — Caziot (1907) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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) rhomboideus — Germain (1904) | |
Unio unduliferus Küster, 1861
Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 162, pl. 46, fig. 4.
Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969) | |
Unio subreniformis Bourguignat, 1863 Bourguignat, 1863. Moll. Nouv. Litig. Peu Connus: 138, pl. 34, figs. 4-6.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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 fellmanni — Daget (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 radiata — Germain (1904) Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Daget (1998) | |
Unio maccarthyanus Bourguignat, 1866 Bourguignat, 1866. Moll. Nouv. Litig. Peu Connus: 220, pl. 34, figs. 8-10.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) ravoisieri — Simpson (1900) Unio (sec. Lymnium) turtoni var. moreleti — Simpson (1914) Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998) Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969) | |
Unio valentianus Sowerby, 1866
Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 41, sp. 225.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (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) littoralis — Simpson (1900) | |
Unio mauritanicus Bourguignat, 1868 Bourguignat, 1868. Moll. Nouv. Litig. Peu Connus: 317, pl. 45, figs. 1-5.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio rhomboideus — Pallary (1921) Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998) Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969) | |
Unio hippopotami Bourguignat, 1869 Bourguignat, 1869. Cat. Moll. Terr. Fluv. Paris Quaternaire: 21, pl. 3, figs. 52-54.
Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio ksibianus Mousson, 1873 Mousson, 1873. Malak. Blatt. 21: 156.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio rhomboideus — Pallary (1921) Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998) Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (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) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) bigorriensis — Caziot (1907) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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 rathymus — Rochebrune (1903) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rathymus — Germain (1904) — Simpson (1914) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio jolyi Kobelt, 1886 ‘(Bourg.?)’ Kobelt, 1886. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2: 22, pl. 41, fig. 256.
Unio (sec. Lymnium) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998) Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969) | |
Unio rouirei Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887 Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887. Prodr. Malacol. Terr. Fluv. Tunisie: 164.
Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998) Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969) | |
Unio zenaticus Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887 Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887. Prodr. Malacol. Terr. Fluv. Tunisie: 163.
Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998) Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969) | |
Unio calderoni Kobelt, 1888 Kobelt, 1888. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3: 54, pl. 88, fig. 494.
Psilunio littoralis umbonatus — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis umbonata — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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 littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio hispalensis Kobelt, 1888 Kobelt, 1888. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3: 53, pl. 88, fig. 492.
Psilunio littoralis umbonatus — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis umbonata — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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) littoralis — Simpson (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 littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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 umbonatus — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis umbonata — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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 littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio circulus Locard, 1893 ‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 153. (homonym of Unio circulus Lea, 1829)
Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio rhysopygus Drouët, 1893 Drouët, 1893. J. de Conch. 41: 168.
Unio rhysopygus — Kobelt (1903) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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 littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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) mauduyti — Germain (1904) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (1931) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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. bucheti — Pallary (1921) Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Daget (1998) Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (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 littoralis — Haas (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 fellmanni — Daget (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 taginus — Kobelt (1903) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Unio kinkelini Haas, 1908 Haas, 1908. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 40: 177.
Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo 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 fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998) Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Graf & 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 littoralis — Haas (1940) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis — Araujo et al. (2009) | |
Rhombunio asananus Pallary, 1928 Pallary, 1928. J. de Conch. 72: 20, pl. 3, figs. 1-2.
Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998) Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (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. rotundata — Pallary (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 fellmanni — Daget (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) littoralis — Simpson (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 littoralis — Germain (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) littoralis — Simpson (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) mauduyti — Germain (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 semirugata — Schütt (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) batavus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Van Damme (1984) Unio elongatulus durieui — Daget (1998) | |
Unio rhomboideus Bourguignat, 1864 ‘Moquin-Tandon’ Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: 284, pl. 18. (reference to Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855)
Unio rhomboideus — Pallary (1921) Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Van 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) littoralis — Simpson (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 semirugata — Schütt (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) littoralis — Simpson (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) littoralis — Simpson (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) semirugatus — Simpson (1900) Potomida littoralis semirugata — Schütt (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. minor — Pallary (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) littoralis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Parreysia (s.s.) corrugata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915) Unio (sec. Lymnium) ravoisieri — Simpson (1900) Unio (sec. Lymnium) semirugatus — Simpson (1900) Unio rotundatus — Rochebrune (1903) Unio rhomboideus — Rochebrune (1903), Pallary (1921) Unio rathymus — Rochebrune (1903) Unio rhysopygus — Kobelt (1903) Unio littoralis taginus — Kobelt (1903) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus — Germain (1904) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) mauduyti — Germain (1904) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus minor — Germain (1904) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus elongata — Germain (1904) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rhomboideus radiata — Germain (1904) Unio (Rhomboïdiana) rathymus — Germain (1904) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve subtetragonus — Caziot (1907) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve minor — Caziot (1907) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus ve elongata — Caziot (1907) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) moulinsianus — Caziot (1907) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) rhomboideus — Caziot (1907) Unio (Groupe Rhomboïdeana) bigorriensis — Caziot (1907) Migranaja littoralis — Hannibal (1912) Unio (sec. Lymnium) turtoni var. moreleti — Simpson (1914) — Simpson (1914), Haas (1936), Haas (1969), Daget (1998) Unio rhomboideus var. fellmanni — Pallary (1921) Unio rhomboideus var. bucheti — Pallary (1921) Unio rhomboideus var. minor — Pallary (1921) Rhombunio littoralis — Haas (1924) Psilunio littoralis — Germain (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. rotundata — Pallary (1939) Psilunio littoralis littoralis — Haas (1940) Psilunio littoralis umbonatus — Haas (1940) Psilunio littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1940), Van Damme (1984), Daget (1998) Potomida littoralis semirugata — Ellis (1946), Schütt (1983) Potomida littoralis littoralis — Haas (1969), Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017) Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) brevialis — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis umbonata — Haas (1969) Potomida (s.s.) littoralis semirugata — Haas (1969) Potomida littoralis fellmanni — Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007) Potomida littoralis — Schütt (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 durieui — Daget (1998) Potamida [sic] littoralis — Bába (2000) Potomida littoralis pianensis — Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002) Potomida littoralis cuneata — Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002) Potomida littoralis 1 — Whelan et al. (2011) Potomida littoralis 2 — Whelan et al. (2011)
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