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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

The nominal species (available and otherwise) in this synonymy are listed by usage rather than strictly by publication date. The primary sorting order is by the most recent year (since 1969) that the species name was treated as valid, and then nominal species are sorted secondarily by publication year.

The taxonomic history of the valid species (since 1900) is listed at the bottom of the page.

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Bivalvia | Myoida | Pholadoidea | Teredinidae | Nausitora

species Nausitora dunlopei Wright, 1864: nominal species

Nausitora dunlopei Wright, 1864
Wright, 1864, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 24: 453, pl. 46, figs. 1-12.

Nausitora dunlopei — Wright (1864), Turner (1966), Bogan (2010), WoRMS (2011), Graf (2013)
Calobates dunlopei — Hedley (1898)

Calobates fluviatilis Hedley, 1898
Hedley, 1898, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales 23: 93, figs. 1-6.

Calobates fluviatilis — Hedley (1898)
Nausitora dunlopei — Turner (1966), WoRMS (2011)

Bankia (Nausitora) smithi Bartsch, 1927
Bartsch, 1927, J. nat. Hist. Siam Soc. 7(1): 61, pl. 6, figs. 1, 6-8, 10, 12.

Bankia (Nausitora) smithi — Bartsch (1927)
Nausitora dunlopei — Turner (1966), WoRMS (2011)

Bankia globosa Sivickis, 1928
Sivickis, 1928, Philippine Jour. Sci. 37: 288, pl. 1, fig. 5.

Bankia globosa — Sivickis (1928)
Nausitora dunlopei — Turner (1966), WoRMS (2011)

Bankia quadrangularis Sivickis, 1928
Sivickis, 1928, Philippine Jour. Sci. 37: 287, pl. 1, fig. 3.

Bankia quadrangularis — Sivickis (1928)
Nausitora dunlopei — Turner (1966), WoRMS (2011)

Bankia triangularis Sivickis, 1928
Sivickis, 1928, Philippine Jour. Sci. 37: 286, pl. 1, fig. 1.

Bankia triangularis — Sivickis (1928)
Nausitora dunlopei — Turner (1966), WoRMS (2011)

Nausitora messeli Iredale, 1932
Iredale, 1932, Destruct. Timber. Sydney: 37, pl. 4, figs. 9-12.

Nausitora messeli — Iredale (1932)
Nausitora dunlopei — Turner (1966), WoRMS (2011)

Bankia pennaanseris Roch, 1935
Roch, 1935, Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 144: 274, pl. 2, fig. 4.

Bankia pennaanseris — Roch (1935)
Nausitora dunlopei — Turner (1966), WoRMS (2011)

Nausitora madagassica Roch, 1935
Roch, 1935, Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 144: 271, pl. 2, fig. 2.

Nausitora madagassica — Roch (1935)
Nausitora dunlopei — Turner (1966), WoRMS (2011)

Nausitora schneideri Moll, 1935
Moll, 1935, Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 144: 271, pl. 2, fig. 1.

Nausitora schneideri — Moll (1935)
Nausitora dunlopei — Turner (1966), WoRMS (2011)

Nausitora queenslandica Iredale, 1936
Iredale, 1936, Queensl. For. Serv. Bull. (12): 37, pl. 2, figs. 8-14.

Nausitora queenslandica — Iredale (1936)
Nausitora dunlopei — Turner (1966), WoRMS (2011)

Bankia (Nausitora) madrasensis Nair, 1956
Nair, 1956, Rec. Ind. Mus. 52: 399, fig. 5a-d.

Bankia (Nausitora) madrasensis — Nair (1956)
Nausitora dunlopei — Turner (1966), WoRMS (2011)

Nausitora lanceolata Rajagopal, 1964
Rajagopal, 1964, Jour. Bombay nat. Hist. 61(1): 109,pl. figs. 1-3, text fig. 1.

Nausitora lanceolata — Rajagopal (1964)
Nausitora dunlopei — Turner (1966)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Bankia (Nausitora) smithi — Bartsch (1927)
Bankia globosa — Sivickis (1928)
Bankia quadrangularis — Sivickis (1928)
Bankia triangularis — Sivickis (1928)
Nausitora messeli — Iredale (1932)
Bankia pennaanseris — Roch (1935)
Nausitora madagassica — Roch (1935)
Nausitora schneideri — Moll (1935)
Nausitora queenslandica — Iredale (1936)
Bankia (Nausitora) madrasensis — Nair (1956)
Nausitora lanceolata — Rajagopal (1964)
Nausitora dunlopei — Turner (1966), Bogan (2010), WoRMS (2011), Graf (2013)

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