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

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species Pseudanodonta complanata (Rossmässler, 1835): synonymy
     77 specimens + 110 Genbank vouchers

Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1835
‘Ziegl.’ Rossmässler, 1835. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (1): 112, pl. 3, fig. 68.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE SMF_10652, Elbe.

Anodonta cygnea var. anatinaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta complanataKobelt (1904), Germain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), ... Wu et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2024), Wu et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Anodonta complanataOrtmann (1912), Dyduch-Falniowska & Koziol (1989)
Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) complanataZhadin (1938), Zhadin (1965)
Pseudanodonta complanata complanataStadnichenko (1984), Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002), Mezhzherin et al. (2014), Bogatov (2022)
Pseudanodonta cf. complanataTomilova et al. (2019)

Anodonta klettii Rossmässler, 1835
Rossmässler, 1835. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (1): 112.
Rossmässler, 1836. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (4): 25.

Pseudanodonta klettiiGermain (1931), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Pseudanodonta complanataHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Graf (2007), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) complanata var. klettiiZhadin (1965)
Pseudanodonta klettiZatravkin (1983), Stadnichenko (1984), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Mezhzherin et al. (2014)
Pseudanodonta complanata klettiiFalkner et al. (2001)

Anodonta elongata Holandre, 1836
Holandre, 1836. Faune Départ. Moselle: 54.

Pseudanodonta elongataKobelt & Haas (1910), Germain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Zatravkin (1983), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), IUCN (2011), Fauna Europaea (2012), Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta complanata elongataFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002), Bogatov (2022)
Pseudanodonta complanataGraf (2007), Bogatov et al. (2018), Anisimova et al. (2018)

Anodonta middendorffi Siemaschko, 1848
Siemaschko, 1848. Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb. 7: 237, figs. 2-3.

Simpson (1914)
Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) complanata var. middendorffiZhadin (1938), Zhadin (1965)
Pseudanodonta middendorffi middendorffiHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Pseudanodonta klettiStadnichenko (1984)
Anodonta middendorffiKantor et al. (2010)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Anodonta gratelupeana Gassies, 1849
Gassies, 1849. Moll. Agenais: 193, pl. 2, figs. 13-14; pl. 3, figs. 1-3; pl. 4, fig. 2.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPE MCZ_175636, [Garonne River, France].

Anodonta cygneaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Pseudanodonta complanata gratelupeanaFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Pseudanodonta complanataLopes-Lima et al. (2017)

Anodonta jobae Dupuy, 1849
Dupuy, 1849. Cat. Extramar. Galliae Test.: no. 18.

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)

Anodonta normandi Dupuy, 1849
Dupuy, 1849. Cat. Extramar. Galliae Test.: no. 21.
Dupuy, 1850. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (4): pl. 16, fig. 15.
Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): 620.

Anodonta cygneaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)

Anodonta gratelupeana var. globosa Gassies, 1849
Gassies, 1849. Moll. Agenais: 193, pl. 2, figs. 15-16.
(homonym of Anodonta globosa Lea, 1841; intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta gratelupeana Gassies, 1849)

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Anodonta complanata var. compacta Zelebor, 1851
Zelebor, 1851. Ber. Mit. Freunde Naturw. Wien 7: 232, sp. 11.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1835)
Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_10649, A.d. March b. Thebensee, Mahren.

Simpson (1900)
Pseudanodonta rossmaessleriKobelt & Haas (1910)
Pseudanodonta compactaHaas (1913)
Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Anodonta complanata var. tumida Zelebor, 1851
Zelebor, 1851. Ber. Mit. Freunde Naturw. Wien 7: 232, sp. 12.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1835; homonym of Anodonta tumida Küster, 1842)

Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta grateloupiana Lea, 1852
‘Gassies’ of Authors.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 49.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 77.
Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 15, 29.
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 303.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 55 [11].
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 301.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 217.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 264.
(error for Anodonta gratelupeana Gassies, 1849)

Anodonta siliqua Küster, 1853
Küster, 1853. Conch. Cab. Anodonta: 57, pl. 14, fig. 5.

Pilsbryoconcha exilisSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongata siliquaHaas (1913)
Anodonta cygnaea [sic]Germain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)

Anodonta complanata cristata Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855. Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 560.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1835)

Pseudanodonta complanataVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Alasmodonta berlani Bourguignat, 1870
Bourguignat, 1870. Ann. Malacol. 1: 72, pl. 3, figs. 7-8.
Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 16, 36 [as ‘Pseudanodonta berlani’].

