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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Nilsson (1822): summary publication summary Complete CitationNilsson, S. 1822. Historia Molluscorum Sveciae Terrestrium et Fluviatilium Breviter Delineata. 124 pp. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal SpeciesAnodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1822 Schröter, 1779. Gesch. Flußconch.: pl. 3, fig. 1 [as ‘Mytilus cygneus’]. ‘Linn.’ Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: 133, pl. 12, fig. 2 [as ‘Anodonta anatina’]. Nilsson, 1822. Hist. Moll. Svec.: 116. | |
Anodonta sulcata Nilsson, 1822 ‘Lamarck’ Nilsson, 1822. Hist. Moll. Svec.: 113. (reference to Anodonta sulcata Lamarck, 1819) | |
Cyclas fontinalis Nilsson, 1822 Nilsson, 1822. Hist. Moll. Svec.: 101. (reference to Cyclas fontinalis Draparnaud, 1806) | |
Cyclas obtusalis Nilsson, 1822 ‘Lamarck’ Nilsson, 1822. Hist. Moll. Svec.: 101. (misidentified reference to Cyclas obtusalis Lamarck, 1818) | |
Unio ater Nilsson, 1822 ‘Linn.’ Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: pl. 11, fig. 5 [as ‘Unio margaritifera’]. Nilsson, 1822. Hist. Moll. Svec.: 107. | |
Unio batavus Nilsson, 1822 ‘Lamarck’ Nilsson, 1822. Hist. Moll. Svec.: 112. (reference to Mya batava Maton & Rackett, 1807) | |
Unio crassus Nilsson, 1822 ‘Retzius’ Nilsson, 1822. Hist. Moll. Svec.: 108. (reference to Unio crassus Retzius, 1788) | |
Unio limosus Nilsson, 1822 Pfeiffer, 1821. Natur. Deutsch. Land Sussw. Moll. 1: 115, t. 5. f. 10. Nilsson, 1822. Hist. Moll. Svec.: 110. | |
Taxonomic OpinionsAnodonta anatina Linn. + Mytilus anatinus Maton & Rackett, 1807 Anodonta intermedia Pfeiffer = Anodonta cygnea + Anodonta intermedia Lamarck, 1819 Anodonta intermedia Pfeiffer = Anodonta anatina Anodonta piscinalis = Anodontites trapesialis + Mytilus cygneus Schröter, 1779 + Anodonta anatina Draparnaud, 1806 + Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819 Anodonta piscinalis = Anodonta anatina Anodonta sulcata Lamarck = Anodonta cygnea + Anodonta cellensis Pfeiffer, 1821 + Anodonta cygnea Draparnaud, 1806 Cyclas calyculata Drap. = Sphaerium lacustre Cyclas cornea = Sphaerium corneum + Tellina rivalis Müller, 1774 Cyclas fontinalis Lamarck = Euglesa casertana + Pisidium fontinale Pfeiffer, 1821 Cyclas lacustris Müll. = Sphaerium lacustre + Cyclas lacustris Draparnaud, 1806 Cyclas lacustris Müll. = Sphaerium nucleus Cyclas obliqua Lam. = Pisidium amnicum + Cyclas palustris Draparnaud, 1806 + Tellina amnica Müller, 1774 Cyclas obtusalis Lam. = Euglesa ventricosa + Pisidium obtusale Pfeiffer, 1821 Cyclas obtusalis Lam. = Euglesa obtusalis Unio ater = Unio crassus + Unio margaritifera Draparnaud, 1806 Unio batavus Lam. = Unio crassus Unio crassus Retzius + Unio litoralis Pfeiffer, 1821 Unio elongata Lam. = Margaritifera margaritifera Unio limosus = Unio pictorum + Unio pictorum Pfeiffer, 1821 Unio margaritifera Linn. = Margaritifera margaritifera + Unio sinuata Lamarck, 1819 Unio margaritifera Linn. = Pseudunio auricularius Unio pictorum Lam. + Unio pictorum Draparnaud, 1806 + Unio rostrata Lamarck, 1819 Unio pictorum Lam. = Unio mancus Unio tumidus Retzius
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