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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio

species Unio pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758): synonymy
     66 specimens + 143 Genbank vouchers

Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758
Lister, 1678. Hist. Anim. Anglic.: [app.] pl. 1, fig. 4. [pre-linnaean]
Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. 1: 671, sp. 19.
Linnaeus, 1767. Syst. Nat. 1(2): 1112, sp. 28.
Type(s): SYNTYPES LS_28, “Habitat in Europae fluviis.”.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio pictorumKobelt (1904), Kobelt & Haas (1910), Ortmann (1912), Ortmann (1914), Haas (1924), ... Lopes-Lima et al. (2024), Wu et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumZhadin (1938), Haas (1969), Zatravkin (1983), Falkner (1994), Korniushin (1998), Graf (2002), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Nagel (2000), Nagel & Badino (2001), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Bogatov (2022)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum pictorumFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Unio cf. pictorumNishihara et al. (2016)

Mya nodosa Gmelin, 1791
Martini & Chemnitz, 1788. Conchyl. Cab. 10: 346, pl. 170, fig. 1650.
Gmelin, 1791. Syst. Nat. 1(6): 3222, sp. 23.
(renamed Unio nodulosa Lamarck, 1819)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio nodulosa Lamarck, 1819
Martini & Chemnitz, 1788. Conchyl. Cab. 10: pl. 170, fig. 1650.
Bruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 248, fig. 9 [as Unio sp.].
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 78, sp. 35.
(new name for Mya nodosa Gmelin, 1791)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio rostrata Lamarck, 1819
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 77, sp. 31.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio tumidus var. rostratusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum rostratusHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Prié & Puillandre (2014), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio (s.s.) rostratusZatravkin (1983)
Unio (s.s.) rostratus rostratusStadnichenko (1984)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum rostratusFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Unio rostratusStarobogatov et al. (2004)
Unio rostratus rostratusKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio pictorumGraf (2007), He & Zhuang (2013), Klishko et al. (2017), Araujo et al. (2018)
Unio (s.s.) rostrataVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio limosus Nilsson, 1822
Pfeiffer, 1821. Natur. Deutsch. Land Sussw. Moll. 1: 115, t. 5. f. 10.
Nilsson, 1822. Hist. Moll. Svec.: 110.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Rostratiana) limosusGermain (1904)
Unio limosusGermain (1931), Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012)
Unio (s.s.) limosusZatravkin (1983), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio limosus limosusKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio pictorumGraf (2007), He & Zhuang (2013), Klishko et al. (2017), Anisimova et al. (2018)
Unio pictorum limosusBogatov (2022)

Unio deshayesii Michaud, 1831
Michaud, 1831. Compl. Hist. Nat. Moll., Draparnaud: 107, pl. 16, fig. 30.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0039, Quimper (Finestre).

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum deshayesiiFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)
Unio pictorum deshayesiiPrié & Puillandre (2014)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio rostratus Michaud, 1831
Michaud, 1831. Compl. Hist. Nat. Moll., Draparnaud: 108, pl. 16, fig. 25.
(homonym of Unio rostrata Lamarck, 1819)

Unio requieni var. pornaeGermain (1931)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio michaudiana Des Moulins, 1833
Des Moulins, 1833. Actes Soc. Linn. Bord. 6: 27, pl. 1, figs. 1-4.
(renamed Unio michaudi Germain, 1931)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio michaudiGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic]Haas (1940)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio platyrhynchus Rossmässler, 1835
Rossmässler, 1835. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (2): 22, pl. 9, fig. 130.
Rossmässler, 1837. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (5-6): 20, pl. 24, fig. 338.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) platyrhynchusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio requieni var. platyrhynchusGermain (1931)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum var. platyrhynchusZhadin (1938)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchusHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio (s.s.) platyrhynchusStadnichenko (1984)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum platyrhynchusFalkner et al. (2001)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013), Araujo et al. (2018)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio longirostris Rossmässler, 1836
‘Ziegl.’ Rossmässler, 1836. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (3): 26, pl. 14, fig. 200.
Rossmässler, 1842. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (5): 13, pl. 54, fig. 738.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorum var. longirostrisSimpson (1914)
Unio tumidus var. rostratusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchusHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012)
Unio (s.s.) rostratus rostratusStadnichenko (1984)
Unio rostratusStarobogatov et al. (2004)
Unio rostratus rostratusKantor & Sysoev (2005)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013), Klishko et al. (2017)
Unio (s.s.) rostrataVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio longirostrisBogatov & Prozorova (2017)
Unio tumidusBogatov et al. (2018), Anisimova et al. (2018)
Unio tumidus longirostrisBogatov (2022)

Unio graniger J.F. Schmidt, 1840
‘Ziegler’ J.F. Schmidt, 1840. Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 13: 438.

