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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.

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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.

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.

Cyrena (Corbicula) castanea Morelet, 1865
Morelet, 1865, J. de Conch. 13: 228.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 362, pl. 15, fig. 4.

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.

Cyrena (Corbicula) bocourti Morelet, 1865
Morelet, 1865, J. de Conch. 13: 228.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 361, pl. 16, fig. 2.

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.

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)

Dreissena siamensis Morelet, 1866
Morelet, 1866, Rev. Mag. Zool. 18: 167.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 365, pl. 17, fig. 3 [as ‘Modiola’].

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

Corbicula insularis Morelet, 1875
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 361, pl. 16, fig. 4.
(misidentified reference to Corbicula insularis Prime, 1867)

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.

Corbicula episcopalis Morelet, 1875
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 364, pl. 16, fig. 3.
(misidentified reference to Corbicula episcopalis Prime, 1870)

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)

Anodonta lemeslei Morelet, 1875
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 328, pl. 14, fig. 1.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_3150, Marecages de Battambang, Cambodge.

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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