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Publication Moquin-Tandon (1855): taxonomic opinions
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Complete Citation

Moquin-Tandon, A. 1855. Histoire Naturelle des Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles de France, contenant des études générales sur leur anatomie et leur physiologie et la description particulière des genres, des espèces et des variétés 2. 646 pp. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta anatina (Linn.)

Anodonta anatina var. B crassiuscula Drouet = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta anatina var. C minima Millet = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta anatina var. D rayii Dup. = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta anatina var. E coarctata Pot. et Mich. = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta anatina var. F rostrata Dup. = Anodonta anatina
+ Anodonta moulinsiana Dupuy, 1850

Anodonta anatina var. G scaldiana Dup. = Anodonta anatina
+ Anodonta anatina Hecart, 1833

Anodonta anatina var. H. arelatensis Jacquem. = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta ovalis Potiez & Michaud, 1844

Anodonta avonensis (Mont.) = Anodonta cygnea
+ Mytilus incrassatus Sheppard, 1821
+ Anodonta ponderosa C. Pfeiffer, 1825
+ Anodonta piscinalis Gassies, 1849

Anodonta avonensis (Mont.) = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta avonensis var. B elongata Garn. = Anodonta anatina
+ Anodonta subponderosa Dupuy, 1849

Anodonta avonensis var. C rossmæssleriana [sic] Dup. = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta avonensis var. D dupuyi Ray et Drouët = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta avonensis var. E compressa Garn. = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta complanata Ziegl. in Rossm. = Pseudanodonta complanata
+ Anodonta compressa Menke, 1830

Anodonta complanata var. B gratelupeana Gass. = Pseudanodonta complanata
+ Anodonta gratelupeana var. globosa Gassies, 1849

Anodonta complanata var. C cristata = Pseudanodonta complanata

Anodonta complanata var. D normandi Dup. = Pseudanodonta complanata

Anodonta complanata var. E elongata Holandre = Pseudanodonta complanata
+ Anodonta minima Joba, 1844
+ Anodonta jobae Dupuy, 1849

Anodonta cygnea (Linn.)
+ Anodonta variabilis Draparnaud, 1801

Anodonta cygnea var. B radiata (Müll.) = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta cygnea var. C ventricosa C. Pfeiff. = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta cygnea var. D cellensis = Anodonta cygnea
+ Mya arenaria Schröter, 1779
+ Mytilus zellensis Gmelin, 1791
+ Anodonta cygnea Draparnaud, 1806
+ Anodonta sulcata Lamarck, 1819
+ Anodonta sinuosa Mauduyt, 1839

Anodonta cygnea var. E intermedia Lam. = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta oblonga Millet, 1831

Anodonta variabilis Drap. = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta anatina Draparnaud, 1806
+ Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1822
+ Mytilus cygneus Schröter, 1779

Anodonta variabilis Drap. = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta variabilis var. B subcompressa Drouët = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta variabilis var. C subinflata = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta variabilis var. D crassula = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta variabilis var. E rhomboïdalis = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta variabilis var. F milletii Ray et Drouët = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta variabilis var. G rostrata Kok., in Rossm. = Anodonta anatina

Unio (Lymnium) ater Nilss. = Unio nanus
+ Unio consentaneus Rossmässler, 1836

Unio (Lymnium) ater Nilss. = Unio crassus

Unio (Lymnium) batavus (Mat. et Rack.) = Potomida littoralis
+ Mya pictorum Gmelin, 1791
+ Unio pictorum Draparnaud, 1806
+ Unio dilatatus Studer, 1820
+ Unio corrugata Mauduyt, 1839
+ Unio rotundatus Mauduyt, 1839

Unio (Lymnium) batavus (Mat. et Rack.) = Unio nanus

Unio (Lymnium) batavus (Mat. et Rack.) = Unio crassus

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. B rivularis Rossm. = Unio crassus

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. C ovatus Charp. = Unio nanus

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. D ovalis (Mont.) = Unio tumidus

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. E riparius C. Pfeiff. = Unio nanus
+ Unio fusculus Rossmässler, 1836

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. F mancus Lam. = Unio mancus
+ Unio elongatus Lea, 1836

