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

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Publication Fischer (1887): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Fischer, P. 1887. Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paléontologie Conchyliologique ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles. 1369 pp., 23 pls. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Taxonomic Opinions

Aetheria semilunata Lamarc = Etheria elliptica

Anodonta (Dipsas) plicatus (Lea) [sic] = Cristaria plicata

Anodonta (Pteranodon) magnificus (Lea) = Sinanodonta woodiana

Anodonta (s.s.) cygnea (Linné) = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (sec. Colletopterum) praeclarum Bourguignat = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta (sec. Glabaris) exotica Lamarck = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodonta (sec. Gonidea) angulata Lea = Gonidea angulata

Anodonta (sec. Lamproscapha) ensiformis (Spix) = Lamproscapha ensiformis

Anodonta (sec. Patularia) glauca Valenciennes = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodonta (sec. Pseudanodonta) elongata Holandre = Pseudanodonta complanata

Bartlettia stefanensis (Moricand)

Castalia ambigua Lamarck

Hyria (s.s.) syrmatophora (Gronovius) = Prisodon syrmatophorus

Hyria (sec. Prisodon) corrugata Lamarck = Triplodon corrugatus

Leila blainvilliana (Lea)

Monocondylaea (Plagiodon) isocardioides (Lea) = Iheringella isocardiodes

Monocondylaea (s.s.) paraguayana (d’Orbigny) = Monocondylaea paraguayana

Monocondylaea (sec. Fossula) fossiculifera (d’Orbigny) = Fossula fossiculifera

Mulleria lobata Férussac = Mulleria rivoli

Mutela exotica (Lamarck) = Mutela dubia

Mutela (s.s.) dubia (Gmelin) = Mutela dubia

Mutela (sec. Burtonia) tanganyicensis (Smith) = Pseudospatha tanganyicensis

Mutela (sec. Cameronia) spekei [sic] (Woodward) = Pleiodon spekii

Mutela (sec. Pliodon) ovata (Swainson) = Pleiodon ovatus

Mutela (sec. Spatha) rubens (Lamarck) = Chambardia rubens

Mycetopus soleniformis d’Orbigny = Mycetopoda soleniformis

Pseudodon (s.s.) salwenianus (Gould) = Indopseudodon salwenianus

Pseudodon (sec. Leguminaia) mardinensis (Lea) = Leguminaia wheatleyi

Pseudodon (sec. Microcondylaea) bonellii (Férussac) = Microcondylaea bonellii

Pseudodon (sec. Trigonodon) crebristriata (Anthony) = Indopseudodon crebristriatus

Solenaia emarginata (Lea)

Unio littoralis “Draparnaud” = Potomida littoralis

Unio pictorum (Linné)

Unio (Arconaia) contorta (Lea) = Lanceolaria lanceolata

Unio (Limnium s.s.) tumidus Linné [sic] = Unio tumidus

Unio (Limnium sec. Amblema) ovalis Rafinesque

Unio (Limnium sec. Aximedia) ellipticus Rafinesqu = Pleurobema clava

Unio (Limnium sec. Bariosta) ponderosus (Rafinesque) = Plectomerus dombeyanus

Unio (Limnium sec. Canthyria) spinosus Lea = Elliptio spinosa

Unio (Limnium sec. Crenodonta) securis Deshayes = Ellipsaria lineolata

Unio (Limnium sec. Cunicula) rubiginosus Lea = Fusconaia flava

Unio (Limnium sec. Cyprogenia) irroratus Lea = Cyprogenia stegaria

Unio (Limnium sec. Diplodon) ellipticus Spix = Diplodon ellipticus

Unio (Limnium sec. Dysnomia) foliatus Hildreth = Epioblasma flexuosa

Unio (Limnium sec. Ellipsaria) verrucosus (Rafinesque) = Quadrula verrucosa

Unio (Limnium sec. Elliptio) crassidens Lamarck = Elliptio crassidens

Unio (Limnium sec. Epioblasma) bilobus (Rafinesque) = Epioblasma rangiana

Unio (Limnium sec. Eurynia) gibbosus Barnes = Eurynia dilatata

Unio (Limnium sec. Grandidieria) burtoni Woodward = Grandidieria burtoni

Unio (Limnium sec. Hyridella) australis Lamarck = Hyridella australis

Unio (Limnium sec. Iridea) granosus Bruguière = Diplodon granosus

Unio (Limnium sec. Lampsilis) ovatus Say = Lampsilis ovata

Unio (Limnium sec. Leptodea) tenuissima (Lea) = Potamilus leptodon

Unio (Limnium sec. Ligumia) rectus Lamarck = Ligumia recta

Unio (Limnium sec. Microdontia) anodontaeformis Tapparone Canefri = Microdontia anodontaeformis

Unio (Limnium sec. Micromya) fabalis Lea = Paetulunio fabalis

Unio (Limnium sec. Naidea) purpuratus Lamarck = Potamilus purpuratus

Unio (Limnium sec. Niaea) multistriatus Lea = Diplodon multistriatus

Unio (Limnium sec. Obovaria) retusus Lamarck = Obovaria retusa

Unio (Limnium sec. Orthonymus) cylindricus Say = Theliderma cylindrica

Unio (Limnium sec. Plagiola) securis Lea = Ellipsaria lineolata

Unio (Limnium sec. Pleurobema) mytiloides (Rafinesque) = Pleurobema clava

Unio (Limnium sec. Potamida) sinuatus Lamarck = Pseudunio auricularius

Unio (Limnium sec. Quadrula) metanever (Rafinesque) = Theliderma metanevra

Unio (Limnium sec. Rhipidodonta) paranensis Lea = Diplodon paranensis

Unio (Limnium sec. Rotundaria) verrucosus Barnes = Cyclonaias tuberculata

Unio (Limnium sec. Scalenaria) clavus Lamarck = Pleurobema clava

Unio (Limnium sec. Sintoxia) lateralis (Rafinesque) = Fusconaia flava

Unio (Limnium sec. Toxolasma) cyclips (Rafinesque) = Lampsilis abrupta

Unio (Limnium sec. Tritogonia) tuberculatus Barnes = Quadrula verrucosa

Unio (Limnium sec. Truncilla) triangularis Barnes = Epioblasma triquetra

Unio (Margaritana s.s.) margaritifera (Linné) = Margaritifera margaritifera

Unio (Margaritana sec. Complanaria) rugosa (Barnes) = Lasmigona costata

Unio (Margaritana sec. Hemistena) dehiscens Say = Hemistena lata

Unio (Margaritana sec. Lasmigona) calceola Lea = Pressodonta viridis

Unio (Margaritana sec. Pterosyna) complanata (Barnes) = Lasmigona complanata

Unio (Margaritana sec. Strophitus) undulata (Say) = Strophitus undulatus

Unio (Metaptera) alatus Say = Potamilus alatus

Uniona maritima Pohlig