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

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Anodontina | Anodonta cygnea

nominal species Mytilus cellensis Menke, 1828

‘Gmelin’ of Authors.
Menke, 1828, Syn. Method. Moll.: 63.
Menke, 1830, Syn. Method. Moll.: 106.
Küster, 1839, Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 16.
Mörch, 1853, Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 48.
Clessin, 1877, Deutsche Excurs. Moll. Fauna: 438.
Drouët, 1881, Unionidae Russie: 22.
Bourguignat, 1882, Natural. Sicil. 2 (1): 20 [1].
Westerlund, 1890, Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 211.
Zhadin, 1938, Faune USSR Mollusques 4(1): 119.
Modell, 1945, Jena. Z. Med. Naturw. 78: 81.
(error for Mytilus zellensis Gmelin, 1791)

= Anodonta cygnea

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Anodonta (s.s.) zellensis (Gmelin, 1791) — Vinarski & Kantor, 2016
+ Anodonta zellensis zellensis (Gmelin, 1791) — Kantor & Sysoev, 2005
+ Margaron (Anodonta) cygnea (Lin.) — Lea, 1870
+ Margaron (Anodonta) cygnea (Drap.) — Lea, 1852

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