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. F mancus Lam. = Unio elongatulus

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. G sarratinus Saint-Germain = Unio crassus

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. H squamosus Charp. = Unio nanus

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. I drouëtii Dup. = Unio crassus

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. J moulinsianus Dup. = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. K arcuatus Jacquem. = Unio mancus
+ Unio jacqueminii Dupuy, 1849

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. L nanus Lam. = Unio nanus
+ Unio amnicus Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio batavus var. pusillus Rossmässler, 1844

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. L nanus Lam. = Unio crassus

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. M sinuatus Charp. = Unio nanus

Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. N reniformis Schm in Rossm. = Unio nanus

Unio (Lymnium) capigliolo Payr. = Unio mancus
+ Unio bandinii Rossmässler, 1837

Unio (Lymnium) crassus Philipss. = Unio crassus
+ Unio litoralis Pfeiffer, 1821

Unio (Lymnium) moquinianus Dup. = Unio mancus
+ Unio destructilis Kobelt, 1915

Unio (Lymnium) moquinianus Dup. = Unio elongatulus

Unio (Lymnium) moquinianus var. B subtriangularis Dup. = Unio mancus

Unio (Lymnium) moquinianus var. C oblongus = Unio mancus

Unio (Lymnium) pictorum (Linn.) = Unio pictorum

Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. B radiatus = Unio pictorum

Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. C flavescens = Unio pictorum

Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. D milleti = Unio pictorum

Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. E rostrata Lam. = Unio pictorum

Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. F limosus Nilss. = Unio pictorum
+ Unio deshayesii Michaud, 1831
+ Unio tumidus var. lacustris Rossmässler, 1854

Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. F limosus Nilss. = Unio tumidus

Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. G ponderosus Spitzi in Rossm. = Unio pictorum

Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. H longirostris Ziegl. in Rossm. = Unio pictorum

Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. I philippi Dup. = Unio pictorum

Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. J curvirostris Normand ex Dup. = Unio pictorum

Unio (Lymnium) requienii Mich. = Unio mancus
+ Unio pictorum Draparnaud, 1806

Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. B crassidens Rossm. = Unio pictorum

Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. C rousii Dup. = Unio mancus

Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. D aleronii Comp. et Mass. = Unio mancus

Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. E limaniæ Bouill. = Unio pictorum
+ Unio rostrata Bouill., 1836

Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. E limaniæ Bouill. = Unio tumidus

Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. F ardusianus Reyn. = Unio mancus

Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. G turtonii Payr. = Unio mancus

Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. H platyrinchoideus Dup. = Unio pictorum

Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus Schröt. = Potomida littoralis
+ Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798
+ Mya crassa Vallot, 1801
+ Unio littoralis Rossmässler, 1837

Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. B. pianensis Farin. in Boub. = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. C barraudii Bonh. = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. D minor Rossm. = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. E cuneatus Jacquem. = Potomida littoralis
+ Unio astierianus Dupuy, 1849

Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. F bigerrensis Mill. = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. G elongatus Dup. = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. H subtetragonus Mich. = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. I draparnaudi [sic] Desh. = Potomida littoralis

Unio (Lymnium) sinuatus Lam. = Pseudunio auricularius
+ Unio rugosa Poiret, 1801
+ Unio margaritifera Draparnaud, 1801
+ Unio crassissima Férussac, 1827

Unio (Lymnium) sinuatus var. B compressus = Pseudunio auricularius

Unio (Lymnium) tumidus Philippss. = Unio nanus
+ Mya ovata Donovan, 1802
+ Unio rostratus Studer, 1820
+ Mysca solida Turton, 1822
+ Unio inflata Hecart, 1833

Unio (Lymnium) tumidus Philippss. = Unio tumidus

Unio (Lymnium) tumidus var. B michaudianus Des Moulins = Unio pictorum

Unio (Lymnium) tumidus var. C arcuatus Bouch. = Unio mancus

Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer (Linn.) = Margaritifera margaritifera

Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer var. B roissyi Mich. = Margaritifera margaritifera

Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer var. C elongatus Lam. = Margaritifera margaritifera

Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer var. D minor Rossm. = Margaritifera margaritifera
+ Unio brunneus Bonhomme, 1840