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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Bivalvia | Cardiida | Cardioidea | Cardiidae | Monodacna caspia

nominal species Monodacna pontica Eichwald, 1838

= Monodacna caspia

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Monodacna colorata (Eichwald, 1829) — Wesselingh et al., 2019

+ Monodacna caspia (Eichwald, 1829) — WoRMS, 2011

= Monodacna portica [sic] Eichwald, 1838 — Bogan, 2010

= Adacna pontica (Eichwald, 1838) — Kantor et al., 2010

= Hypanis (Monodacna) pontica (Eichwald, 1838) — Munasypova-Motyash, 2006

= Hypanis (Monodacna) pontica — Munasypova-Motyash, 2006

= Adacna (Monodacna) pontica (Eichwald, 1838) — Starobogatov et al., 2004

= Monodacna pontica Eichwald, 1838 — Zhadin, 1965

+ Monodacna pseudocardium (Deshayes, 1838) — Lamy, 1946

= Monodacna pontica m. — Eichwald, 1838