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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Sheppard (1821): summary
publication summary Complete CitationSheppard, R. 1821. On two new British species of Mytilus, in a letter to the Rev. E. J. Burrow, F. R. S. and L. S. . Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13: 83-87. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal SpeciesAnodonta gallica Bourguignat, 1881
Sheppard, 1821. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: pl. 4, fig. 1 [as ‘Mytilus anatinus’].
Brown, 1844. Ill. Rec. Conch.: pl. 12, fig. 1 [as ‘A. cellensis’].
Chenu, 1845. Biblio. Conch. 1: 270, pl. 26, fig. 1.
Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 123. | |
Mytilus anatinus Sheppard, 1821
Sheppard, 1821. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: pl. 4, fig. 1.
Chenu, 1845. Biblio. Conch. 1: 270, pl. 26, fig. 1.
(misidentified reference to Mytilus anatinus Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Mytilus incrassatus Sheppard, 1821
Sheppard, 1821. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 85, pl. 5, fig. 4. | |
Mytilus macula Sheppard, 1821
Sheppard, 1821. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 86, pl. 5, fig. 6.
(renamed Anodonta maculata Bourguignat, 1881) | |
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