Unio pictorum platyrhynchusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) limosus granigerStadnichenko (1984)
Unio limosus granigerKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio ponderosus Rossmässler, 1842
‘Spitzi’ Rossmässler, 1842. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (5): 31, pl. 59, fig. 767.
(homonym of Mya ponderosa Dillwyn, 1817)

Unio (s.s.) pictorum var. ponderosusZhadin (1938)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum ponderosusStadnichenko (1984)
Unio pictorum ponderosusKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio pictorum var. grandis Rossmässler, 1842
‘A. Braun.’ Rossmässler, 1842. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (5): 14, pl. 55, fig. 741.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio pictorum latirostrisHaas (1913)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio requienii form crassidens Rossmässler, 1844
Rossmässler, 1844. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (6): 30, pl. 57, figs. 757-760. [infra-subsp.]
(homonym of Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio requienii Michaud, 1831)

Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic]Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio philippii Dupuy, 1849
Dupuy, 1849. Cat. Extramar. Galliae Test.: 335.
Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): 654, pl. 28, fig. 19.
(renamed Unio philippei Locard, 1882)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio turtoni var. philippei [sic]Germain (1931)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic]Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio platyrinchoideus Dupuy, 1849
Dupuy, 1849. Cat. Extramar. Galliae Test.: no. 336.
Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): 649, pl. 27, fig. 16.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) platyrinchoideusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio requieni var. platyrhynchoideus [sic]Germain (1931)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic]Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013), Araujo et al. (2018)
Unio pictorum platyrhinchoideus [sic]Prié & Puillandre (2014)
Unio pictorum platyrinchoideusLopes-Lima et al. (2017)

Unio arca Küster, 1853
‘Held in sched.’ Küster, 1853. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 79, pl. 20, figs. 1-2.
(homonym of Unio arcus Conrad, 1834)

Unio pictorum latirostrisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio decollatus Küster, 1853
‘Held in sched.’ Küster, 1853. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 79, pl. 20, fig. 3.

Unio pictorum latirostrisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio latirostris Küster, 1853
Küster, 1853. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 86, pl. 22, figs. 5-6.

Unio pictorum latirostrisHaas (1913), Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum latirostrisFalkner et al. (2001)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013), Araujo et al. (2018)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio praeposterus Küster, 1853
‘Held’ Küster, 1853. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 87, pl. 22, fig. 7.

Unio pictorum praeposterusHaas (1913), Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013), Araujo et al. (2018)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio concinnus Küster, 1854
Küster, 1854. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 93.
(intro'd as syn of Unio quinqueannulatus Küster, 1854)

Unio pictorum latirostrisHaas (1913), Haas (1940)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio maltzani Küster, 1854
Küster, 1854. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 106, pl. 29, figs. 1-2.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio nathusii Küster, 1854
Küster, 1854. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 92, pl. 25, figs. 1-2.
(intro'd as syn of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio quinqueannulatus Küster, 1854
Küster, 1854. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 93, pl. 25, figs. 3-4.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio pictorum latirostrisHaas (1913), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio pallens var. albina Küster, 1854
Küster, 1854. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 105, pl. 28, fig. 3.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio pallens Rossmässler, 1842)

Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio pictorum var. flavescens Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855. Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 576.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758; homonym of Unio flavescens Lea, 1845)

Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio pictorum var. milleti Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Millet, 1813. Moll. Terr. Fluv. Maine et Loire: 74 [as ‘Unio pictorum’ var. c].
Millet, 1833. Tabl. Méth. Moll. Terr. Fluv. Maine-et-Loire: 29 [as ‘Unio pictorum’ var. c].
Moquin-Tandon, 1855. Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 576.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio pictorum var. radiatus Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Millet, 1813. Moll. Terr. Fluv. Maine et Loire: 74 [as ‘Unio pictorum’ var b.].
Millet, 1833. Tabl. Méth. Moll. Terr. Fluv. Maine-et-Loire: 29 [as ‘Unio pictorum’ var. b].
Moquin-Tandon, 1855. Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 576.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758; homonym of Unio (Elliptio) viridis var. radiata Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio (Porniana) gestroianus radiatusGermain (1904)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Limnoica linearis Gray, 1857
Gray, 1857. Fig. Moll. Animals 5: 37, pl. 363, fig. 3.

Unio pictorum l’Hôpital, 1859
l’Hôpital, 1859. Cat. moll. Caen: 62. [in part]
(reference to Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio villaeGermain (1931)

Unio pictorum var. tumens de Joannis, 1859
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 295, pl. 12, fig. 6.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio (Vincelotiana) tumensGermain (1904)
Unio tumidusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum rostratusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)
Unio (s.s.) rostrataVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio requieni var. rostralis de Joannis, 1859
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 292, pl. 11, fig. 6.

Germain (1904)
Unio consentaneus var. moquiniGermain (1931)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio baletonicus Küster, 1861
‘Ziegler in litt.’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 231, pl. 78, fig. 1.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio pictorum latirostrisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio actephilus Bourguignat, 1862
Bourguignat, 1862. Rev. Mag. Zool. 14: pl. 19, figs. 7-8.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio pictorum proëchusHaas (1940)
Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio proechus Bourguignat, 1862
Bourguignat, 1862. Rev. Mag. Zool. 14: pl. 19, figs. 1-3.
Bourguignat, 1883. Aperçu Unionid. Pénins. Ital.: 31.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio proëchusKobelt & Haas (1910)
Unio pictorum proëchusHaas (1940)
Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio limosus maxima Mörch, 1863
Mörch, 1863. Vidensk. Medd. Naturhist. Foren. Kjöben. (17-22): 341.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio limosus Nilsson, 1822; homonym of Unio pictorum maxima Mörch, 1863)

Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio limosus pumila Mörch, 1863
Mörch, 1863. Vidensk. Medd. Naturhist. Foren. Kjöben. (17-22): 341.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio limosus Nilsson, 1822; homonym of Unio pumilus Lea, 1838)

Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio danielis Gassies, 1867
Gassies, 1867. Arch. Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 25: 132, pl. 1, fig. 8.

