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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Kuiper (1966): summary publication summary Complete CitationKuiper, J.G.J. 1966. Les espèces africaines du genre Pisidium, leur synonymie et leur distribution (Mollusca, Lamellibranchiata, Sphaeriidae). Annales Musee Royal de l’Afrique Centrale 151: 1-78.
Attributed Nominal SpeciesPisidium armillatum Kuiper, 1966 Kuiper, 1966. Annals Mus. R. Afr. Cent. 151: 33, pl. 6, figs. 5-8. | |
Pisidium casertanum Kuiper, 1966 ‘Poli’ Kuiper, 1966. Annals Mus. R. Afr. Cent. 151: 44. (misidentified reference to Cardium casertanum Poli, 1791) | |
Pisidium incomitatum Kuiper, 1966 Kuiper, 1966. Annals Mus. R. Afr. Cent. 151: 60, pl. 14, figs. 10-11. | |
Pisidium invenustum Kuiper, 1966 Kuiper, 1966. Annals Mus. R. Afr. Cent. 151: 34, pl. 13, figs. 1-3. | |
Pisidium masakaense Kuiper, 1966 ‘Preston’ Kuiper, 1966. Annals Mus. R. Afr. Cent. 151: 39. [nomen nudum] (intro'd as syn of Pisidium ovampicum Ancey, 1890) | |
Pisidium mitjidense Kuiper, 1966 ‘Clessin’ Kuiper, 1966. Annals Mus. R. Afr. Cent. 151: 51. [nomen nudum] (intro'd as syn of Pisidium personatum Malm, 1855) | |
Pisidium montigenum Kuiper, 1966 Kuiper, 1966. Annals Mus. R. Afr. Cent. 151: 41, pl. 9, figs. 1-3. | |
Pisidium kigeziense var. rugosiuscula Kuiper, 1966 ‘Preston’ Kuiper, 1966. Annals Mus. R. Afr. Cent. 151: 33. [nomen nudum] (intro'd as syn of Sphaerium kigeziense Preston, 1912) | |
Taxonomic OpinionsPisidium amnicum (Müller, 1774) Pisidium armillatum n. sp. Pisidium artifex Kuiper, 1960 + Pisidium langleyanum Melvill & Ponsoby, 1892 Pisidium betafoense Kuiper, 1953 Pisidium casertanum (Poli, 1791) = Euglesa casertana + Pisidium canariense Shuttleworth, 1852 + Pisidium lumstenianum Forbes, 1838 + Pisidium lumsternianum Bourguignat, 1854 + Pisidium watsoni Paiva, 1866 + Pisidium planatum Ancey, 1906 + Pisidium ruwenzoriense Germain, 1911 + Pisidium (Fluminina) atlasicum Pallary, 1915 + Pisidium edouardi Kuiper, 1953 Pisidium costulosum Connolly, 1931 = Euglesa costulosa Pisidium fistulosum Mandahl-Barth, 1954 Pisidium giraudi Bourguignat, 1885 = Euglesa giraudi + Pisidium hermosum Bourguignat, 1888 Pisidium harrisoni Kuiper, 1964 Pisidium incomitatum n. sp. = Sphaerium incomitatum Pisidium invenustum n. sp. Pisidium johnsoni E.A. Smith, 1882 + Pisidium pauliani Kuiper, 1953 Pisidium kenianum Preston, 1911 = Euglesa keniana + Sphaerium kigeziense Preston, 1912 + Pisidium katangense Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 + Pisidium clarckeanum Gardner, 1932 Pisidium langleyanum Melvill & Ponsoby, 1891 = Euglesa langleyana Pisidium milium Held, 1836 = Euglesa milium Pisidium montigenum n. sp. Pisidium ovampicum Ancey, 1890 = Euglesa ovampica + Pisidium georgeanum Kuiper, 1952 Pisidium personatum Malm, 1855 = Euglesa personata Pisidium pirothi Jickeli, 1881 = Euglesa pirothi + Pisidium (Fossarina) casertanum var. alexandrina Pallary, 1909 + Pisidium clarckeanum Gardner, 1932 + Pisidium costulosum Haas, 1936 + Pisidium clarckeanum var. exilis Favre, 1943 + Pisidium victoriae Mandahl-Barth, 1954 + Pisidium lepus Kuiper, 1957 + Pisidium lepus var. dampfi Kuiper, 1957 Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 = Euglesa subtruncata + Pisidium (Eupera) landeroini Germain, 1909 Pisidium viridarium Kuiper, 1956 = Euglesa viridaria
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