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

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Publication Germain (1931): attributed nominal species
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Germain, L. 1931. Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles. Faune de France 22: 479-897. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodonta bisuntinensis Germain, 1931
‘Locard’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 757.
(error for Anodonta bisuntiensis Locard, 1890)

Anodonta cygnaea Poiret, 1801
‘Linnaeus’ of Authors.
Poiret, 1801. Coq. Fluv., et Terr. de l’Aisne: 109 [’Anodontites cygnæa’].
Gassies, 1849. Moll. Agenais: 189 [as ‘cygnæa’].
Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): 601.
de Joannis, 1859. Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 268.
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 140.
Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 269.
Bourguignat, 1882. Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 20 [1].
Bourguignat, 1883. Aperçu Unionid. Pénins. Ital.: 89.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 70 [26].
Baichère, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 126.
Fagot, 1892. Bull. Soc. Ramond 27: 39.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 234.
Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 267.
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 289.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 752.
‘Linnaeus’ Daget, 1998. Cat. Bivalves Africains: 19.
Dhora, 2009. Arch. Biol. Sci. Belgrade 61(3): 547.
(error for Mytilus cygneus Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodonta cyrthoptychia Germain, 1931
‘Bourguignat’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 769.
(error for Anodonta cyrtoptychia Bourguignat, 1881)

Anodonta divinata Germain, 1931
‘Bourguignat’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 769.
(error for Anodonta divinita Locard, 1890)

Anodonta elodea Germain, 1904
‘Péchaud’ Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 311 [74].
‘Péchaud’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 757.
(error for Anodonta elodaea Péchaud, 1884)

Anodonta eunatoia Germain, 1931
‘Bourguignat’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 761.
(error for Anodonta eunotaia Bourguignat, 1881)

Anodonta fastigiata Germain, 1931
‘Bourg. et Péchaud’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 757.
(error for Anodonta fastigata Locard, 1890)

Anodonta forschammeri Locard, 1882
“Mörch” of Authors.
Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 268.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 65 [21].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 230.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 753.
(error for Anodonta cygnea forchhammeri Mörch, 1863)

Anodonta fragilima Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ of Authors.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 233.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 756.
(error for Anodonta fragillima Bourguignat, 1881)

Anodonta francfurti Locard, 1890
‘Servain’ of Authors.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 127 [83].
Martens, 1891. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 23(1-2): 24.
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 323.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 759.
(error for Anodonta frankfurti Servain, 1882)

Anodonta henriquezi Locard, 1884
‘Castro’ of Authors.
Locard, 1884. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 8: 11.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 68 [24].
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 206.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 232.
Locard, 1899. Conchyliol. Portug.: 263.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 753.
(error for Anodonta henriquesi da Silva e Castro, 1883)

Anodonta mabillei Locard, 1882
‘Bourguignat’ of Authors.
Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 273.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 86 [42].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 254.
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 298, footnote.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 761.
(error for Anodonta mabilli Bourguignat, 1881)

Anodonta nannunopsis Germain, 1931
‘Locard’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 761.
(error for Anodonta nanusopsis Locard, 1890)

Anodonta nivirnensis Germain, 1931
‘Locard’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 753.
(error for Anodonta nevirnensis Locard, 1884)

Anodonta peleca Locard, 1890
‘Servain in Locard’ of Authors.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 128 [84].
Martens, 1891. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 23(1-2): 24.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 309.
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 324.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 758.
(error for Anodonta pelaeca Locard, 1882)

Anodonta rhynchota Locard, 1890
‘Servain’ of Authors.
Locard, 1890. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 100 [56].
Martens, 1891. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 23(1-2): 21.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 272.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 769.
(error for Anodonta rynchota Servain, 1882)

Anodonta rossmaessleriana Drouët, 1889
‘Dupuy’ of Authors.
Drouët, 1889. Mém. Acad. Sci. Dijon 1: 98.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 764 [as ‘rossmässleriana’].
Modell, 1945. Jena. Z. Med. Naturw. 78: 73.
(error for Anodonta rossmassleriana Dupuy, 1843)

Anodonta veschaldei Germain, 1931
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 754, 756.
(error for Anodonta vaschaldei Locard, 1890)

Anodonta subrhombea var. depereti Germain, 1931
‘Locard’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 773.
(new name for Anodonta deperetiana Locard, 1890)

Unio asterianus Lea, 1852
‘Dupuy’ of Authors.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 720.
(error for Unio astierianus Dupuy, 1849)

Unio bigerriensis Paetel, 1890
‘Millet’ of Authors.
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 146, 157.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 720.
(error for Unio bigerrensis Millet, 1843)

Unio brevieri Locard, 1882
‘Bourguignat in Locard’ of Authors.
Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 286.
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 265.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 732.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 130.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 49.
(incorrect original spelling of Unio brevierei Locard, 1882)

Unio carioliensis Germain, 1931
‘Pacôme’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 728.
(error for Unio caroliensis Locard, 1889)

