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Publication information
Moquin-Tandon, A. 1855. Histoire Naturelle des Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles de France, contenant des études générales sur leur anatomie et leur physiologie et la description particulière des genres, des espèces et des variétés 2. 646 pp.
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Attributed Genus Names
Dreissensa Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 547, 598.
(error for Dreissena Van Beneden, 1835)
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Attributed Species Names
Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1836
‘Ziegl.’ Rossmässler, 1836, Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (4): 24, pl. 20, fig. 283.
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: pl. 45, fig. 3.
(reference to Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1835)
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Anodonta rossmaesleriana Lea, 1852
‘Dupuy’ of Authors.
Lea, 1852, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 48.
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 562.
(error for Anodonta rossmassleriana Dupuy, 1843)
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Dreissena polymorpha Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 598, pl. 54, figs. 15-16. [in part]
(reference to Mytulus polymorphus Pallas, 1771)
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Cyclas ryckholtii var. mucronulata Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 595, pl. 53, fig. 42.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas ryckholti Normand, 1844)
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Unio moquinianus var. subtriangularis Moquin-Tandon, 1855
‘Dup.!, fig. 2’ Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 573.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio moquinianus Dupuy, 1843)
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Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Schröter, 1779, Gesch. Flußconch.: 186, pl. 2, fig. 3 [as ‘Mya rhomboidea’]. [non-binomial]
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 568, pl. 48, figs. 4-9; pl. 49, figs. 1-2.
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Pisidium hesnlowianum var. inappendiculatum Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 581, pl. 52, figs. 8-10.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Tellina henslowana Sheppard, 1825)
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Unio sinuatus compressus Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 567.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio sinuata Lamarck, 1819; homonym of Unio compressus Sowerby, 1829)
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Unio rivularis Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Rossmässler, 1844, Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 2 (6): fig. 414.
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 571.
(homonym of Unio rivularis Conrad, 1853)
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Unio batavus var. sarratinus Moquin-Tandon, 1855
‘St. Germain, in litt.’ Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 571.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya batava Maton & Rackett, 1807)
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Unio batavus Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 573.
(misidentified reference to Mya batava Maton & Rackett, 1807)
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Anodonta anatina crassiuscula Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Drouët, 1852, Rev. Mag. Zool. (5): 5 [as ‘Anodonta anatina var III’].
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 558.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mytilus anatinus Linnaeus, 1758)
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Anodonta complanata cristata Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 560.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta complanata Rossmässler, 1835)
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Anodonta variabilis subcompressa Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Drouët, 1852, Rev. Mag. Zool. (5): 11, [as ‘Anodonta piscinalis var. III’].
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 561.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta variabilis Draparnaud, 1801)
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Anodonta variabilis subinflata Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Drouët, 1852, Rev. Mag. Zool. (5): 11, [as ‘Anodonta piscinalis var. II’].
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 561.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta variabilis Draparnaud, 1801)
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Anodonta variabilis crassula Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Drouët, 1852, Rev. Mag. Zool. (5): 11, [as ‘Anodonta piscinalis var. I’].
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 561.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta variabilis Draparnaud, 1801)
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Anodonta variabilis rhomboïdalis Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 561.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta variabilis Draparnaud, 1801)
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Unio ater Moquin-Tandon, 1855
‘Nilss.’ Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 570.
(reference to Unio ater Nilsson, 1822)
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Unio draparnaudi Moquin-Tandon, 1855
‘Deshayes’ of Authors.
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 569.
de Joannis, 1859, Ann. Soc. Linn. Maine-et-Loire 3: 283.
(error for Unio draparnaldii Deshayes, 1831)
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Unio moquinianus var. oblongus Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 573.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio moquinianus Dupuy, 1843)
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Unio pictorum var. radiatus Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Millet, 1813, Moll. Terr. Fluv. Maine et Loire: 74 [as ‘Unio pictorum’ var b.].
Millet, 1833, Tabl. Méth. Moll. Terr. Fluv. Maine-et-Loire: 29 [as ‘Unio pictorum’ var. b].
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 576.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758; homonym of Unio (Elliptio) viridis var. radiata Rafinesque, 1820)
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Unio pictorum var. flavescens Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 576.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758; homonym of Unio flavescens Lea, 1845)
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Unio pictorum var. milleti Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Millet, 1813, Moll. Terr. Fluv. Maine et Loire: 74 [as ‘Unio pictorum’ var. c].
Millet, 1833, Tabl. Méth. Moll. Terr. Fluv. Maine-et-Loire: 29 [as ‘Unio pictorum’ var. c].
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 576.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758)
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Pseudanodonta rossmaessleri Bourguignat, 1880
‘Ziegl.’ Rossmässler, 1836, Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 1 (4): 24, pl. 20, fig. 283 [as ‘Anodonta complanata’].
Moquin-Tandon, 1855, Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: pl. 45, fig. 3 [as ‘Anodonta complanata’].
Bourguignat, 1880, Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 16, 38 [as ‘rossmässleri’].
Type(s): TYPE SMF_10659, Donau b. Wien.
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Taxonomic Opinions
Anodonta anatina (Linn.)
Anodonta anatina var. B crassiuscula Drouet
Anodonta anatina var. C minima Millet
Anodonta anatina var. D rayii Dup.
Anodonta anatina var. E coarctata Pot. et Mich.
Anodonta anatina var. F rostrata Dup.
+ Anodonta moulinsiana Dupuy, 1850
Anodonta anatina var. G scaldiana Dup.
+ Anodonta anatina Hecart, 1833
Anodonta anatina var. H. arelatensis Jacquem.
+ Anodonta ovalis Potiez & Michaud, 1844
Anodonta avonensis (Mont.)