Unio (sec. Lymnium) platyrinchoideusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio requieni var. danielisGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic]Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio proechistus Bourguignat, 1870
Bourguignat, 1870. Ann. Malacol. 1: 69.

Unio tumidus var. rostratusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum proëchistusHaas (1940)
Unio pictorum proechistusHaas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013), Araujo et al. (2018)

Unio baudoni Folin & Bérillon, 1874
Folin & Bérillon, 1874. Bull. Soc. Bayonne: 93, text figs. 4-7.

Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic]Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio pictorum var. pachyodon Jordan, 1879
Jordan, 1879. Jb. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 6: 304, pl. 8, fig. 1; pl. 9, fig. 5.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio schrenkianus Clessin, 1880
Clessin, 1880. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 12: 80.

Unio (s.s.) pictorum var. schrenkianusZhadin (1938)
Unio pictorum schrenckianus [sic]Haas (1940)
Unio pictorum var. schrenkianusZhadin (1965)
Unio pictorum schrenkianusHaas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio (s.s.) rostratus rostratusStadnichenko (1984)
Unio rostratus rostratusKantor & Sysoev (2005)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013), Araujo et al. (2018)
Unio (s.s.) rostrataVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio balatonicus Servain, 1881
Servain, 1881. Malac. Lac Balaton: 101.
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 322.

Unio pictorum latirostrisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio dubreili Servain, 1881
Servain, 1881. Malac. Lac Balaton: 98.

Unio pictorum latirostrisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio gaudioni Drouët, 1881
Drouët, 1881. J. de Conch. 29: 244.

Unio pictorum gaudioniHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Schütt (1992), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum gaudioniFalkner (1994), Bank (2006)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013), Araujo et al. (2018), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Unio berilloni Locard, 1882
Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 298, 365.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 174 [68].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 212.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22130 (by Graf, 2011: 462), lac d’Ondres (Basses-Pyrénées).

Unio tumidusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic]Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio cancrorum Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 296, 365.
Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 163 [57].
Bourguignat in Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 195.
Bourguignat in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 237.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22159 (by Graf, 2011: 466), la Saône, à Heuilly-sur-Saône (Côte-d’Or).

Unio (Joannisiana) cancrorumGermain (1904)
Unio requieni var. pornaeGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio corbini Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 293, 362.
Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 170 [64].
Bourguignat in Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 199.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPE MNHN_22181, l’Étang d’Église-Vieille, près de la Porge (Gironde).

Unio (Hispaniana) corbiniGermain (1904)
Unio requieni var. danielisGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic]Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio fagoti Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 294, 362.
Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 171 [65].
Bourguignat in Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 200.

Unio requieni var. danielisGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic]Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio falsus Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 295, 363.
Bourguignat, 1883. Aperçu Unionid. Pénins. Ital.: 58.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 161 [55].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 195, fig. 210.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22209 (by Graf, 2011: 474), La Bonde-Gendret près Troyes (Aude).

Unio falsusRochebrune (1903)
Unio (Falsusiana) falsusGermain (1904)
Unio (Groupe des Falsusiana) falsusCaziot (1907)
Unio requieni var. pornaeGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio gestroianus Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 296, 365.
Bourguignat, 1883. Aperçu Unionid. Pénins. Ital.: 51.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 159 [53].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 194, fig. 208.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22234 (by Graf, 2011: 476), La Saône, à Asnière.

Unio (Porniana) gestroianusGermain (1904)
Unio triffoiricusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum rostratusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio hauterivianus Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 288, 358.
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 150 [44].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 183.
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 222.
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22257, l'Agout, à Lavaur (Tarn).

Unio turtoni var. philippei [sic]Germain (1931)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic]Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio jousseaumei Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 294, 363.
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 169 [63].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 204, fig. 217.
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22289, La Saône, à Auxonne (Côte-d’Or).

Unio limosusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio milneedwardsi Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 287, 357 [as ‘milne-edwardsi’].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 151 [45] [as ‘mine-edwardsi’].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 183.

Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic]Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio philippei Locard, 1882
‘Dupuy’ of Authors.
Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 284, 354.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 150 [44].
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 161.
Fagot, 1892. Bull. Soc. Ramond 27: 37.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 183.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 732.
(new name for Unio philippii Dupuy, 1849)

Unio turtoni var. philippei [sic]Germain (1931)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic]Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio platyrhynchoideus Locard, 1882
‘Dupuy’ of Authors.
Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 297.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 154 [48].
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 121.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 187.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 739.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 123.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 27.
Fauna Europaea, 2012. Fauna Europa: [web].
(error for Unio platyrinchoideus Dupuy, 1849)

Unio requieni var. platyrhynchoideus [sic]Germain (1931)

Unio renei Locard, 1882
Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 294, 362.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 156 [50].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 187.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_22492, Landes.

Unio requieni var. platyrhynchoideus [sic]Germain (1931)
Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio rostratellus Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 297, 365.
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 173 [67].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 208.
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22496, La Seine à Rouen (Seine-Inférieure).