Pseudanodonta berlaniGermain (1904)
Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Alasmodonta penchinati Bourguignat, 1870
Bourguignat, 1870. Ann. Malacol. 1: 71, pl. 4, figs. 1-4.
Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 15, 23 [as ‘Pseudanodonta penchinati’].

Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1940)
Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta danubialis Bourguignat, 1880
Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 15, 21.

Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta ellipsiformis Bourguignat, 1880
Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 16, 39.

Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1880
Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 15, 19.

Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta ligerica Bourguignat, 1880
Bourguignat, 1876. Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Nat. Toulouse 3: 99 [as ‘Pseudodon (Pseudanodonta) ligerica’]. [nomen nudum]
‘Servain in litt.’ Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 16, 50.

Pseudanodonta ligericaRochebrune (1903)
Pseudanodonta (Scrupeana) ligericaGermain (1904)
Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta complanata ligericaFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Pseudanodonta complanataLopes-Lima et al. (2017)

Pseudanodonta mecyna Bourguignat, 1880
‘Letourneux, in litt.’ Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 15, 24.

Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta nordenskioldi Bourguignat, 1880
Nordenskiold & Nylander, 1856. Finl. Moll.: 89, pl. 7, fig. 77 [as ‘Anodonta complanata’].
Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 16, 41 [as ‘nordenskiöldi’].

Pseudanodonta nordenskiöldiKobelt & Haas (1910)
Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) complanata var. nordenskiöldiZhadin (1938)
Pseudanodonta complanataHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Graf (2007), Fauna Europaea (2012)
Pseudanodonta nordenskioldiStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta pancici Bourguignat, 1880
‘Letourneux, in litt.’ Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 16, 32.

Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta praeclara Bourguignat, 1880
‘Letourneux in litt.’ Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 15, 16 [as ‘præclara’].

Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta rayi Bourguignat, 1880
‘Mabille in litt.’ Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 16, 43.

Pseudanodonta rayiRochebrune (1903)
Pseudanodonta (Rayiana) [sic] rayiGermain (1904)
Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta rossmaessleri Bourguignat, 1880
‘Ziegl.’ Rossmässler, 1836. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (4): 24, pl. 20, fig. 283 [as ‘Anodonta complanata’].
Moquin-Tandon, 1855. Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: pl. 45, fig. 3 [as ‘Anodonta complanata’].
Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 16, 38 [as ‘rossmässleri’].
Type(s): TYPE SMF_10659, Donau b. Wien.

Pseudanodonta rossmaessleriKobelt & Haas (1910), Mezhzherin et al. (2014)
Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) rossmaessleriZhadin (1938), Zhadin (1965)
Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta middendorffi middendorffiFauna Europaea (2012)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta scrupea Bourguignat, 1880
Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 16, 34.

Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta tanousi Bourguignat, 1880
‘Letourneux, in litt.’ Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 16, 42.

Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1969)
Pseudanodonta elongata tanousiStadnichenko (1984), Mezhzherin et al. (2014)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Anodonta dorsuosa Drouët, 1881
Drouët, 1881. J. de Conch. 29: 30.
Drouët, 1889. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon 1: 112, pl. 3, fig. 2.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0002, La Saone.

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta dorsuosaGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta complanata dorsuosaFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Pseudanodonta complanataLopes-Lima et al. (2017)

Pseudanodonta ararisana Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 266, 349.
‘Coutagne’ Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 61 [17].
‘Coutagne’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 224.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPE MNHN_22108, La Saône à Auxonne (Côte-d’Or).

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta dorsuosaGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta locardi Locard, 1882
Bourguignat in Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 347, 266.
‘Coutagne’ Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 61 [17].
‘Coutagne’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 224, fig. 235.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22314 (by Graf, 2011: 485), La Saône à Auxonne (Côte-d’Or).

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta dorsuosaGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta servaini Locard, 1885
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1885. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Rouen 21: [6].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 59 [15].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 222.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_22531, environs de Rouen.

Pseudanodonta (Rayiana) [sic] servainiGermain (1904)
Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Anodonta fusiformis Borcherding, 1889
Borcherding, 1889. Abh. Naturw. Ver. Bremen 10: 345, pl. 5, fig. 4.

Pseudanodonta fusiformis var. ?Kobelt & Haas (1910)
Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Anodonta microptera Borcherding, 1889
Borcherding, 1889. Abh. Naturw. Ver. Bremen 10: 348, pl. 5, fig. 8.

