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

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Bivalvia

unionoid nomena dubia species

Limnaea fusca Poli, 1795
Poli, 1795, Testacea Utriusque Siciliae 2: 253.

Unio angusta Lamarck, 1819
Lister, 1685, Conch.: pl. 147, fig. 3 ?. [pre-linnaean]
Lamarck, 1819, Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 80, sp. 42.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MPL_0032, Habite..... Mus. n°.

Obliquaria (Plagiola) cliffordiana Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 321 [also as ‘Unio cliffordiana’].
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 63.

Mytilus dentatus Turton, 1822
Turton, 1822, Conch. Ins. Brit.: 115.

Anodonta radiata Bory de St. Vincent, 1827
Bruguière, 1797, Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 203 [204], fig. 4a-b [as Anodontites sp.].
‘Val.’ Bory de St. Vincent, 1827, Encycl. Méth. 2: 147.
(homonym of Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis var. radiata Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio concentrica Bory de St. Vincent, 1827
Bruguière, 1797, Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 249, fig. 3 [as Unio sp.].
‘Val.’ Bory de St. Vincent, 1827, Encycl. Méth. 2: 151.

Unio radula Say, 1829
Say, 1829, New Harm. Dissem. 2(20): 323.

Bariosta diaphanus Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 3.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 74.

Bariosta diploderma Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 2.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 73.

Bariosta lasmabrachys Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 3.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 74.

Bariosta montanus Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 2.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 73.

Bariosta diaphanus var. lineolata Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 3.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 74.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Bariosta diaphanus Rafinesque, 1831)

Diplasma marginata Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 6.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 83.

Diplasma similis Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 6.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 83.

Diplasma (Hemisolasma?) vitrea Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 6.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 83.

Lampsilis fulgens Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 7.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 84.

Lasmigona sulcata Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 5.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 79.

Lasmigona viridis Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 5.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 80.

Lasmigona viridis var. chloris Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 5.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 80.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Lasmigona viridis Rafinesque, 1831)

Lasmigona viridis var. fuscata Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 5.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 80.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Lasmigona viridis Rafinesque, 1831)

Lasmigona viridis var. radiata Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 5.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 80.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Lasmigona viridis Rafinesque, 1831)

Obliquaria rivularis Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 3.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 76.

Obliquaria (Aximedia) castaneus Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 4.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 76.

Obliquaria (Scalenaria) fontinalis Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 3.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 76.

Obliquaria (Sintoxia) chloris Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 4.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 76.

Sulcularia papyracea Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 5.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 81.

Toxolasma cinerescens Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 2.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 72.

Toxolasma flexus Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 2.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 73.

Truncilla granulata Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 4.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 77.

Truncilla perplexa Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 4.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 76.

Anodonta aperta Rafinesque, 1832
Rafinesque, 1832, Atl. Jour. 1(4): 154.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 92.

Unio paphos Rafinesque, 1832
Rafinesque, 1832, Atl. Jour. 1(4): 154.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 92.

Anodonta fragilis Fitzinger, 1833
Fitzinger, 1833, Syst, Verz. Österr. Weichth.: 120.

Anodon anatinus Sowerby, 1836
Sowerby, 1836, Rich. Faun. Borealé Am. 3: 316.

Anodonta trigona Held, 1836
Held, 1836, Isis (Oken) 1836: 280.
(homonym of Anodon trigonus Wagner, 1827)

Unio iridescens Conrad, 1838
Conrad, 1838, Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 2(11): back cover.

Unio antiquatus Anton, 1839
Anton, 1839, Verz. Conchylien: 14, sp. 545.

Unio rugosus Anton, 1839
Anton, 1839, Verz. Conchylien: 14, sp. 546.
(homonym of Unio rugosa Poiret, 1801)

Unio (s.s.) longedentatus Anton, 1839
Anton, 1839, Verz. Conchylien: 14, no. 543.

Anodon pictus Swainson, 1841
Swainson, 1841, Ex. Conch.: 39.

Unio madagascariensis Sganzin, 1841
Sganzin, 1841, Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Strasbourg 3: 8.

Unio plombarius Villa, 1841
Villa, 1841, Dispos. Syst. Conchyl.: 62.

Anodonta dalei Lesson, 1844
Lesson, 1844, Complé. de Buffon 1: 155, pl. 3, fig. 1.