Unio (Rostratiana) rostratellusGermain (1904)
Unio tumidus var. rostratusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio rhynchetinus Bourguignat, 1883
Letourneux, in litt. Servain, 1882. Hist. Moll. Acéph. Francfort: 24 [as ‘rynchetinus’]. [nomen nudum]
Letourneux in Bourguignat, 1883. Aperçu Unionid. Pénins. Ital.: 61.

Unio (Rostratiana) rhynchetinusGermain (1904)
Unio tumidusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio cavarellus Servain, 1887
Servain, 1887. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 4: 256.
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 319.

Unio requieni var. pornaeGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio moussonianus Clessin, 1887
Clessin, 1887. Moll.-Fauna Mitteleuropas 2: ??.
(homonym of Unio moussonianus Lea, 1852)

Unio pictorum moussonianusKobelt & Haas (1910), Haas (1940)

Unio strigatus Servain, 1887
Servain, 1887. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 4: 257.

Unio requieni var. pornaeGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio charpyi Drouët, 1888
Drouët, 1888. J. de Conch. 36: 105.
Drouët, 1889. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon 1: 55, pl. 2, fig. 1.

Unio requieni var. pornaeGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum rostratusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio occidaneus Drouët, 1888
Drouët, 1888. J. de Conch. 36: 104.

Unio tumidusGermain (1931)
Unio elongatulus bourgeticusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio mancus bourgeticusPrie (2012)

Unio subbalatonicus Servain, 1888
Bourguignat in Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 322.

Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio brebissoni Locard, 1889
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 152 [46], 223 [117].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 185, fig. 199.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22143 (by Graf, 2011: 464), l’Aure, à Bayeux (Calvados).

Unio villaeGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio brindosopsis Locard, 1889
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 151 [45], 221 [115].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 184, fig. 197.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22148 (by Graf, 2011: 465), la Vienne, à Limoges.

Unio turtoni var. philippei [sic]Germain (1931)
Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio cristulatus Drouët, 1889
Drouët, 1889. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon 1: 63, pl. 1, fig. 1.

Unio requieni var. pornaeGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum rostratusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio hopitali Locard, 1889
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 152 [45], 224 [118].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 186 [as ‘hospitali’].
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_22263, May (Calvados).

Unio hopitaliRochebrune (1903)
Unio villaeGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio lesumicus Locard, 1889
Michaud, 1831. Compl. Hist. Nat. Moll., Draparnaud: 108, pl. 16, fig. 25.
Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 158 [52], 236 [130].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 194.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_22308, Vegesack, près Brême.

Unio requieni var. pornaeGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio lugdunicus Locard, 1889
Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 168 [62], 247 [141].
‘Coutagne’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 209.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22318 (by Graf, 2011: 485), Les fossés du fort de la Vitriolerie, à Lyon.

Unio tumidus var. rostratusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum rostratusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio macropisthus Locard, 1889
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 172 [66], 258 [152].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 210.
(homonym of Unio macropisthus White, 1886)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22321 (by Graf, 2011: 486), La Seine à Rouen (Seine-Inférieure).

Unio tumidus var. rostratusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio moriscottei Folin, 1889
Folin, 1889. Le Naturaliste 1: 295, text fig. 3.

Unio moriscotteiKobelt (1902)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic]Haas (1940)
Unio pictorum mucidusHaas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio mucidellus Locard, 1889
Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 160 [54], 239 [133].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 193, fig. 207.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_22378, l’Aroz, à Saint-Maurice (Nièvre).

Unio mucidellusRochebrune (1903)
Unio requieniGermain (1931)
Unio elongatulus bourgeticusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio mancus bourgeticusPrie (2012)

Unio perroudi Locard, 1889
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 164 [58], 242 [136].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 209.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22454 (by Graf, 2011: 497), fort de la Vitriolerie, à Lyon.

Unio tumidus var. rostratusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum rostratusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio crassus batavusHaas (1940)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio siliquiformis Locard, 1889
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 173 [67], 259 [153].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 208.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22538 (by Graf, 2011: 504), Heuilley-sur-Saône (Côte-d’Or).

Unio tumidus var. rostratusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio rostratus var. episemus Westerlund, 1890
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 105.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio rostrata Lamarck, 1819)

Unio hospitali Locard, 1893
‘Locard’ of Authors.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 186.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 735.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 121.
(error for Unio hopitali Locard, 1889)

Unio octavius Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 203.

Unio requieni var. pornaeGermain (1931)
Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio rectus Locard, 1893
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 207.
(homonym of Unio recta Lamarck, 1819)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22485 (by Graf, 2011: 500), La Rhône à Vienne (Isère).

Unio rectusRochebrune (1903)
Unio requieni var. pornaeGermain (1931)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio limosus var. madranus Gredler, 1894
Gredler, 1894. Slebstvelag der Lehranstalt 8: ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio limosus Nilsson, 1822)

Unio elongatulusMarrone et al. (2019)

Unio pictorum var. battonensis Kobelt, 1894
Kobelt, 1894. Jb. Nassau. Ver. Naturk. 47: 88, pl. 4, figs. 1-3.
Kobelt, 1896. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 7: 42, pl. 191, figs. 1208-1209.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Unio ruginosus Drouët, 1898
Drouët, 1898. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon ??: 743.

Unio tumidus var. rostratusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio rostratus var. falcatus Drouët, 1898
Drouët, 1898. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon ??: 89.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio rostrata Lamarck, 1819)

Unio tumidus var. rostratusGermain (1931)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio desfontainianus Locard, 1899
Bourguignat in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 162 [58]. [nomen nudum]
Bourguignat in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 237.

Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio mycrodactylus Locard, 1899
Fagot in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 169 [63] [as ‘microdactylus’]. [nomen nudum]
Fagot in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 240.

Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio oeschrus Locard, 1899
Casrtro in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 146 [40] [as ‘œschrus’]. [nomen nudum]
Castro in Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 219 [as ‘œschrus’].

Unio pictorum mucidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio joannisi var. nigra Germain, 1904
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 274 [36].
(homonym of Unio (Elliptio) nigra Rafinesque, 1820; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio joannisi Locard, 1882)

Unio (Joannisiana) joannisi var. nigraGermain (1904)

Unio tumens var. major Germain, 1904
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 277 [39].
(homonym of Unio (Anodontes) sirionos var. major d’Orbigny, 1835; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio pictorum var. tumens de Joannis, 1859)

Unio (Vincelotiana) tumens majorGermain (1904)

Unio pictorum var. okae Kobelt & Haas, 1910
Kobelt & Haas, 1910. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 17: 58, index, pl. 480, figs. 2563-2564.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758; homonym of Unio crassus var. okae Kobelt & Haas, 1910; renamed Unio pictorum var. okensis Zhadin, 1938)

Unio (s.s.) pictorum var. okensisZhadin (1938)
Unio pictorum schrenckianus [sic]Haas (1940)
Unio pictorum schrenkianusHaas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio (? requienii var.) voltzii Kobelt & Haas, 1910
Kobelt & Haas, 1910. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 17: 34, pl. 467, figs. 2516-2517.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio requienii Michaud, 1831)

Unio (? requienii var.) voltziiKobelt & Haas (1910)
Unio elongatulus bourgeticusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio mancus bourgeticusPrie (2012)

Unio gentilis Hesse, 1911
Haas in Hesse, 1911. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 43: 151.

Unio (s.s.) pictorum gentilisZhadin (1938)
Unio pictorum gaudioniHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Schütt (1992), Fauna Europaea (2012)
Unio (s.s.) rostratus gentilisStadnichenko (1984)
Unio rostratus gentilisKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)
Unio (s.s.) rostrataVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio (Limosus) annulatus Kobelt, 1912
Kobelt, 1912. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 18: 28, pl. 492, fig. 2828.

Unio (s.s.) pictorum var. annulatusZhadin (1938)
Unio pictorum schrenckianus [sic]Haas (1940)
Unio pictorum schrenkianusHaas (1969)
Unio annulatusKantor et al. (2010)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio ascanius Kobelt, 1913
Kobelt, 1913. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 19: 43, pl. 532, fig. 2741.

Unio pictorum ascaniusHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012)
Unio pictorum gaudioniSchütt (1992)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013), Araujo et al. (2018), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Unio limosus helveticus Zwiesele, 1913
Zwiesele, 1913. Unio pictorum L., in der Schweiz: 9, pl. 5, alle figuren.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio limosus Nilsson, 1822)

Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1969)

Unio limosus lacustris Zwiesele, 1913
Zwiesele, 1913. Unio pictorum L., in der Schweiz: 7, pl. 2, and numerous others.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio limosus Nilsson, 1822; homonym of Unio tumidus var. lacustris Rossmässler, 1854)

Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1969)

Unio eucallistus Kobelt, 1915
Kobelt, 1915. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 20: 13, pl. 544. fig. 2778.

Unio pictorum latirostrisHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio kalmykorum Bogachev, 1924
Bogachev, 1924. unknown publication: 41.

Unio (s.s.) kalmykorumZatravkin (1983)
Unio annulatusKantor et al. (2010)

Unio pictorum schrenckianus var. dicki Modell, 1930
Modell, 1930. Arch. Moll. 62: 226. [infra-subsp.]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio pictorum schrenckianus [sic]Haas (1940)
Unio pictorum schrenkianusHaas (1969)

Unio michaudi Germain, 1931
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 744.
(new name for Unio michaudiana Des Moulins, 1833)

Unio michaudiGermain (1931)

Unio protractus Lindholm, 1932
Lindholm, 1932. Trudy Vses. Geologo-Razvedo. Ob. 239: 24, pl. 4, figs. 16-18.

Unio protractusStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio pictorumGraf (2007), Klishko et al. (2017), Bogatov et al. (2018), Anisimova et al. (2018)
Unio (s.s.) protractusVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio pictorum protractusBogatov (2022)

Unio lindholmi Zhadin, 1938
Zhadin, 1938. Faune USSR Mollusques 4(1): 97, text fig. 29.