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Anodonta pachyproktus Borcherding, 1889
Borcherding, 1889. Abh. Naturw. Ver. Bremen 10: 348, pl. 5, fig. 5.

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Anodonta borealis Kobelt, 1890
Kobelt, 1890. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 4: 99, pl. 120, fig. 716.

Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) complanata var. borealisZhadin (1938), Zhadin (1965)
Anodonta cygneaHaas (1940)
Anodonta (s.s.) cygneaHaas (1969)
Pseudanodonta complanataVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta anticomplanata Locard, 1890
Drouët, 1889. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon 1: pl. 3, fig. 1 [as ‘Anodonta complanata’].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 55 [11].

Pseudanodonta complanataVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta aploa Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 60 [16], 144 [100].
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 302. [nomen nudum]
Bourguignat in Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 223.

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta arnouldi Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 57 [13], 135 [91].
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 301. [nomen nudum]
‘F. Pacome’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 219.
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22115, La Loire, au pont de Cé (M.-Loir.).

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta dorsuosaGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta brebissoni Locard, 1890
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 62 [18], 148 [104].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 226.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22142 (by Graf, 2011: 464), l’Orne à Caen (Calvados).

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta brebissoniGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta cazioti Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 61 [17], 145 [101].
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 302. [nomen nudum]
Bourguignat in Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 225.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPE MNHN_22174, La Saône à Auxonne (Côte-d’Or).

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta dorsuosaGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta euthymei Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 60 [16], 143 [99].
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 302. [nomen nudum]
‘F. Pacome’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 223.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPE MNHN_22204, [no locality available - Europe].

Pseudanodonta dorsuosaGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta imperialis Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 57 [13], 136 [92].
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 301. [nomen nudum]
‘Servain’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 219, fig. 231.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_22278, La Vie, près Crève-Cœur (Calvados).

Pseudanodonta (Scrupeana) imperialisGermain (1904)
Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta isarana Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 57 [13], 137 [93].
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 301. [nomen nudum]
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 220.
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22285, La Maine, à Cholet (Maine-et-Loire).

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta lacustris Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 57 [13], 139 [95].
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 301. [nomen nudum]
‘Servain’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 220.
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22302, Montfort (Sarthe).

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta mongazonae Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 57 [13], 138 [94] [as ‘mongazonæ’].
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 301 [as ‘mongazonæ’]. [nomen nudum]
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 220 [as ‘mongazonæ’].
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22375, La Puy-de-Dôme.

Pseudanodonta (Scrupeana) mongazonaeGermain (1904)
Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta nantelica Locard, 1890
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 301. [nomen nudum]
Bourguignat in Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 56 [12], 131 [87].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 218.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_22400, La Loire, Nantes.

Pseudanodonta (Rossmassleriana) nantelicaGermain (1904)
Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta pacomei Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 61 [17], 146 [102].
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 302. [nomen nudum]
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 225.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPE MNHN_22439, La Saône à Neuville (Rhône).

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta dorsuosaGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta pechaudi Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 56 [12], 132 [88].
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 301. [nomen nudum]
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 218.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_22443, La Grosne, La Ferté (Saône-et-Loire).

Pseudanodonta (Rossmassleriana) pechaudiGermain (1904)
Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta dorsuosaGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta rivalis Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 58 [14], 140 [96].
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 302. [nomen nudum]
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 221.
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22495, [illegible] de Juigné (Maine-et-Loire).

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta dorsuosaGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta rothomagensis Locard, 1890
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 56 [12], 134 [90].
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 301. [nomen nudum]
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 219, fig. 230.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22497 (by Graf, 2011: 501), La Seine au nord de Rouen.

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta schumanni Servain, 1890
Borcherding, 1888. Moll. Nordw.: 15, pl. 4, fig. 5 [as ‘Anodonta elongata’].
‘Bourguignat’ Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 301.

Pseudanodonta complanataVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta septentrionalis Locard, 1890
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 59 [15], 141 [97].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 222.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22526 (by Graf, 2011: 503), La Bouille au nord de Rouen.

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta trivurtina Locard, 1890
Bourguignat in Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 62 [18], 147 [103].
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 302. [nomen nudum]
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 225.
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MNHN_22585, La Saône à Couzon (Rhône).

