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

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Publication Fauna Europaea (2012): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Fauna Europaea. 2012. Fauna Europa. Fauna Europa: [web]. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta anatina Linnaeus, 1758
+ Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1822

Anodonta cygnea Linnaeus, 1758

Congeria kusceri Bole, 1962

Corbicula fluminalis (O.F. Muller, 1774)

Corbicula fluminea (O.F. Muller, 1774)
+ Tellina fluviatilis Müller, 1774

Dreissena blanci Westerlund, 1890 = Dreissena carinata

Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena stankovici Lvova & Starobogatov, 1982 = Dreissena carinata

Margaritifera auricularia Spengler, 1793 = Pseudunio auricularius
+ Unio sinuata Lamarck, 1819

Margaritifera margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758
+ Margaritana durrovensis Bloomer, 1928
+ Unio elongata Lamarck, 1819

Microcondylaea compressa Menke, 1828 = Microcondylaea bonellii
+ Unio (Alasmodonta) bonellii Férussac, 1827
+ Unio depressa C. Pfeiffer, 1825
+ Anodonta uniopsis Lamarck, 1819

Musculium lacustre (O.F. Muller, 1774) = Sphaerium lacustre
+ Cyclas calyculata Draparnaud, 1806
+ Sphaerium hispanicum Bourguignat, 1870

Musculium transversum (Say, 1829) = Sphaerium transversum

Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831)

Pisidium amnicum (O.F. Muller, 1774)
+ Cyclas obliqua Lamarck, 1818
+ Cyclas palustris Draparnaud, 1806

Pisidium annandalei Prashad, 1925 = Odhneripisidium annandalei

Pisidium casertanum (Poli, 1791) = Euglesa casertana
+ Pisidium cinereum Alder, 1838
+ Cyclas fontinalis Draparnaud, 1806
+ Pisidium hispanicum Clessin, 1874
+ Pisidium ibericum Clessin, 1873

Pisidium conventus Clessin, 1877 = Conventus conventus

Pisidium edlaueri Kuiper, 1960 = Euglesa edlaueri

Pisidium henslowanum (Sheppard, 1823) = Euglesa henslowana
+ Cyclas appendiculata Turton, 1831

Pisidium hibernicum Westerlund, 1894 = Euglesa parvula
+ Pisidium parvulum Westerlund, 1873

Pisidium hinzi Kuiper, 1975 = Euglesa hinzi

Pisidium lilljeborgii Clessin, 1886 = Euglesa lilljeborgii

Pisidium maasseni Kuiper, 1987 = Euglesa maasseni

Pisidium milium Held, 1836 = Euglesa milium
+ Pisidium arcaeforme Malm, 1855
+ Pisidium tetragonum Normand, 1854

Pisidium moitessierianum Paladilhe, 1866 = Pisidium punctatum
+ Pisidium punctatum Sterki, 1895
+ Pisidium torquatum Stelfox, 1918

Pisidium moitessierianum Paladilhe, 1866 = Odhneripisidium moitessierianum

Pisidium nitidum Jenyns, 1832 = Euglesa nitida
+ Pisidium foreli Clessin, 1874
+ Pisidium pusillum B.B. Woodward, 1913

Pisidium obtusale (Lamarck, 1818) = Euglesa obtusalis
+ Pisidium obtusalastrum Woodward, 1921
+ Pisidium scholtzii Clessin, 1873

Pisidium personatum Malm, 1855 = Euglesa personata
+ Pisidium pusillum Jenyns, 1832

Pisidium pseudosphaerium J. Favre, 1927 = Euglesa pseudosphaerium
+ Pisidium favrei Kuiper, 1947

Pisidium pulchellum Jenyns, 1832 = Euglesa pulchella

Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 = Euglesa subtruncata
+ Pisidium pallidum Gassies, 1855

Pisidium supinum A. Schmidt, 1850 = Euglesa supina
+ Pisidium baudonii Clessin, 1873
+ Pisidium conicum Baudon, 1857

Pisidium tenuilineatum Stelfox, 1918 = Odhneripisidium tenuilineatum

Pisidium waldeni Kuiper, 1975 = Euglesa waldeni

Potomida littoralis Cuvier, 1798
+ Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855
+ Unio subreniformis Bourguignat, 1863
+ Unio subtetragonus Michaud, 1831

Pseudanodonta complanata Rossmassler, 1835
+ Pseudanodonta nordenskioldi Bourguignat, 1880

Pseudanodonta elongata Holandre, 1836 = Pseudanodonta complanata
+ Anodonta gratelupeana Gassies, 1849

Pseudanodonta middendorffi compacta Zelebor, 1851 = Pseudanodonta complanata
+ Alasmodonta berlani Bourguignat, 1870

Pseudanodonta middendorffi middendorffi Siemaschko, 1848 = Pseudanodonta complanata
+ Pseudanodonta rossmaessleri Bourguignat, 1880

