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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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This page documents data for Morelet (1875), such as genera and species attributed to that publication (including known misspellings, misidentifications, and other unavailable names) as well as taxonomic opinions, if available. Taxonomic opinions refer to uses of genera and species as valid and invalid in that work. The MUSSEL Project Database has moved to a new server, with a new URL! The new address for this page is: https://musselpdb.org/db.php?ty=publ&id=1122
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Publication information
Morelet, A. 1875. Séries Conchyliologiques comprenant l’énumération de Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueilles pendant le cours de différents voyages ainsi que la description de plusieurs espèces nouvelles 4. 377 pp.
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Attributed Species Names
Unio massini Morelet, 1864
 
Morelet, 1864, J. de Conch. 12: 288.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 348, pl. 15, fig. 1 [2].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-1590, Cochin China.
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Unio pellislacerti Morelet, 1865
 
Morelet, 1865, J. de Conch. 13: 22 [as ‘pellis-lacerti’].
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 355, pl. 17, fig. 5 [as ‘pellis-lacerti].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-1969, Cochin China.
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Cyrena (Corbicula) castanea Morelet, 1865
Morelet, 1865, J. de Conch. 13: 228.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 362, pl. 15, fig. 4.
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Unio misellus Morelet, 1865
 
Morelet, 1865, J. de Conch. 13: 21.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 341, pl. 14, fig. 2.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-1593, Siam.
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Cyrena (Corbicula) bocourti Morelet, 1865
Morelet, 1865, J. de Conch. 13: 228.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 361, pl. 16, fig. 2.
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Monocondylaea exilis Morelet, 1866
 
Morelet, 1866, J. de Conch. 14: 63.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 340, pl. 17, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-1981, Lac Tonli-Sap Cambodia.
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Monocondylaea mouhotiana Lea, 1866
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1866, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 65 [69], pl. 21, fig. 62.
Lea, 1870, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 73.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 339.
Crosse & Fischer, 1876, J. de Conch. 24: 332.
Fischer, 1891, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 4: 220 [as ‘Pseudodon mouhotianus’].
(error for Monocondyloea mouhotii Lea, 1863)
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Dreissena siamensis Morelet, 1866
Morelet, 1866, Rev. Mag. Zool. 18: 167.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 365, pl. 17, fig. 3 [as ‘Modiola’].
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Unio micropterus Morelet, 1866
 
Morelet, 1866, J. de Conch. 14: 63.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 349, pl. 15, fig. 6 [7].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-1596, Cambodia.
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Anodonta bellua Morelet, 1866
Morelet, 1866, Rev. Mag. Zool. 18: 167.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 331 [as ‘Dipsas’].
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MCZ_175610, Lake Touli-Sap, Cambodia, Indo China.
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Monocondylus orbicularis Morelet, 1866
 
Morelet, 1866, Rev. Mag. Zool. 18: 167.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 338, pl. 16, fig. 5 [as ‘Pseudodon’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-1982, Battambang, Siam.
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Monocondylus tumidus Morelet, 1866
 
Morelet, 1866, J. de Conch. 14: 62.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 337, pl. 16, fig. 1 [as ‘Pseudodon’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-1734, Cambodia.
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Corbicula amiralis Prime, 1870
‘Prime’ of Authors.
Prime, 1870, Amer. J. Conch. 5: 128.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 363.
(error for Corbicula ammiralis Prime, 1870)
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Corbicula insularis Morelet, 1875
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 361, pl. 16, fig. 4.
(misidentified reference to Corbicula insularis Prime, 1867)
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Anodonta linguaeformis Morelet, 1875
 
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 329, pl. 14, fig. 5 [as ‘linguæformis’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-614, Cambodia.
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Corbicula episcopalis Morelet, 1875
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 364, pl. 16, fig. 3.
(misidentified reference to Corbicula episcopalis Prime, 1870)
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Unio paivaeanus Morelet, 1875
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 353 [as ‘paivæanus’].
Morlet, 1889, J. de Conch. 37: 164 [as ‘paivæanus’].
(error for Unio paivanus Morelet, 1865)
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Anodonta lemeslei Morelet, 1875
 
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 328, pl. 14, fig. 1.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_3150, Marecages de Battambang, Cambodge.
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Taxonomic Opinions
Anodonta exilis Lea, 1839
+ Anodonta polita Mousson, 1849
+ Anodonta siliqua Küster, 1853
Anodonta lemeslei
Anodonta linguæformis
Corbicula amiralis [sic] Prime
Corbicula bocourti Morlt.
Corbicula castanea Morlt.
Corbicula episcopalis Prime
Corbicula gubernatoria Prime
Corbicula insularis Prime
Corbicula larnaudieri Prime
Corbicula moreletiana Prime
Cyrena pallida Desh.
Cyrena sumatrensis Sow.
+ Cyrena siamica Prime, 1867
Cyrena triangula Busch
+ Cyrena triangularis Metcalfe, 1852
Dipsas bellua Morlt.
Dipsas plicatus Leach
+ Symphynota bialata Lea, 1829
+ Unio plicatus Sowerby, 1866
Modiola siamensis Morlt.
Pseudodon cambodjensis Petit
Pseudodon exilis Morlt.
Pseudodon mouhotianus [sic] Lea
Pseudodon orbicularis Morlt.
Pseudodon tumidus Morlt.
Pseudodon zollingeri Mouss.
+ Anodonta cumingii Lea, 1851
Unio delphinus Grun.
+ Unio megapterus Morelet, 1864
Unio gravidus Lea
+ Unio abnormis Morelet, 1862
Unio hainesianus Lea
+ Unio imperialis Morelet, 1862
Unio ingallsianus Lea
Unio inornatus Lea
+ Unio inornatus Reeve, 1865
Unio massini Morlt.
Unio micropterus Morlt.
Unio misellus Morlt.
Unio myersianus Lea
+ Unio housei Lea, 1856
Unio pellis-lacerti Morlt.
Unio rusticus Lea
+ Unio paivanus Morelet, 1865
Unio scobinatus Lea
+ Unio mandarinus Morelet, 1864
+ Unio venustus Morelet, 1866
Unio tumidulus Lea
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