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta dorsuosaGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) albica Drouët, 1893
Drouët, 1893. J. de Conch. 41: 47.
Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_10660, L’ Aube a Boulages.

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta morini Locard, 1893
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 224.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22377 (by Graf, 2011: 491), l’Huisne à Montfort (Sarthe).

Pseudanodonta (Rayiana) [sic] moriniGermain (1904)
Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969)

Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) acutalis Westerlund, 1894
Westerlund, 1894. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 26: 204.

Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940)
Pseudanodonta complanataHaas (1969), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta berryacensis Locard, 1894
Dumas in Locard, 1894. Rev. Sci. Bourbonnais (1894): 66, fig. 2.
Dumas, 1895. Rev. Sci. Bourbonnais, Suppl.: 63, pl. 19, fig. 2.
Type(s): PARALECTOTYPE MNHN_22131, Canal du Berry (Allier).

Pseudanodonta (Rayiana) [sic] berryacensisGermain (1904)
Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongata var. dumasiGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta dumasi Locard, 1894
Locard, 1894. Rev. Sci. Bourbonnais (1894): 64, fig. 1.
Locard in Dumas, 1895. Rev. Sci. Bourbonnais, Suppl.: 63, pl. 19, fig. 1.
Type(s): PARALECTOTYPE MNHN_22199, Canal du Berry (Allier).

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongata var. dumasiGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)

Pseudanodonta limosina Dumas, 1895
Dumas, 1895. Rev. Sci. Bourbonnais, Suppl.: 63.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_22311, Canal du Berry (Allier).

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta occidentalis Coutagne, 1895
Coutagne, 1895. Ann. Soc. Agr. Hist. Nat. Arts Utils 3: 359.

Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta pechaudi var. inflata Germain, 1904
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 282.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pseudanodonta pechaudi Locard, 1890)

Pseudanodonta (Rossmassleriana) pechaudi inflataGermain (1904)
Pseudanodonta complanataVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) nicarica Haas, 1908
Haas, 1908. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 40: 174.
Type(s): TYPE SMF_10627, Neckar b. Heidelberg.

Pseudanodonta elongata nicaricaKobelt & Haas (1910)
Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta elongataHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)

Anodonta complanata var. jijiana Nicodim, 1909
Nicodim, 1909. Ann. Sci. Univ. Jassy 6: 45, 4 figs.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1835)

Pseudanodonta middendorffi middendorffiHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta complanata savensis Kobelt & Haas, 1910
Kobelt & Haas, 1910. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 17: pl. 476, fig. 2547.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1835; intro'd as syn of Pseudanodonta rossmaessleri Bourguignat, 1880)

Pseudanodonta rossmaessleriKobelt & Haas (1910)
Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta elongata var. silesiaca Kobelt & Haas, 1910
Kobelt & Haas, 1910. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 17: 54, pl. 447, fig. 2550.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta elongata Holandre, 1836)
Type(s): TYPE SMF_10651, Ohle b. Breslau.

Pseudanodonta elongata var. silesiacaKobelt & Haas (1910)
Pseudanodonta complanataHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta nordenskiöldi var. ? maelarensis Kobelt & Haas, 1910
Kobelt & Haas, 1910. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 17: 55, pl. 478, figs. 2554-2555.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pseudanodonta nordenskioldi Bourguignat, 1880)

Pseudanodonta nordenskiöldi var. ? maelarensisKobelt & Haas (1910)
Pseudanodonta complanataHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta nordenskioldiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta rossmaessleri var. euxina Kobelt & Haas, 1910
Kobelt & Haas, 1910. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 17: 53, pl. 476, fig. 2549.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pseudanodonta rossmaessleri Bourguignat, 1880)
Type(s): TYPE SMF_10647, Achtanisow Liman.

Pseudanodonta rossmaessleri var. euxinaKobelt & Haas (1910)
Pseudanodonta middendorffi middendorffiHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta compacta kuesteri Haas, 1913
Haas, 1913. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 45: 108 [as ‘küsteri’].
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta complanata var. compacta Zelebor, 1851)
Type(s): TYPE SMF_10619, Wörnitz bei Dinkelsbühl.