Sinanodonta woodiana Lea, 1834
+ Symphynota magnifica Lea, 1834
+ Anodon rotundatus Swainson, 1841

Sphaerium asiaticum (Martens, 1864)
+ Cyclas calyculata var. inflata Middendorff, 1851
+ Sphaerium transversale Westerlund, 1898

Sphaerium corneum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sphaerium nitidum Clessin, 1876
+ Sphaerium rectidens Starobogatov & Streletzkaja, 1967

Sphaerium nucleus (Studer, 1820)

Sphaerium ovale (A. Ferussac, 1807)
+ Sphaerium levinodis var. radiatum Westerlund, 1897

Sphaerium rivicola (Lamarck, 1818)
+ Sphaerium boettgerianum Servain, 1882
+ Sphaerium bourguignati Lallement & Servain, 1869

Sphaerium solidum (Normand, 1844)

Unio crassus batavus Maton & Rackett, 1807 = Unio crassus
+ Unio drouetii Dupuy, 1849

Unio crassus bruguierianus Bourguignat, 1853 = Unio bruguierianus
+ Unio vescoi Bourguignat, 1856

Unio crassus carneus Kuster, 1854 = Unio carneus
+ Unio brevirostris Küster, 1854

Unio crassus crassus Philippson, 1788 = Unio crassus
+ Unio musivus Spengler, 1793

Unio crassus cytherea Kuster, 1833 = Unio nanus
+ Unio decurvatus Rossmässler, 1835

Unio crassus jonicus [sic] Drouet, 1879 = Unio ionicus
+ Unio helenae Drouët, 1892

Unio delphinus Spengler, 1793
+ Unio dactylus Morelet, 1845
+ Unio hispanus Rossmässler, 1844
+ Unio mucidus Morelet, 1845

Unio elongatulus bourgeticus Bourguignat, 1882 = Unio pictorum
+ Unio mancus var. sabaudina Locard, 1882

Unio elongatulus bourgeticus Bourguignat, 1882 = Unio mancus

Unio elongatulus elongatulus C. Pfeiffer, 1825 = Unio elongatulus

Unio elongatulus eucirrus Bourguignat, 1860 = Unio terminalis
+ Unio raymondi Locard, 1883

Unio elongatulus eucirrus Bourguignat, 1860 = Unio eucirrus

Unio elongatulus gargottae Philippi, 1836 = Unio mancus

Unio elongatulus glaucinus Porro, 1838 = Unio elongatulus

Unio elongatulus lawleyianus Gentiluomo, 1868 = Unio mancus

Unio elongatulus mancus Lamarck, 1819 = Unio mancus
+ Unio mucidulus Locard, 1882
+ Unio almenarensis Drouët, 1893
+ Unio graellsianus Bourguignat, 1865
+ Unio valentinus Rossmässler, 1854

Unio elongatulus moquinianus Dupuy, 1843 = Unio mancus
+ Unio antimoquinianus Locard, 1889

Unio elongatulus pallens Rossmassler, 1842 = Unio elongatulus

Unio elongatulus penchinatianus Bourguignat, 1865 = Unio ravoisieri

Unio elongatulus requienii Michaud, 1831 = Unio mancus

Unio elongatulus rousii Dupuy, 1849 = Unio mancus

Unio elongatulus turtoni Payraudeau, 1826 = Unio mancus
+ Unio bandinii Rossmässler, 1837

Unio gibbus Spengler, 1793
+ Unio tiflecticus Pallary, 1923
+ Unio turdetanus Drouët, 1893

Unio mancus Lamarck, 1819

Unio pictorum ascanius Kobelt, 1913 = Unio pictorum

Unio pictorum gaudioni Drouet, 1881 = Unio pictorum
+ Unio gentilis Hesse, 1911

Unio pictorum latirostris Kuster, 1854 = Unio pictorum

Unio pictorum pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum
+ Unio deshayesii Michaud, 1831
+ Unio limosus Nilsson, 1822

Unio pictorum platyrhynchoideus [sic] Dupuy, 1849 = Unio pictorum

Unio pictorum platyrhynchus Rossmassler, 1835 = Unio pictorum
+ Unio longirostris Rossmässler, 1836

Unio pictorum praeposterus Kuster, 1854 = Unio pictorum

Unio pictorum proechistus Bourguignat, 1870 = Unio pictorum

Unio pictorum rostratus Lamarck, 1819 = Unio pictorum

Unio pictorum schrenkianus Clessin, 1880 = Unio pictorum

Unio tumidiformis Castro, 1885
+ Unio baeticus Kobelt, 1888
+ Unio batavus Morelet, 1845
+ Unio eupygus da Silva e Castro, 1885
+ Unio sadoicus da Silva e Castro, 1885

Unio tumidus borysthenensis Kobelt, 1879 = Unio tumidus
+ Unio gerstfeldtianus Clessin, 1880

Unio tumidus tumidus Philippson, 1788 = Unio tumidus
+ Mya ovata Donovan, 1802

 
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