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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Reeve (1865): attributed nominal species publication summary Complete CitationReeve, L.A. 1865. Monograph of the Genus Unio. Conchologica Iconica, or Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals 16: pls. 19-30. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal SpeciesAnodonta vignonana Musgrave, 1863 ‘Bernardi’ of Authors. Musgrave, 1863. Phot. Conch. of Conch. Misc. Hanley: pl. 1, fig. 1. Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 25, sp. 120; errata [changed to ‘vignouanus’].
Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 29, sp. 116. Ancey, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 74, footnote. (error for Margaritana vignouana Bernardi, 1859) | |
Lampsilis (Proptera) lividus Simpson, 1900
‘Morelet’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 22, sp. 101 [as ‘Unio testudineus’]. Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 571. Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 174. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_20190695 (by Cummings et al., 2025: 198), Rio Usumacinta, Guatemala. | |
Margaron (Unio) versus Lea, 1870 ‘Lea’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 29, sp. 147 [as ‘Unio inornatus’]. Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 46. | |
Mya elongata Reeve, 1865 ‘Wood’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 137, sp. 139. (error for Unio oblongatus Wood, 1828) | |
Quadrula (Quincuncina) vittata Frierson, 1927 ‘Lamarck’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 23, sp. 106 [as ‘Unio rotundatus’]. Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 50, sp. 218. | |
Trapezoideus peninsularis Simpson, 1900 ‘Lea’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 28, sp. 142 [as ‘Unio sumatrensis’]. Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 859, footnote. Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1186. Type(s): TYPE BMNH_1964159, Sumatra. | |
Unio aereus Reeve, 1865
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 30, sp. 160. Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, unknown. | |
Unio altilis Reeve, 1865
‘Conrad’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 23, sp. 109. (misidentified reference to Unio altilis Conrad, 1834) | |
Unio anodontoides Reeve, 1865
‘Lea’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 21, fig. 97. (reference to Unio anodontoides Lea, 1831) | |
Unio aplatus Reeve, 1865
‘Swainson ms’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 28, sp. 143. | |
Unio ater Reeve, 1865
‘Nilsson’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 21, fig. 91. (misidentified reference to Unio ater Nilsson, 1822) | |
Unio aucklandicus Reeve, 1865
‘Gray’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 30, sp. 156. (misidentified reference to Unio aucklandicus Gray, 1843) | |
Unio auratus Lea, 1838
‘Swainson’ of Authors. Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 22. Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 199 [as ‘Naia aurata’]. ‘Swain.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 33 [as ‘Niäa aurata’].
‘Swainson MS’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 29, sp. 150. (reference to Unio auratus Philippi, 1847) Type(s): FIGURED SPECIMEN BMNH_1965144, I. of Chiloe. | |
Unio bicaelatus Reeve, 1865
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 26, sp. 130 [as ‘bi-cælatus’]. | |
Unio coccineus Reeve, 1865
‘Lea’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 22, sp. 104. (misidentified reference to Unio coccineus Lea, 1838) | |
Unio cocoduensis Reeve, 1865
 ‘White MS’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 24, sp. 117. Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965187, Hab._? | |
Unio crassus Reeve, 1865 Vallot 1801 of Authors. ‘Retz.’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 22, sp. 98 [as syn. under U. littoralis]. (misidentified reference to Unio crassus Retzius, 1788) | |
Unio cuneolus Küster, 1861 ‘Lea’ of Authors.
Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 182, pl. 57, fig. 4.
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 23, sp. 107. (reference to Unio cuneolus Lea, 1840) | |
Unio dembeae Reeve, 1865
‘Rossmässler MS’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 29, sp. 153 [as ‘dembeæ’]. | |
Unio electrinus Reeve, 1865
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 25, sp. 121. | |
Unio flavidens Reeve, 1865 ‘Benson’ of Authors.
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 26, sp. 131; errata [changed to ‘favidens’]. Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 152. (error for Unio favidens Benson, 1862) | |
Unio fragilis Reeve, 1865
 ‘Swainson MS’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 30, sp. 155. (renamed Diplodon (Dipldon) cuprinus Simpson, 1900; homonym of Unio (Leptodea) fragilis Rafinesque, 1820) Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_MP_365, Id. of Chiloe, Chile. | |
Unio fuligo Reeve, 1865
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 30, sp. 159. | |
Unio fuscatus Reeve, 1865
‘Lea’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 21, sp. 95. (misidentified reference to Unio fuscatus Lea, 1843) | |
Unio globulus Ferussac, 1835 ‘Say’ of Authors. Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 26. Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 23, sp. 106. (error for Unio glebulus Say, 1831) | |
Unio gubernaculum Reeve, 1865
 Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 28, sp. 146. Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965203, Hab._? | |
Unio inornatus Reeve, 1865
‘Lea’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 29, sp. 147; errata. (misidentified reference to Unio inornatus Lea, 1856) | |
Unio litoralis Menke, 1828 ‘Lamarck’ of Authors. Menke, 1828. Syn. Method. Moll.: 64. Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 107. Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32. Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 22. Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 282. Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 34. Rossmässler, 1854. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3 (1-2): 37. Küster, 1855. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 128.
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 22, sp. 98. Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 86, sp. 461. Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54. Woodward, 1871. Man. Moll: 433. Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 52. (error for Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798) | |
Unio lutulentus Reeve, 1865
‘Gould’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 25, sp. 122. (misidentified reference to Unio lutulentus Gould, 1850) | |
Unio menziesianus Reeve, 1865
‘Gray’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 29, sp. 152. (error for Unio menziesii Gray, 1843) | |
Unio merdiger Reeve, 1865 Jay, 1839. Cat. Rec. Shells: 25, sp. 1065. ‘Walsh.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: ??. [nomen nudum]
‘Watts’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 28, sp. 145. | |
Unio moretonicus Reeve, 1865
 Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 24, sp. 118. Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE BMNH_1958-5-16-1, Moreton Bay, Australia. | |
Unio mutabilis Reeve, 1865
‘Lea’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 24, sp. 112. (reference to Unio mutabilis Lea, 1859) | |
Unio obliquiradiatus Reeve, 1865
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 29, sp. 151. | |
Unio patagonicus Reeve, 1865 ‘d’Orbigny’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 21, sp. 93. (reference to Unio patagonica d’Orbigny, 1835) | |
Unio pictorum Guérin-Méneville, 1823 ‘Linnaeus’ of Authors. Guérin-Méneville, 1823. Icon. Règne Animal Cuvier 2: pl. 28, fig. 16.
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 25, sp. 123. (misidentified reference to Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Unio pilaris Reeve, 1865
‘Lea’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 27, sp. 138. (misidentified reference to Unio pilaris Lea, 1840) | |
Unio rotundatus Reeve, 1865 ‘Lamarck’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 23, sp. 106. (reference to Unio rotundata Lamarck, 1819) | |
Unio sumatrensis Reeve, 1865
‘Lea’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 28, sp. 142. (reference to Unio sumatrensis Lea, 1859) | |
Unio testudineus Reeve, 1865
 ‘Morelet’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 22, sp. 101. (misidentified reference to Unio testudineus Morelet, 1849) Type(s): FIGURED SPECIMEN BMNH_20190695, Rio Usumacinta, Guatemala. | |
Unio vellicatus Reeve, 1865
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 22, sp. 103. Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, Guatemala. | |
Unio virginana Reeve, 1865 ‘Lamarck’ of Authors. Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 27, sp. 139. Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 536. (misidentified reference to Unio virginiana Lamarck, 1819) | |
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