Pseudanodonta compacta küsteriHaas (1913)
Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta complanata kuesteriFalkner et al. (2001)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Pseudanodonta complanataLopes-Lima et al. (2017)

Pseudanodonta complanata sobriewskii Rosén, 1925
Rosén, 1925. Arch. Moll. 57: 121.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1835)

Pseudanodonta middendorffi middendorffiHaas (1940), Haas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta complanata lacustrina Grossu, 1962
Grossu, 1962. Fauna Rep. Romîne, Moll. Bivalvia: 195, figs. 100-101.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1835)

Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiiVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pseudanodonta elongata milachevitchi Starobogatov & Pirogov, 1970
Starobogatov & Pirogov, 1970. unknown publication: ??.

Pseudanodonta elongataKantor & Sysoev (2005), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Pseudanodonta complanata elongataBogatov (2022)

Anodonta compressa Menke, 1830
‘Zgl.’ Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 106. [nomen nudum]

Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)

Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1836
‘Ziegl.’ Rossmässler, 1836. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (4): 24, pl. 20, fig. 283.
Moquin-Tandon, 1855. Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: pl. 45, fig. 3.
(reference to Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1835)

Anodonta rhomboidea Schlüter, 1838
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 32. [nomen nudum]

Pseudanodonta complanataVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Anodonta minima Joba, 1844
Joba, 1844. Cat. moll. Moselle: 14, pl. 1.
(misidentified reference to Anodonta minima Millet, 1831)

Pseudanodonta klettiiGermain (1931)

Anodonta gratelupiana Dupuy, 1849
Dupuy, 1849. Cat. Extramar. Galliae Test.: no. 16.
(error for Anodonta gratelupeana Gassies, 1849)

Anodonta elongata Joba, 1851
Joba, 1851. Suppl. Cat. Moselle: 6.
(reference to Anodonta elongata Holandre, 1836)

Pseudanodonta klettiiGermain (1931)

Anodonta complanata Nordenskiold & Nylander, 1856
Nordenskiold & Nylander, 1856. Finl. Moll.: 89, pl. 7, fig. 77.
(reference to Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1835)

Pseudanodonta nordenskioldiKantor & Sysoev (2005)

Anodonta complanata de Joannis, 1859
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: pl. 6, fig. 2.
(reference to Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1835)

Pseudanodonta berlaniGermain (1904)

Anodonta complanata var. elongata de Joannis, 1859
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 276.
(reference to Anodonta elongata Holandre, 1836)

Pseudanodonta (Rayiana) [sic] rayiGermain (1904)

Anodonta complanata var. normandi de Joannis, 1859
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: pl. 6, fig. 1.
(reference to Anodonta normandi Dupuy, 1849)

Pseudanodonta (Rossmassleriana) nantelicaGermain (1904)

Anodonta middendorfii Lea, 1870
‘Siesm.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 78.
(error for Anodonta middendorffi Siemaschko, 1848)

Pseudanodonta dorsuata Locard, 1882
‘Drouët’ Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 266.
(error for Anodonta dorsuosa Drouët, 1881)

Pseudanodonta dorsuosaGermain (1931)

Anodonta elongata Borcherding, 1888
Borcherding, 1888. Moll. Nordw.: 15, pl. 4, fig. 5.
(reference to Anodonta elongata Holandre, 1836)

Anodonta complanata Drouët, 1889
Drouët, 1889. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon 1: pl. 3, fig. 1.
(reference to Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1835)

Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) arasiana Westerlund, 1890
‘(Cout.) Loc.’ Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 309.
(error for Pseudanodonta ararisana Locard, 1882)

Pseudanodonta dorsuosaGermain (1931)

Pseudanodonta rossmassleri Servain, 1890
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 301.
(error for Pseudanodonta rossmaessleri Bourguignat, 1880)

Pseudanodonta minima Kennard & Woodward, 1926
Kennard & Woodward, 1926. Syn. Brit. non-marine Moll.: 330.
(misidentified reference to Anodonta minima Millet, 1831)

Pseudanodonta elongataGermain (1931)

Pseudanodonta panciei Vinarski & Kantor, 2016
‘Bourguignat’ Vinarski & Kantor, 2016. Analyt. Cat. Fr. Brack. Moll. Russia: 43.
(error for Pseudanodonta pancici Bourguignat, 1880)

Pseudanodonta scrupei Vinarski & Kantor, 2016
‘Bourguignat’ Vinarski & Kantor, 2016. Analyt. Cat. Fr. Brack. Moll. Russia: 43.
(error for Pseudanodonta scrupea Bourguignat, 1880)

