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Publication Martens (1900): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

Martens, E.v. 1900. Land and freshwater Mollusca. Biologia Centrali-Americana. 675 pp. . Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Anodontina Mörch, 1853
‘Schlüter’ of Authors.
Mörch, 1853. Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 48.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 502.
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 481.
(homonym of Macquart, 1838 [Dipt.]; new name for Anadontina Schlüter, 1838)

Arotonaias Martens, 1900
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 480, 497.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio cyrenoides Philippi, 1847 (sub. desig. by Simpson, 1914: 311) = Arotonaias cyrenoides

Pachyanodon Martens, 1900
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 525.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta latomarginata Lea, 1834 (sub. desig. by Haas, 1964) = Anodontites patagonica

Scolianodon Martens, 1900
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 525.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta inaequivalva Lea, 1868 (herein) = Anodontites montezuma

Styganodon Martens, 1900
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 525.
Type species: Anodonta tenebricosa Lea, 1834 (orig. desig.) = Anodontites tenebricosa

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 19 available nominal species attributed to this publication (39 total).
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