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

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species Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771): synonymy
     6 specimens + 212 Genbank vouchers

Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Pallas, 1771. Reise Versch. Prov. Russ. Reichs 1: 478 (368, 435).

Dreissena polymorphaZhadin (1965), Oesch (1984), Vidrine (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Claxton et al. (1998), ... Bogatov (2022), Prié et al. (2023), Jihad (2023), FMCS (2025), Travina et al. (2025)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorphaNuttall (1990)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphusRosenberg & Ludyanskiy (1994)
Dreissena polymorpha polymorphusFalkner et al. (2001)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaStarobogatov et al. (2004), May et al. (2006), Bank (2006), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaGelembiuk et al. (2006), Kantor et al. (2010), Feldheim et al. (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorphusHuber (2010)
Dreissena polymorphusGraf (2013), Bieler et al. (2014), Ram et al. (2014)
Dreisena [sic] polymorphaKlymus et al. (2020)
Dreisseina [sic] polymorphaHata et al. (2022)

Mytulus polymorphus fluviatilis Pallas, 1771
Pallas, 1771. Reise Versch. Prov. Russ. Reichs 1: 478.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena polymorpha var. fluviatilisZhadin (1965)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Mytulus polymorphus marinus Pallas, 1771
Pallas, 1771. Reise Versch. Prov. Russ. Reichs 1: 478.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena polymorpha var. marinaZhadin (1965)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Pinna fluviatilis Sander, 1780
Sander, 1780. unknown publication: ??.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Mytilus volgae Chemnitz, 1795
Chemnitz, 1795. Conchyl. Cab. 11: ??.

Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Mytilus fluvis Gray, 1825
Gray, 1825. Ann. Phil. 9: ??.

Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)

Mytilus volgensis Gray, 1825
Gray, 1825. Ann. Phil. 9: ??.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Mytilus hagenii Baer, 1826
Baer, 1826. unknown publication: ??.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Mytilus arca Kickx, 1834
Kickx, 1834. unknown publication: ??.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dythalmia danubii Jay, 1835
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: ??.

Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Mytilus chemnitzii Ferussac, 1835
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 140.
(reference to Tichogonia chemnitzii Rossmässler, 1835)

Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)

Tichogonia chemnitzii Rossmässler, 1835
Rossmässler, 1835. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (1): 113, pl. 3, fig. 69.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorphusHuber (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissena kuesteri Dunker, 1855
Dunker, 1855. Comm. de Septiferis: 17 [as ‘küsteri’].

Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011), Jihad (2023)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissena complanata Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 137, pl. 6, fig. 4.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia arnouldi Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 156, pl. 7, fig. 1.

Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)

Dreissensia bedoti Locard, 1893
Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 158, pl. 7, fig. 2.

Dreissena (s.s.) polymorphusHuber (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)

Dreissensia belgrandi Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 164, pl. 7, fig. 5.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia curta Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 152, pl. 5, fig. 7.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia eximia Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 145, pl. 6, fig. 5.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia hermosa Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 155, pl. 7, fig. 10.

Dreissena gallandiWoRMS (2011)

Dreissensia lacunosa Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 150, pl. 7, fig. 9.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena gallandiWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia letourneuxi Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 147, pl. 5, fig. 9.

Dreissena gallandiWoRMS (2011)

Dreissensia locardi Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 162, pl. 7, fig. 3.

Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011), Jihad (2023)

Dreissensia lutetiana Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 173, pl. 6, fig. 7.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia magnifica Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 166, pl. 7, fig. 7.

Dreissena (s.s.) polymorphusHuber (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)

Dreissensia occidentalis Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 160, pl. 7, fig. 4.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia paradoxa Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 176, pl. 7, fig. 8.

Dreissena (s.s.) polymorphusHuber (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)

Dreissensia recta Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 168, pl. 5, fig. 6.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia servaini Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 143, pl. 6, fig. 3.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia sulcata Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 140, pl. 5, fig. 5.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia tumida Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 142, pl. 6, fig. 6.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia ventrosa Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 138, pl. 5, fig. 4.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia westerlundi Locard, 1893
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 149, pl. 6, fig. 10.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia latro Andrusov, 1897
Andrusov, 1897. unknown publication: ??.

