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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Küster (1852): summary
publication summary Complete CitationKüster, H.C. 1852. Die Flussperlmuscheln (Unio et Hyria). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz Fortgesetzt von Hofrath Dr. G. v. Schubert und Professor Dr. J.A. Wagner 9(2): 41-64, pls. 7-15, . Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal SpeciesUnio cordatus Küster, 1852
 ‘Rafinesque’ Küster, 1852. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 57, pl. 13, fig. 1.
(misidentified reference to Obovaria cordata Rafinesque, 1820) | |
Unio decisus Küster, 1852
 ‘Lea’ Küster, 1852. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 41, pl. 8, fig. 1. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio decisus Lea, 1831) | |
Unio decisus Küster, 1852
 ‘Lea’ Küster, 1852. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 41, pl. 7, fig. 3. [in part]
(reference to Unio decisus Lea, 1831) | |
Unio metaneurus Herrmannsen, 1849
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Herrmannsen, 1849. Ind. Gener. Malacol. 2: 571.
Küster, 1852. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 50.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 252.
Thiele, 1934. Handb. Syst. Weichtierk. 3: 826 [1260] [as ‘Quadrula (Theliderma) metaneura’].
(error for Obliquaria (Quadrula) metanevra Rafinesque, 1820) | |
Unio ovatus Deshayes, 1839
‘Say’ of Authors.
Deshayes, 1839. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 669.
 Küster, 1852. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 55, pl. 12, fig. 1. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio ovatus Say, 1817) | |
Unio sowerbyanus Küster, 1852
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Küster, 1852. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 62.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 43.
 Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 14, sp. 58.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 520.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 17.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 94.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 483.
Burch, 1975. Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 173.
R.I. Johnson, 1978. Bull. MCZ 148: 280.
Parmalee & Bogan, 1998. The Freshwater Mussels of Tennessee: 91.
(error for Unio sowerbianus Lea, 1834) | |
Unio triangularis Küster, 1852
 Küster, 1852. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 56, pl. 12, fig. 3.
(misidentified reference to Unio triangularis Barnes, 1823) | |
Taxonomic OpinionsUnio bullatus Rafinesque = Pustulosa pustulosa
+ Unio bullatus Conrad, 1838 Unio capsaeformis Lea = Epioblasma capsaeformis Unio catillus Conrad = Pleurobema sintoxia Unio circulus Lea = Obovaria subrotunda Unio coccineus Hildreth = Pleurobema sintoxia Unio cordatus Rafinesque = Pleurobema cordatum
+ Unio cordatus Conrad, 1836 Unio cordatus Rafinesque = Fusconaia flava Unio costatus Rafinesque = Amblema plicata
+ Unio costatus Conrad, 1836
+ Unio undulatus Barnes, 1823 Unio decisus Lea = Pleurobema taitianum
+ Unio taitianus Lea, 1834 Unio decisus Lea = Pleurobema decisum Unio declivis Say = Uniomerus tetralasmus
+ Unio declivis Conrad, 1836
+ Unio geometricus Lea, 1834 Unio declivis Say = Uniomerus declivis Unio ellipsis Lea = Obovaria olivaria Unio flavus Rafinesque = Fusconaia flava
+ Unio flavus Conrad, 1837
+ Unio rubiginosus Lea, 1829 Unio flexuosus Rafinesque = Epioblasma flexuosa
+ Unio foliatus Hildreth, 1828
+ Unio flexuosus Conrad, 1835 Unio lapillus Say = Paetulunio fabalis
+ Unio fabalis Lea, 1831 Unio metaneurus [sic] Rafinesque = Theliderma metanevra
+ Unio nodosus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio metaneurus Herrmannsen, 1849 Unio mortoni Conrad = Pustulosa pustulosa Unio mytiloides Rafinesque = Pleurobema clava
+ Unio mytiloides Conrad, 1836
+ Obliquaria rubra Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio pyramidatus Lea, 1831 Unio mytiloides Rafinesque = Pleurobema sintoxia Unio obliquus Lamarck = Reginaia ebenus
+ Unio obliqua Ferussac, 1835
+ Unio ebenus Lea, 1831 Unio obliquus Lamarck = Pleurobema cordatum Unio ovatus Say = Lampsilis ovata Unio personatus Say = Epioblasma personata
+ Unio capillaris Lea, 1834 Unio phillipsii Conrad = Obliquaria reflexa Unio politus Say = Fusconaia subrotunda
+ Unio subrotundus Lea, 1831 Unio reflexus Rafinesque = Obliquaria reflexa
+ Unio cornutus Barnes, 1823 Unio retusus Lamarck = Obovaria retusa
+ Obovaria torsa Rafinesque, 1820 Unio sowerbyanus [sic] Lea = Epioblasma haysiana Unio splendidus Lea = Lampsilis splendida Unio triangularis = Epioblasma triquetra
+ Unio cuneatus Swainson, 1823 Unio tuberculatus Rafinesque = Cyclonaias tuberculata
+ Unio tuberculosus Valenciennes, 1827
+ Unio verrucosus Barnes, 1823 Unio zigzag Lea = Truncilla donaciformis
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