Unio carynthiacus Lea, 1836
‘Zeigler’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 27.
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 33.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 20.
J.F. Schmidt, 1840. Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 13: 435.
C.B. Adams, 1847. Cat. Gen. Sp. Adams: 14.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 47.
Schröder, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 229.
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 317.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 141 [35].
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 264.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 728.
(error for Unio carinthiacus Rossmässler, 1836)

Unio courtilieri Locard, 1889
‘Hattemann’ of Authors.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 132 [26].
‘Hattemann’ Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 256 [18].
‘Hattmann’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 724, 727.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2024. MPE 195: suppl. append. 2, p. 3.
(error for Unio courtillieri Hattemann, 1859)

Unio dollfusianus Locard, 1889
‘Bourguignat’ of Authors.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 167 [61].
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 736.
Prie, 2012. MalaCo 8: 431.
(error for Unio dolfusianus Locard, 1882)

Unio elbovensis Germain, 1931
‘Locard’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 741.
(error for Unio elboviensis Locard, 1893)

Unio fascinellus Germain, 1931
‘Servain’ of Authors.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 736.
Prie, 2012. MalaCo 8: 431.
(error for Unio fascellinus Locard, 1882)

Unio hollandrei Locard, 1889
‘de Saulcy’ of Authors.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 167 [61].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 201.
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 278.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 736.
Prie, 2012. MalaCo 8: 431.
(error for Unio holandrei Locard, 1882)

Unio hospitali Locard, 1893
‘Locard’ of Authors.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 186.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 735.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 121.
(error for Unio hopitali Locard, 1889)

Unio juranus Locard, 1893
‘Locard’ of Authors.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 157.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 725.
(error for Unio jurianus Locard, 1889)

Unio lagnysiacus Germain, 1931
‘Bourguignat in Locard’ of Authors.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 724.
Prie, 2012. MalaCo 8: 430.
(error for Unio lagnisicus Locard, 1882)

Unio lamboltei Locard, 1893
‘Malzine’ of Authors.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 177.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 732.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 130.
(error for Unio lambottei Malzine, 1867)

Unio lusitanicus Germain, 1931
‘Drouët’ of Authors.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 736.
Prie, 2012. MalaCo 8: 434.
(error for Unio lusitanus Drouët, 1879)

Unio meretrecis Germain, 1904
‘Bourguignat’ of Authors.
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 267, footnote.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 737.
Prie, 2012. MalaCo 8: 432.
(error for Unio meretricis Locard, 1882)

Unio michaudi Germain, 1931
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 744.
(new name for Unio michaudiana Des Moulins, 1833)

Unio necomensis Locard, 1889
‘Drouët’ of Authors.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 132 [26].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 159.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 725.
(error for Unio neocomensis Drouët, 1881)

Unio nubilius Germain, 1931
‘Locard’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 727.
(error for Unio nubilus Locard, 1889)

Unio orbus Germain, 1931
‘Locard’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 727.
(error for Unio orthus Locard, 1882)

Unio philippei Locard, 1882
‘Dupuy’ of Authors.
Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 284, 354.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 150 [44].
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 161.
Fagot, 1892. Bull. Soc. Ramond 27: 37.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 183.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 732.
(new name for Unio philippii Dupuy, 1849)

Unio platyrhynchoideus Locard, 1882
‘Dupuy’ of Authors.
Locard, 1882. Prodr. Malac. Franç. 1: 297.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 154 [48].
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 121.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 187.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 739.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 123.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 27.
Fauna Europaea, 2012. Fauna Europa: [web].
(error for Unio platyrinchoideus Dupuy, 1849)

Unio royanus Locard, 1889
‘Locard’ of Authors.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 171 [65].
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 110.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 737.
Prie, 2012. MalaCo 8: 432.
(error for Unio royianus Locard, 1889)

Unio souzanus Locard, 1893
‘Castro’ of Authors.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 197.
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 275 [37].
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 737.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 126.
(error for Unio sousanus Locard, 1889)

Unio subhispanicus Germain, 1931
‘Castro in Locard’ of Authors.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 737.
Prie, 2012. MalaCo 8: 432.
(error for Unio subhispanus Locard, 1889)

Unio valleriacus Germain, 1931
‘Bourg. in Loc.’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 727.
(error for Unio valliericus Locard, 1889)

Unio veilanensis Locard, 1893
‘Blanc’ of Authors.
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 185.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 735.
(error for Unio veillanensis Locard, 1882)

Unio visursisinus Germain, 1931
‘Servain’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 728.
(error for Unio visurgisinus Servain, 1888)

Unio consentaneus var. moquini Germain, 1931
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 734, text fig. 829.
(new name for Unio moquinianus Dupuy, 1843)

Unio mancus var. elongatus Germain, 1931
‘Mühlfeld’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 725.
(error for Unio elongatulus Rossmässler, 1835)

Unio requieni var. rostrata Germain, 1931
‘de Joannis’ Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 734.
(error for Unio requieni var. rostralis de Joannis, 1859)

 
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