Dreissena polymorpha andrusoviKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia polymorpha andrusovi Andrusov, 1897
Andrusov, 1897. unknown publication: 374, pl. 18, figs. 21-23.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena andrusoviZhadin (1965)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphusRosenberg & Ludyanskiy (1994)
Dreissena polymorpha andrusoviKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011), Wesselingh et al. (2019)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha andrusoviVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissensia polymorpha aralensis Andrusov, 1897
Andrusov, 1897. unknown publication: 354, pl. 18, fig. 40.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena polymorpha var. aralensisZhadin (1965)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha aralensisRosenberg & Ludyanskiy (1994), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena polymorpha aralensisKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011), Wesselingh et al. (2019)

Dreissensia polymorpha obtusecarinata Andrusov, 1897
Andrusov, 1897. unknown publication: 354.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena polymorpha var. obtusecarinataZhadin (1965)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha obtusecarinataRosenberg & Ludyanskiy (1994), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena obtusecarinataKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011), Wesselingh et al. (2019)

Dreissena polymorpha var. lacustrina Boettger, 1913
Boettger, 1913. unknown publication: ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena polymorphaWoRMS (2011)

Dreissena polymorpha var. angustiformis Kolesnikov, 1950
Kolesnikov, 1950. unknown publication: ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissena cornuliformis Ali-zade, 1961
Ali-zade, 1961. unknown publication: ??.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissena gubkini Ali-zade, 1961
Ali-zade, 1961. unknown publication: ??.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissena kambai Ali-zade, 1961
Ali-zade, 1961. unknown publication: ??.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissena kopetdagica Ali-zade, 1961
Ali-zade, 1961. unknown publication: ??.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissena lunata Ali-zade, 1961
Ali-zade, 1961. unknown publication: ??.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissena nalivkini Ali-zade, 1961
Ali-zade, 1961. unknown publication: ??.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Dreissena vestae Ali-zade, 1961
Ali-zade, 1961. unknown publication: ??.

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaVinarski & Kantor (2016)

Mytilus e fluvio wolga Chemnitz, 1795
Chemnitz, 1795. Conchyl. Cab. 11: 256, pl. 205, fig. 2028. [non-binomial]

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorphusHuber (2010)

Dithalmia dunubii Jay, 1835
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: 19. [nomen nudum]

Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaKantor et al. (2010)

Mytilus hagenii oblongus Krynicki, 1837
Krynicki, 1837. Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 10(2): 58. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mytilus hagenii Baer, 1826)

Mytilus polymorphus Deshayes, 1839
Deshayes, 1839. Traité Élém. Conchyl.: pl. 37, figs. 9, 11.
(reference to Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena polymorpha Brown, 1844
Brown, 1844. Ill. Rec. Conch. Gr. Brit. & Ireland: 76, pl. 29, figs. 6, 9. [in part]
(reference to Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena polymorpha Brown, 1844
Brown, 1844. Ill. Rec. Conch. Gr. Brit. & Ireland: 76, pl. 29, figs. 4-5.
(reference to Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771)

Tichogonia chemnitzii Stein, 1850
Stein, 1850. Schneck. und Muscel. Berlins: 100, pl. 3, fig. 9.
Kobelt, 1871. Fauna der Nassauischen Mollusken: 262, pl. 9, fig. 11.
(reference to Tichogonia chemnitzii Rossmässler, 1835)

Dreissena polymorpha Dupuy, 1852
Dupuy, 1852. Hist. Natur. Moll. France (6): 659, pl. 54, figs. 15-16. [in part]
(reference to Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena polymorpha Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855. Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 598, pl. 54, figs. 15-16. [in part]
(reference to Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena polymorpha Westerlund, 1890
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 318. [in part]
(reference to Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena kusteri Vinarski & Kantor, 2016
‘Dunker’ Vinarski & Kantor, 2016. Analyt. Cat. Fr. Brack. Moll. Russia: 74.
(error for Dreissena kuesteri Dunker, 1855)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Dreissena polymorphaZhadin (1965), Oesch (1984), Vidrine (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Claxton et al. (1998), ... Bogatov (2022), Prié et al. (2023), Jihad (2023), FMCS (2025), Travina et al. (2025)
Dreissena polymorpha var. fluviatilisZhadin (1965)
Dreissena polymorpha var. marinaZhadin (1965)
Dreissena andrusoviZhadin (1965)
Dreissena polymorpha var. aralensisZhadin (1965)
Dreissena polymorpha var. obtusecarinataZhadin (1965)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorphaNuttall (1990)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphusRosenberg & Ludyanskiy (1994)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha aralensisRosenberg & Ludyanskiy (1994), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha obtusecarinataRosenberg & Ludyanskiy (1994), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena polymorpha polymorphusFalkner et al. (2001)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorphaStarobogatov et al. (2004), May et al. (2006), Bank (2006), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena polymorpha polymorphaGelembiuk et al. (2006), Kantor et al. (2010), Feldheim et al. (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorphusHuber (2010)
Dreissena polymorpha andrusoviKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorpha aralensisKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena obtusecarinataKantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena gallandiWoRMS (2011)
Dreissena polymorphusGraf (2013), Bieler et al. (2014), Ram et al. (2014)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha andrusoviVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreisena [sic] polymorphaKlymus et al. (2020)
Dreisseina [sic] polymorphaHata et al. (2022)

 
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