Unio wolwichii Morelet, 1845
Morelet, 1845, Moll. Terr. Fluv. Portugal: 105, pl. 13, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-1964, les eaux de la Vallèe du Tage, entre Villa-Nova et Azumbuja [Portugal].

Anodonta cornea Philippi, 1849
Philippi, 1849, Z. Malak. 5(9): 130.
Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_5163, See von Nikaragua.

Unio altus Conrad, 1854
Conrad, 1854, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 2(4): 298, pl. 27, fig. 5.

Unio taumilapanus Conrad, 1855
Conrad, 1855, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 7: 256.
(renamed Unio tamaulipasensis Fischer & Crosse, 1894)

Unio shuttleworthi Küster, 1856
‘Charpentier mss.’ Küster, 1856, Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 152, pl. 44, fig. 2.

Unio fluctiger Lea, 1859
Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 250 [68], pl. 39, fig. 130.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_1965169, Hab._? [Asia ?].

Anodon triangularis Sowerby, 1867
‘Lanza?’ Sowerby, 1867, Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 15, sp. 56.
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1870, Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 29, fig. 56b.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1965211, Hab._?

Anodon brevis Sowerby, 1870
Sowerby, 1870, Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 31, sp. 124.

Anodonta martensii Clessin, 1876
Clessin, 1876, Conchyl. Cab.: 181, pl. 63, fig. 2.

Unio pancici Drouët, 1882
Drouët, 1882, Unionidae de Serbie: 17.

Unio eumacrus Bourguignat, 1883
Letourneux in Bourguignat, 1883, Aperçu Unionid. Pénins. Ital.: 30.

Unio vittorioi Bourguignat, 1883
Bourguignat, 1883, Aperçu Unionid. Pénins. Ital.: 28.

Unio peracutus Servain, 1888
Servain, 1888, Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 318.

Unio clessini Drouët, 1892
Drouët, 1892, J. de Conch. 40: 89.

Unio mansellianus Drouët, 1893
Drouët, 1893, J. de Conch. 41: 40.

Unio tamaulipasensis Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894, Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(16): 621.
(new name for Unio taumilapanus Conrad, 1855)

Unio yliscerus Rochebrune, 1903
‘Locard’ Rochebrune, 1903, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 9: 390.

Microdontia ovata Haas, 1910
Haas, 1910, Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 42: 100.
Haas, 1911, Conch. Cab. 9 (pt. 2, h. 43): pl. 16, fig. 5.
Haas, 1913, Conch. Cab. 9 (pt. 2, h. 48): 161.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE SMF_3531, N. Guinea; Umg. v. Konstantinhafen ?

Unio (—?) malgachensis Germain, 1911
Germain, 1911, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 139, pl. 1, figs. 3-5.
Germain, 1918, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 24: 36.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_20832, Madagascar.

Anodonta foliopsis de Gregorio, 1914
de Gregorio, 1914, Il Nat. Siciliano 2: 63, pl. 11, figs. 4a-c.

Anodonta ferussaceana [sic] var. incertopsis de Gregorio, 1914
de Gregorio, 1914, Il Nat. Siciliano 2: 64, pl. 11, figs. 5a-b.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta ferussaciana Lea, 1834)

Anodonta subcilindracea [sic] var. propexilis de Gregorio, 1914
de Gregorio, 1914, Il Nat. Siciliano 2: 63, pl. 12, figs. 1a-e.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta subcylindracea Lea, 1838)

Unio plenus var. interduos de Gregorio, 1914
de Gregorio, 1914, Il Nat. Siciliano 2: 48.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio plenus Lea, 1840)

Unio cathaicus Haas, 1930
Haas, 1930, Senckenbergiana 12(1): 7, figs. 6-7.
Type(s): TYPE SMF_3657, Hunan, M. China.

Rugoshyria aquilonalis Iredale, 1934
Iredale, 1934, Austral. Zool. 8: 72, pl. 5, fig. 9; pl. 6, fig. 8.
Iredale, 1943, Austral. Zool. 10: 190.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_484, Bloomfield River, Queensland, Australia [-15.95, 145.333 ± 10 km].

Rugoshyria interserta Iredale, 1934
Iredale, 1934, Austral. Zool. 8: 72, pl. 5, fig. 8; pl. 6, fig. 9.
Iredale, 1943, Austral. Zool. 10: 190.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMS_61949, Mary River at Kenilworth, N of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [-26.6, 152.733 ± 10 km].

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