Pseudanodonta complanata sabensis Vinarski & Kantor, 2016
‘Kobelt’ Vinarski & Kantor, 2016. Analyt. Cat. Fr. Brack. Moll. Russia: 43.
(error for Pseudanodonta complanata savensis Kobelt & Haas, 1910)

Pseudanodonta elongata milachewitchi Bogatov, 2022
‘Starobogatov, Pirogov’ Bogatov, 2022. Lg. Bivalve Moll. Russia’s Fresh Waters: 64.
(error for Pseudanodonta elongata milachevitchi Starobogatov & Pirogov, 1970)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Anodonta cygnea var. anatinaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Anodonta cygneaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1940)
Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Pilsbryoconcha exilisSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Pseudanodonta ligericaRochebrune (1903)
Pseudanodonta rayiRochebrune (1903)
Pseudanodonta complanataKobelt (1904), Germain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), ... Wu et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2024), Wu et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Pseudanodonta berlaniGermain (1904)
Pseudanodonta (Rayiana) [sic] rayiGermain (1904)
Pseudanodonta (Rossmassleriana) nantelicaGermain (1904)
Pseudanodonta (Scrupeana) ligericaGermain (1904)
Pseudanodonta (Rayiana) [sic] servainiGermain (1904)
Pseudanodonta (Scrupeana) imperialisGermain (1904)
Pseudanodonta (Scrupeana) mongazonaeGermain (1904)
Pseudanodonta (Rossmassleriana) pechaudiGermain (1904)
Pseudanodonta (Rayiana) [sic] moriniGermain (1904)
Pseudanodonta (Rayiana) [sic] berryacensisGermain (1904)
Pseudanodonta (Rossmassleriana) pechaudi inflataGermain (1904)
Pseudanodonta elongataKobelt & Haas (1910), Germain (1931), Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Zatravkin (1983), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), IUCN (2011), Fauna Europaea (2012), Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Pseudanodonta rossmaessleriKobelt & Haas (1910), Mezhzherin et al. (2014)
Pseudanodonta nordenskiöldiKobelt & Haas (1910)
Pseudanodonta fusiformis var. ?Kobelt & Haas (1910)
Pseudanodonta elongata nicaricaKobelt & Haas (1910)
Pseudanodonta elongata var. silesiacaKobelt & Haas (1910)
Pseudanodonta nordenskiöldi var. ? maelarensisKobelt & Haas (1910)
Pseudanodonta rossmaessleri var. euxinaKobelt & Haas (1910)
Anodonta complanataOrtmann (1912), Dyduch-Falniowska & Koziol (1989)
Pseudanodonta compactaHaas (1913)
Pseudanodonta elongata siliquaHaas (1913)
Pseudanodonta compacta küsteriHaas (1913)
Pseudanodonta klettiiGermain (1931), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Anodonta cygnaea [sic]Germain (1931)
Pseudanodonta dorsuosaGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta brebissoniGermain (1931)
Pseudanodonta elongata var. dumasiGermain (1931)
Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) complanataZhadin (1938), Zhadin (1965)
Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) complanata var. middendorffiZhadin (1938), Zhadin (1965)
Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) complanata var. nordenskiöldiZhadin (1938)
Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) rossmaessleriZhadin (1938), Zhadin (1965)
Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) complanata var. borealisZhadin (1938), Zhadin (1965)
Pseudanodonta middendorffi middendorffiHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Pseudanodonta middendorffi compactaHaas (1940), Haas (1969), Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Anodonta (Pseudanodonta) complanata var. klettiiZhadin (1965)
Anodonta (s.s.) cygneaHaas (1969)
Pseudanodonta klettiZatravkin (1983), Stadnichenko (1984), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Mezhzherin et al. (2014)
Pseudanodonta complanata complanataStadnichenko (1984), Falkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002), Mezhzherin et al. (2014), Bogatov (2022)
Pseudanodonta elongata tanousiStadnichenko (1984), Mezhzherin et al. (2014)
Pseudanodonta complanata klettiiFalkner et al. (2001)
Pseudanodonta complanata elongataFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002), Bogatov (2022)
Pseudanodonta complanata gratelupeanaFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Pseudanodonta complanata ligericaFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Pseudanodonta complanata dorsuosaFalkner et al. (2001), Falkner et al. (2002)
Pseudanodonta complanata kuesteriFalkner et al. (2001)
Pseudanodonta nordenskioldiStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Anodonta middendorffiKantor et al. (2010)
Pseudanodonta cf. complanataTomilova et al. (2019)

 
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