Unio (s.s.) lindholmiZhadin (1938)
Unio pictorum schrenckianus [sic]Haas (1940)
Unio pictorumZhadin (1965), He & Zhuang (2013)
Unio pictorum schrenkianusHaas (1969)
Vinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio pictorum var. defectivus Zhadin, 1938
Zhadin, 1938. Faune USSR Mollusques 4(1): 79.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio (s.s.) pictorum defectivusZhadin (1938)
Unio pictorum schrenckianus [sic]Haas (1940)
Unio pictorum schrenkianusHaas (1969)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio pictorum var. okensis Zhadin, 1938
Zhadin, 1938. Faune USSR Mollusques 4(1): 77.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758; new name for Unio pictorum var. okae Kobelt & Haas, 1910)

Unio (s.s.) pictorum var. okensisZhadin (1938)
Unio pictorum schrenckianus [sic]Haas (1940)
Unio pictorum schrenkianusHaas (1969)
Unio pictorum pictorumKantor & Sysoev (2005)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio pictorum var. pygmaeus Zhadin, 1938
Zhadin, 1938. Faune USSR Mollusques 4(1): 78, text fig. 17.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758; homonym of Unio pygmaeus Lea, 1852)

Unio (s.s.) pictorum var. pygmaeusZhadin (1938)
Unio pictorum schrenckianus [sic]Haas (1940)
Unio pictorum var. pygmaeusZhadin (1965)
Unio pictorum schrenkianusHaas (1969)
Unio pictorum pictorumKantor & Sysoev (2005)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio limosus behningi Starobogatov & Pirogov, 1970
Starobogatov & Pirogov, 1970. unknown publication: 229-230, fig. 2.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio limosus Nilsson, 1822)

Unio limosus limosusKantor & Sysoev (2005)
Unio limosus behningiKantor et al. (2010)
Unio pictorum limosusBogatov (2022)

Unio pictorum tisianus Nesemann, 1993
Nesemann, 1993. Nach. Erst. Vorarlb. Mala. Ges. 1: 23, fig’d.
Nesemann, 1994. Nach. Erst. Vorarlb. Mala. Ges. 2: 49, fig’d.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio (s.s.) pictorum tisianusFalkner et al. (2001)
Unio pictorum pictorumLopes-Lima et al. (2017)

Unio compressus of Authors, unknown year
Jeffr. 1862 of Authors.
(homonym of Unio compressus Sowerby, 1829)

Unio levigatus of Authors, unknown year
Küster of Authors.

Unio ventrosus of Authors, unknown year
Küster of Authors.

Mya augusta Klein, 1753
Klein, 1753. Tent. Method. Ostrac., etc.: ??. [pre-linnaean]

Mya margaritica Klein, 1753
Klein, 1753. Tent. Method. Ostrac., etc.: ??. [pre-linnaean]

Mya angustata Schröter, 1779
Schröter, 1779. Gesch. Flußconch.: 184, pl. 3, fig. 3. [pre-linnaean]

Mya corrugata maroccana Martini & Chemnitz, 1782
Martini & Chemnitz, 1782. Conchyl. Cab. 6: 32, pl. 3, figs. 23-24. [non-binomial]

Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Mya ovalis Retzius, 1788
Retzius, 1788. Diss. Nat.-Hist. Test. Gen.: ??.
Donovan, 1801. Brit. Shells 3: pl. 89.
(misidentified reference to Mya ovalis Lightfoot, 1786)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Unio pictorum Pfeiffer, 1821
Pfeiffer, 1821. Natur. Deutsch. Land Sussw. Moll. 1: 115, t. 5. f. 10.
(reference to Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio limovianscae Lea, 1836
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 37.
(intro'd as syn of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio rostrata Bouill., 1836
Bouill., 1836. Cat. Moll. Auv.: 81. [nomen nudum]

Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio pictorum Rossmässler, 1836
Rossmässler, 1836. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (3): pl. 13, fig. 196.
Rossmässler, 1839. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (3-4): pl. 45, fig. 587.
(reference to Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio pictorum Rossmässler, 1837
Rossmässler, 1837. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (5-6): 55, pl. 29, fig. 409.
(reference to Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio tumidus var. rostratusGermain (1931)

Mysca pictorum var. cuneata Schlüter, 1838
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 33. [nomen nudum]

Mysca pictorum var. gotthardensis Schlüter, 1838
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 33. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio platyrrhinchus Hanley, 1843
‘Rossm.’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 205.
(error for Unio platyrhynchus Rossmässler, 1835)

Unio rostrata Gras, 1846
‘Mich.’ Gras, 1846. Descript. moll. fluv. et terr. l'Isère: 71.
(reference to Unio rostratus Michaud, 1831)

Unio platyrhyncus C.B. Adams, 1847
‘Rossm.’ C.B. Adams, 1847. Cat. Gen. Sp. Adams: 14.
(error for Unio platyrhynchus Rossmässler, 1835)

Unio requieni Gassies, 1849
‘Michaud’ Gassies, 1849. Moll. Agenais: pl. 1, figs. 5-6.
(misidentified reference to Unio requienii Michaud, 1831)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) turtoniSimpson (1900)
Unio requieni var. rousiGermain (1931)

Unio michaudii Zelebor, 1851
‘Desm.’ Zelebor, 1851. Ber. Mit. Freunde Naturw. Wien 7: 230, sp. 4.
(error for Unio michaudiana Des Moulins, 1833)

Unio pictorum var. flavus Zelebor, 1851
Zelebor, 1851. Ber. Mit. Freunde Naturw. Wien 7: 230, sp. 2. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio castaneus Lea, 1852
‘Mül.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 37.
(intro'd as syn of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio curvirostris Dupuy, 1852
‘Norm. in litt.’ Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): 648. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio pictorum Dupuy, 1852
Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): pl. 26, fig. 20.
(reference to Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio (Joannisiana) cancrorumGermain (1904)
Unio requieni var. pornaeGermain (1931)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio platyrinchus Bourguignat, 1853
‘Rossmässler’ Bourguignat, 1853. Catalogue Raissoné des Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles Recueillis par M.F. Saulcy 1853: 76.
(error for Unio platyrhynchus Rossmässler, 1835)

