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

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species Ptychorhynchus murinum (Heude, 1883): synonymy
     7 specimens

Unio compressus Heude, 1877
Heude, 1877. Conch. Fluv. Nanking (3): pl. 24, fig. 52.
(renamed Ptychorhynchus incertus Simpson, 1900; homonym of Unio compressus Sowerby, 1829; renamed Unio douglasiae subpressus Heude, 1885)
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_3388, Ngan Noue, Chine.

Ptychorhynchus murinusSimpson (1900)
Ptychorhynchus murinumSimpson (1914), Haas (1924), Haas (1969), He & Zhuang (2013)

Unio modestus Heude, 1877
Heude, 1877. Conch. Fluv. Nanking (2): pl. 14, fig. 29.
(renamed Unio simpularius Heude, 1884; homonym of Unio modestus Küster, 1856)
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_3391, Ngan Noue, Chine.

Parreysia (s.s.) simpularis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Parreysia (s.s.) modestaSimpson (1914)
Ptychorhynchus simpulare [sic]Haas (1924)
Ptychorhynchus murinumHaas (1969), He & Zhuang (2013)

Unio apicellatus Heude, 1883
Heude, 1883. Conch. Fluv. Nanking (8): pl. 63, fig. 126.

Ptychorhynchus apicellatusSimpson (1900)
Ptychorhynchus apicellatumSimpson (1914), Haas (1924)
Ptychorhynchus murinumHaas (1969), He & Zhuang (2013)

Unio murinus Heude, 1883
Heude, 1883. Conch. Fluv. Nanking (8): pl. 62, fig. 121.

Ptychorhynchus murinusSimpson (1900)
Ptychorhynchus murinumSimpson (1914), Haas (1924), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), He & Zhuang (2013), Zieritz et al. (2018), Liu et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Bolotov et al. (2023)
Heudeana murinumModell (1942)
Heudeana murinaHaas (1969)
Liu et al. (1979)
Heudeana sp.Prozorova et al. (2005)

Unio pinchonianus Heude, 1883
Heude, 1883. Conch. Fluv. Nanking (8): pl. 63, fig. 125.

Hyriopsis (s.s.) pinchonianusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Haas (1969), Liu et al. (1979)
Hyriopsis pinchonianaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Pseudodon pinchonianaHe & Zhuang (2013)
Pseudodon pinchonianusZieritz et al. (2018), Liu et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Ptychorhynchus murinumBolotov et al. (2023)

Unio simpularius Heude, 1884
Heude, 1884. J. de Conch. 32: 20.
(new name for Unio modestus Heude, 1877)

Parreysia (s.s.) simpularis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Parreysia (s.s.) modestaSimpson (1914)
Ptychorhynchus simpulare [sic]Haas (1924)
Ptychorhynchus murinumHaas (1969), He & Zhuang (2013)

Unio douglasiae subpressus Heude, 1885
Heude, 1885. Conch. Fluv. Nanking (9): pl. 65-65bis.
(new name for Unio compressus Heude, 1877; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio douglasiae Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

Unio douglasiaeLiu et al. (1979)
Nodularia douglasiaeProzorova et al. (2005)
Ptychorhynchus murinumHe & Zhuang (2013)

Parreysia simpularis Simpson, 1900
‘Heude’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 845.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1122.
Haas, 1924. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 38: 159.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 106.
He & Zhuang, 2013. Freshwater Bivalves China: 95.
(error for Unio simpularius Heude, 1884)

Ptychorhynchus incertus Simpson, 1900
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 851.
(new name for Unio compressus Heude, 1877)

Ptychorhynchus murinusSimpson (1900)
Ptychorhynchus murinumSimpson (1914), Haas (1924), Haas (1969), He & Zhuang (2013)

Pseudodon solidus Haas, 1911
Haas, 1911. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 43: 46.
Haas, 1913. Conch. Cab. 9 (pt. 2, h. 47): pl. 41, fig. 4.
Haas, 1924. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 38: 136.

Pseudodon solidusSimpson (1914), Bogan (2010)
Pseudodon (s.s.) solidusHaas (1924), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Liu et al. (1979)
Nasus solidusProzorova et al. (2005)
Pseudodon pinchonianaHe & Zhuang (2013)
Pseudodon pinchonianusGraf & Cummings (2021)
Ptychorhynchus murinumBolotov et al. (2023)

Unio morinus Paetel, 1890
‘Heude’ Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 160.
(error for Unio murinus Heude, 1883)

Ptychorhynchus murinusSimpson (1900)
Ptychorhynchus murinumSimpson (1914), Haas (1924), Haas (1969)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Ptychorhynchus murinusSimpson (1900)
Parreysia (s.s.) simpularis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Ptychorhynchus apicellatusSimpson (1900)
Hyriopsis (s.s.) pinchonianusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Ptychorhynchus murinumSimpson (1914), Haas (1924), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), He & Zhuang (2013), Zieritz et al. (2018), Liu et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Bolotov et al. (2023)
Parreysia (s.s.) modestaSimpson (1914)
Ptychorhynchus apicellatumSimpson (1914), Haas (1924)
Pseudodon solidusSimpson (1914), Bogan (2010)
Ptychorhynchus simpulare [sic]Haas (1924)
Pseudodon (s.s.) solidusHaas (1924), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Heudeana murinumModell (1942)
Heudeana murinaHaas (1969)
Haas (1969), Liu et al. (1979)
Unio douglasiaeLiu et al. (1979)
Heudeana sp.Prozorova et al. (2005)
Nodularia douglasiaeProzorova et al. (2005)
Nasus solidusProzorova et al. (2005)
Hyriopsis pinchonianaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Pseudodon pinchonianaHe & Zhuang (2013)
Pseudodon pinchonianusZieritz et al. (2018), Liu et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

 
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