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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Middendorff (1851): summary publication summary Complete CitationMiddendorff, A.Th.v. 1851. Wirbellose Thiere: Annulaten. Echinodermen. Insecten. Krebse. Mollusken. Parasiten. Reise in den Äussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens, Zoologie 2(1): 163-508. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal SpeciesAnodonta (Dispsas) herculea Middendorff, 1848 Middendorff, 1848. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersbourg 6: 303. Middendorff, 1851. Reise Nord. Ost. Sibiriens 2(1): 278, pl. 21, fig. 5; 22, figs. 1-2; pl. 26, figs. 1-2. | |
Anodonta cellensis var. beringiana Middendorff, 1851 Middendorff, 1851. Reise Nord. Ost. Sibiriens 2(1): 284, pl. 28, figs. 4-7; pl. 29, figs. 1-4. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta cellensis Pfeiffer, 1821) | |
Cyclas calyculata var. compressa Middendorff, 1851 Middendorff, 1851. Reise Nord. Ost. Sibiriens 2(1): 288, pl. 29, figs. 9-10. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas calyculata Draparnaud, 1806) | |
Cyclas calyculata var. inflata Middendorff, 1851 Middendorff, 1851. Reise Nord. Ost. Sibiriens 2(1): 287. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas calyculata C.B. Adams, 1842) | |
Unio middendorffi Westerlund, 1890 Middendorff, 1851. Reise Nord. Ost. Sibiriens 2(1): 276-277, pl. 28, figs. 1-3 [as Unio pictorum var. longirostris]. Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 113. Type(s): NEOTYPE BIV229_5 (by Bolotov et al., 2020: Table S1), Gladkaya River, Primorye Region, Russia. | |
Unio mongolicus Middendorff, 1851 Middendorff, 1851. Reise Nord. Ost. Sibiriens 2(1): 277, pl. 27, figs. 7-8. | |
Unio (Alasm.) complanatus Middendorff, 1851 ‘Solander’ Middendorff, 1851. Reise Nord. Ost. Sibiriens 2(1): 273, pl. 27, figs. 1-6. (misidentified reference to Mya complanata Lightfoot, 1786) | |
Unio (Alasm.) dahuricus Middendorff, 1850 Middendorff, 1850. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersbourg 9: 109. Middendorff, 1851. Reise Nord. Ost. Sibiriens 2(1): 275, pl. 26, figs. 3-5. Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZISP_7A, Argun’ River at the place of its joining the Shylka River. | |
Unio pictorum var. longirostris Middendorff, 1851 Middendorff, 1851. Reise Nord. Ost. Sibiriens 2(1): 276-277, pl. 28, figs. 1-3. Schrenck, 1867. Reise Forsch. Amurlande 2: 696. (misidentified reference to Unio longirostris Rossmässler, 1836) | |
Taxonomic OpinionsAnodonta anatina L. + Anodonta anatina Gebler, 1829 + Anodonta sedakowi Siemaschko, 1848 Anodonta cellensis var. beringiana Midd. = Beringiana beringiana Anodonta herculea Middendorff = Cristaria plicata Unio mongolicus Midd. = Middendorffinaia mongolica Unio pictorum var. longirostris = Unio pictorum Unio (Alasm.) complanatus Solander = Elliptio complanata Unio (Alasm.) dahuricus Middendorff, 1850 = Margaritifera dahurica
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