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

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species Batissa violacea (Lamarck, 1818): synonymy
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Cyclas islandica Bruguière, 1797
Bruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 301, fig. 1.

Cyrena violacea Lamarck, 1818
Lamarck, 1806. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7: 421 [412]. [nomen nudum]
Lamarck, 1818. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 5: 553’ [2nd page 553].

Batissa violaceavan Benthem Jutting (1953), Hadl (1976), Morton (1984), Morton (1989), WoRMS (2011), OBIS (2012), Sousa et al. (2014), Ng et al. (2016), Wu et al. (2023)
Batissa (s.s.) violaceaB.J. Smith (1992)

Cyrena childrenae Gray, 1825
Gray, 1825. Ann. Phil. 9: 137 [as ‘childrenæ’].

Cyrena keraudrenia Lesson, 1830
Lesson, 1830. Voy. Coquille 2(1): 429, pl. 11, fig. 3.

Batissa violaceavan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Cyrena jayensis Lea, 1834
Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 108, pl. 17, fig. 52.
(renamed Batissa jayana Deshayes, 1855)

Batissa violaceavan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Cyrena childreni Hanley, 1843
‘Gray’ of Authors.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 93.
Clessin, 1879. Conch. Cab. 9(3): 212.
(error for Cyrena childrenae Gray, 1825)

Cyrena violacea var. javanica Mousson, 1849
Mousson, 1849. Land-Süßw.-Moll. Java: 88, pl. 15, fig. 1.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyrena violacea Lamarck, 1818)

Batissa violaceavan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Batissa jayana Deshayes, 1855
Deshayes, 1855. Cat. Bivalves Brit. Mus. part 2: 237.
(new name for Cyrena jayensis Lea, 1834)

Cyrena regulata Gassies, 1858
Gassies, 1858. J. de Conch. 7: 372.

Batissa elegans Prime, 1862
Prime, 1862. J. de Conch. 10: 385, pl. 13, fig. 1.

Batissa sphaericula Prime, 1862
Prime, 1862. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 2 [as ‘sphæricula’].

Batissa violaceavan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Batissa kerandrenia of Authors, unknown year
Adams of Authors.
(error for Cyrena keraudrenia Lesson, 1830)

Batissa laevigata of Authors, unknown year
Schumacher of Authors.

Cyrena kecaudreni Hanley, 1843
‘Lesson’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 94.
(error for Cyrena keraudrenia Lesson, 1830)

Cyrena rotundata Philippi, 1851
Philippi, 1851. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 107, pl. 3, fig. 1.
(misidentified reference to Cyrena rotundata Lea, 1834)

Batissa violaceavan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Cyrena violacea var. suborbicularis Deshayes, 1855
‘Mousson’ Deshayes, 1855. Cat. Bivalves Brit. Mus. part 2: 238.
(error for Cyrena violacea var. javanica Mousson, 1849)

Batissa violaceavan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Batissa sphaericola Clessin, 1879
‘Prime’ Clessin, 1879. Conch. Cab. 9(3): 207.
(error for Batissa sphaericula Prime, 1862)

Batissa violacea var. celebensis Martens, 1897
Martens, 1897. Zool. Erg. Nied. Ost. Ind. 4: 104.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyrena violacea Lamarck, 1818)

Batissa violaceavan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Batissa violacea var. discoidea Martens, 1897
Martens, 1897. Zool. Erg. Nied. Ost. Ind. 4: 106.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyrena violacea Lamarck, 1818)

Batissa violaceavan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Batissa violacea var. extensa Martens, 1897
Martens, 1897. Zool. Erg. Nied. Ost. Ind. 4: 106.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyrena violacea Lamarck, 1818)

Batissa violaceavan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Batissa violacea var. macassarica Martens, 1897
Martens, 1897. Zool. Erg. Nied. Ost. Ind. 4: 105.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyrena violacea Lamarck, 1818)

Batissa violaceavan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Batissa violaceavan Benthem Jutting (1953), Hadl (1976), Morton (1984), Morton (1989), WoRMS (2011), OBIS (2012), Sousa et al. (2014), Ng et al. (2016), Wu et al. (2023)
Batissa (s.s.) violaceaB.J. Smith (1992)

 
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