Unio pallens Küster, 1854
‘Parreiss’ Küster, 1854. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 95, pl. 25, fig. 5; pl. 26, fig. 1.
(misidentified reference to Unio pallens Rossmässler, 1842)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio requienii Drouët, 1857
‘Mich.’ Drouët, 1857. Étud. Naïades. France, Unio: 93, pl. 7, fig. 1.
(misidentified reference to Unio requienii Michaud, 1831)

Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio pictorum de Joannis, 1859
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: pl. 11, fig. 8.
(reference to Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio (Porniana) pornaeGermain (1904)
Unio requieni var. pornaeGermain (1931)

Unio pictorum var. longirostris de Joannis, 1859
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: pl. 12, fig. 3.
(reference to Unio longirostris Rossmässler, 1836)

Unio (Hispaniana) corbiniGermain (1904)
Unio requieni var. danielisGermain (1931)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio pictorum var. milleti de Joannis, 1859
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 293, pl. 12, fig. 1.
(reference to Unio pictorum var. milleti Moquin-Tandon, 1855)

Unio (Porniana) gestroianusGermain (1904)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio platyrrhinchoideus Sowerby, 1868
‘Dupuy’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 70, sp. 358.
(error for Unio platyrinchoideus Dupuy, 1849)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) platyrinchoideusSimpson (1900)

Unio actaphilus Lea, 1870
‘Bourg.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 59.
(error for Unio actephilus Bourguignat, 1862)

Unio requienii Dupuy, 1878
Dupuy, 1878. J. de Conch. 25: 18.
(misidentified reference to Unio requienii Michaud, 1831)

Unio requieni var. danielisGermain (1931)
Unio pictorumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Unio cumensis Kobelt, 1879
Kobelt, 1879. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 7: pl. 192, fig. 1953. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio cumensis Kobelt, 1879)

Unio rynchetinus Servain, 1882
Letourneux, in litt. Servain, 1882. Hist. Moll. Acéph. Francfort: 24.
(error for Unio rhynchetinus Bourguignat, 1883)

Unio tumidusGermain (1931)

Unio tumeus Locard, 1882
‘de Joannis’ Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 298.
(error for Unio pictorum var. tumens de Joannis, 1859)

Unio (Vincelotiana) tumensGermain (1904)

Unio mancus var. sabaudina Locard, 1882
Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 359.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio manca Lamarck, 1819; misidentified reference to Unio amnicus var. sabaudina Bourguignat, 1864)

Unio mancusGermain (1931)
Unio elongatulus bourgeticusHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012)
Unio mancus bourgeticusPrie (2012)

Unio macropsisthus Locard, 1889
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 258 [152].
(error for Unio macropisthus Locard, 1889)

Unio microdactylus Locard, 1889
Fagot in Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 169 [63].
(error for Unio mycrodactylus Locard, 1899)

Unio mineedwardsi Locard, 1889
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 151 [45].
(error for Unio milneedwardsi Locard, 1882)

Unio milnedwarsi Fagot, 1892
‘Bourguignat’ Fagot, 1892. Bull. Soc. Ramond 27: 38 [as ‘milne-edwarsi’].
(error for Unio milneedwardsi Locard, 1882)

Unio limosus Kobelt, 1893
‘Nils.’ Kobelt, 1893. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 6: 44.
(reference to Unio limosus Nilsson, 1822)

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

Unio pictorum var. C. parvula Kobelt & Haas, 1910
‘Brot, Mss.’ Kobelt & Haas, 1910. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 17: 31.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758; intro'd as syn of Unio moussonianus Clessin, 1887)

Unio pictorum moussonianusKobelt & Haas (1910)

Unio requieni var. rostrata Germain, 1931
‘de Joannis’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 734.
(error for Unio requieni var. rostralis de Joannis, 1859)

Unio caravellus Haas, 1940
‘Servain’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 121.
‘Servain’ Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 23.
(error for Unio cavarellus Servain, 1887)

Unio jousseaumi Haas, 1940
‘Bourguignat’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 121.
(error for Unio jousseaumei Locard, 1882)

Unio platyodon Haas, 1940
‘Jordan’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 121.
(error for Unio pictorum var. pachyodon Jordan, 1879)

Unio schrenckianus Haas, 1940
‘Clessin’ Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 122.
(error for Unio schrenkianus Clessin, 1880)

Unio (Unio) pictorum ssp. [Lacs des Landes] Falkner et al., 2002
Falkner et al., 2002. Patrim. Natur. 52: 55. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio (s.s.) pictorum ssp. [Lacs des Landes]Falkner et al. (2002)

Unio pictorum platyrhinchoideus Prié & Puillandre, 2014
‘Dupuy’ Prié & Puillandre, 2014. Hydrobiologia 735(1): [4].
(error for Unio platyrinchoideus Dupuy, 1849)