+ Mytilus incrassatus Sheppard, 1821
+ Anodonta ponderosa C. Pfeiffer, 1825
+ Anodonta piscinalis Gassies, 1849
Anodonta avonensis var. B elongata Garn.
+ Anodonta subponderosa Dupuy, 1849
Anodonta avonensis var. C rossmæssleriana [sic] Dup.
Anodonta avonensis var. D dupuyi Ray et Drouët
Anodonta avonensis var. E compressa Garn.
Anodonta complanata Ziegl. in Rossm.
+ Anodonta compressa Menke, 1830
Anodonta complanata var. B gratelupeana Gass.
+ Anodonta gratelupeana var. globosa Gassies, 1849
Anodonta complanata var. C cristata
Anodonta complanata var. D normandi Dup.
Anodonta complanata var. E elongata Holandre
+ Anodonta minima Joba, 1844
+ Anodonta jobae Dupuy, 1849
Anodonta cygnea (Linn.)
+ Anodonta variabilis Draparnaud, 1801
Anodonta cygnea var. B radiata (Müll.)
Anodonta cygnea var. C ventricosa C. Pfeiff.
Anodonta cygnea var. D cellensis
+ Mya arenaria Schröter, 1779
+ Mytilus zellensis Gmelin, 1791
+ Anodonta cygnea Draparnaud, 1806
+ Anodonta sulcata Lamarck, 1819
+ Anodonta sinuosa Mauduyt, 1839
Anodonta cygnea var. E intermedia Lam.
+ Anodonta oblonga Millet, 1831
Anodonta variabilis Drap.
+ Mytilus cygneus Schröter, 1779
+ Anodonta anatina Draparnaud, 1806
+ Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1822
Anodonta variabilis var. B subcompressa Drouët
Anodonta variabilis var. C subinflata
Anodonta variabilis var. D crassula
Anodonta variabilis var. E rhomboïdalis
Anodonta variabilis var. F milletii Ray et Drouët
Anodonta variabilis var. G rostrata Kok., in Rossm.
Unio (Lymnium) ater Nilss.
+ Unio consentaneus Rossmässler, 1836
Unio (Lymnium) batavus (Mat. et Rack.)
+ Mya pictorum Gmelin, 1791
+ Unio pictorum Draparnaud, 1806
+ Unio dilatatus Studer, 1820
+ Unio corrugata Mauduyt, 1839
+ Unio rotundatus Mauduyt, 1839
Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. B rivularis Rossm.
Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. C ovatus Charp.
Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. D ovalis (Mont.)
Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. E riparius C. Pfeiff.
+ Unio fusculus Rossmässler, 1836
Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. F mancus Lam.
+ Unio elongatus Lea, 1836
Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. G sarratinus Saint-Germain
Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. H squamosus Charp.
Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. I drouëtii Dup.
Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. J moulinsianus Dup.
Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. K arcuatus Jacquem.
+ Unio jacqueminii Dupuy, 1849
Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. L nanus Lam.
+ Unio amnicus Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio batavus var. pusillus Rossmässler, 1844
Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. M sinuatus Charp.
Unio (Lymnium) batavus var. N reniformis Schm in Rossm.
Unio (Lymnium) capigliolo Payr.
+ Unio bandinii Rossmässler, 1837
Unio (Lymnium) crassus Philipss.
+ Unio litoralis Pfeiffer, 1821
Unio (Lymnium) moquinianus Dup.
+ Unio destructilis Kobelt, 1915
Unio (Lymnium) moquinianus var. B subtriangularis Dup.
Unio (Lymnium) moquinianus var. C oblongus
Unio (Lymnium) pictorum (Linn.)
Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. B radiatus
Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. C flavescens
Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. D milleti
Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. E rostrata Lam.
Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. F limosus Nilss.
+ Unio deshayesii Michaud, 1831
+ Unio tumidus var. lacustris Rossmässler, 1854
Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. G ponderosus Spitzi in Rossm.
Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. H longirostris Ziegl. in Rossm.
Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. I philippi Dup.
Unio (Lymnium) pictorum var. J curvirostris Normand ex Dup.
Unio (Lymnium) requienii Mich.
+ Unio pictorum Draparnaud, 1806
Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. B crassidens Rossm.
Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. C rousii Dup.
Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. D aleronii Comp. et Mass.
Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. E limaniæ Bouill.
+ Unio rostrata Bouill., 1836
Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. F ardusianus Reyn.
Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. G turtonii Payr.
Unio (Lymnium) requienii var. H platyrinchoideus Dup.
Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus Schröt.
+ Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798
+ Mya crassa Vallot, 1801
+ Unio littoralis Rossmässler, 1837
Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. B. pianensis Farin. in Boub.
Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. C barraudii Bonh.
Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. D minor Rossm.
Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. E cuneatus Jacquem.
+ Unio astierianus Dupuy, 1849
Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. F bigerrensis Mill.
Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. G elongatus Dup.
Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. H subtetragonus Mich.
Unio (Lymnium) rhomboideus var. I draparnaudi [sic] Desh.
Unio (Lymnium) sinuatus Lam.
+ Unio rugosa Poiret, 1801
+ Unio margaritifera Draparnaud, 1801
+ Unio crassissima Férussac, 1827
Unio (Lymnium) sinuatus var. B compressus
Unio (Lymnium) tumidus Philippss.
+ Mya ovata Donovan, 1802
+ Unio rostratus Studer, 1820
+ Mysca solida Turton, 1822
+ Unio inflata Hecart, 1833
Unio (Lymnium) tumidus var. B michaudianus Des Moulins
Unio (Lymnium) tumidus var. C arcuatus Bouch.
Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer (Linn.)
Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer var. B roissyi Mich.
Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer var. C elongatus Lam.
Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer var. D minor Rossm.
+ Unio brunneus Bonhomme, 1840
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