Unio malzani Vinarski & Kantor, 2016
‘Küster’ Vinarski & Kantor, 2016. Analyt. Cat. Fr. Brack. Moll. Russia: 22.
(error for Unio maltzani Küster, 1854)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) platyrhynchusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) batavusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) platyrinchoideusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) turtoniSimpson (1900)
Unio moriscotteiKobelt (1902)
Unio falsusRochebrune (1903)
Unio hopitaliRochebrune (1903)
Unio mucidellusRochebrune (1903)
Unio rectusRochebrune (1903)
Unio pictorumKobelt (1904), Kobelt & Haas (1910), Ortmann (1912), Ortmann (1914), Haas (1924), ... Lopes-Lima et al. (2024), Wu et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Unio (Rostratiana) limosusGermain (1904)
Unio (Joannisiana) cancrorumGermain (1904)
Unio (Porniana) gestroianus radiatusGermain (1904)
Unio (Porniana) pornaeGermain (1904)
Unio (Hispaniana) corbiniGermain (1904)
Unio (Porniana) gestroianusGermain (1904)
Unio (Vincelotiana) tumensGermain (1904)
Germain (1904), Haas (1969), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio (Falsusiana) falsusGermain (1904)
Unio (Rostratiana) rostratellusGermain (1904)
Unio (Rostratiana) rhynchetinusGermain (1904)
Unio (Joannisiana) joannisi var. nigraGermain (1904)
Unio (Vincelotiana) tumens majorGermain (1904)
Unio (Groupe des Falsusiana) falsusCaziot (1907)
Unio proëchusKobelt & Haas (1910)
Unio pictorum moussonianusKobelt & Haas (1910), Haas (1940)
Unio (? requienii var.) voltziiKobelt & Haas (1910)
Unio pictorum latirostrisHaas (1913), Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio pictorum praeposterusHaas (1913), Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio (sec. Lymnium) pictorum var. longirostrisSimpson (1914)
Unio tumidus var. rostratusGermain (1931)
Unio limosusGermain (1931), Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Unio requieni var. pornaeGermain (1931)
Unio michaudiGermain (1931)
Unio requieni var. platyrhynchusGermain (1931)
Unio turtoni var. philippei [sic]Germain (1931)
Unio requieni var. platyrhynchoideus [sic]Germain (1931)
Unio requieni var. rousiGermain (1931)
Unio villaeGermain (1931)
Unio requieni var. danielisGermain (1931)
Unio tumidusGermain (1931), Bogatov et al. (2018), Anisimova et al. (2018)
Unio consentaneus var. moquiniGermain (1931)
Unio triffoiricusGermain (1931)
Unio mancusGermain (1931)
Unio requieniGermain (1931)
Unio (s.s.) pictorumZhadin (1938), Haas (1969), Zatravkin (1983), Falkner (1994), Korniushin (1998), Graf (2002), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum var. platyrhynchusZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum var. ponderosusZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum var. schrenkianusZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum var. okensisZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum gentilisZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum var. annulatusZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) lindholmiZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum defectivusZhadin (1938)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum var. pygmaeusZhadin (1938)
Unio pictorum pictorumHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Nagel (2000), Nagel & Badino (2001), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Bogatov (2022)
Unio pictorum rostratusHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Prié & Puillandre (2014), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic]Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012)
Unio pictorum platyrhynchusHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio pictorum proëchusHaas (1940)
Unio pictorum proëchistusHaas (1940)
Unio pictorum schrenckianus [sic]Haas (1940)
Unio pictorum gaudioniHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Schütt (1992), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio elongatulus bourgeticusHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012)
Unio crassus batavusHaas (1940)
Unio pictorum mucidusHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Unio pictorum ascaniusHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012)
Unio pictorum var. schrenkianusZhadin (1965)
Unio pictorum var. pygmaeusZhadin (1965)
Unio pictorum proechistusHaas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio pictorum schrenkianusHaas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio (s.s.) rostratusZatravkin (1983)
Unio (s.s.) limosusZatravkin (1983), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio (s.s.) kalmykorumZatravkin (1983)
Unio (s.s.) rostratus rostratusStadnichenko (1984)
Unio (s.s.) platyrhynchusStadnichenko (1984)
Unio (s.s.) limosus granigerStadnichenko (1984)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum ponderosusStadnichenko (1984)
Unio (s.s.) rostratus gentilisStadnichenko (1984)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum gaudioniFalkner (1994), Bank (2006)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum pictorumFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum rostratusFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum deshayesiiFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum platyrhynchusFalkner et al. (2001)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum latirostrisFalkner et al. (2001)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum tisianusFalkner et al. (2001)
Unio (s.s.) pictorum ssp. [Lacs des Landes]Falkner et al. (2002)
Unio rostratusStarobogatov et al. (2004)
Unio protractusStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio rostratus rostratusKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio limosus limosusKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio limosus granigerKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio pictorum ponderosusKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio rostratus gentilisKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Unio annulatusKantor et al. (2010)
Unio limosus behningiKantor et al. (2010)
Unio mancus bourgeticusPrie (2012)
Unio pictorum deshayesiiPrié & Puillandre (2014)
Unio pictorum platyrhinchoideus [sic]Prié & Puillandre (2014)
Unio cf. pictorumNishihara et al. (2016)
Unio (s.s.) rostrataVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio (s.s.) protractusVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio longirostrisBogatov & Prozorova (2017)
Unio pictorum platyrinchoideusLopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio elongatulusMarrone et al. (2019)
Unio pictorum limosusBogatov (2022)
Unio tumidus longirostrisBogatov (2022)
Unio pictorum protractusBogatov (2022)

 
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