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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 Megerle von Mühlfeld (1811), 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

Megerle von Mühlfeld, J.K. 1811. Entwurf eines neuen System’s der Schalthiergehäuse. Magazin für die neuesten Entdeckungen in der gesammten Naturkunde 5: 38-72.

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Attributed Genus Names

Pisum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811, Mag. Ges. Nat. Fr. Berlin 5: 57.
‘Mergle’ Gray, 1853, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11: 39.
Bourguignat, 1854, Rev. Mag. Zool. 6(2): 166.
(homonym of Megerle, 1811 [Brach.])

Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811, Mag. Ges. Nat. Fr. Berlin 5: 56.
(renamed Cyanocyclas Blainville, 1818)
Type species: Tellina fluminalis Müller, 1774 (monotypy) = Corbicula fluminalis

Aloidis Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811, Mag. Ges. Nat. Fr. Berlin 5: 67.

Cornea Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811, Mag. Ges. Nat. Fr. Berlin 5: 56.
(renamed Corneocyclas Blainville, 1818)
Type species: Cornea communis Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 (monotypy) = Sphaerium corneum

Attributed Species Names

Pisum gallicum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811, Mag. Ges. Nat. Fr. Berlin 5: 57.

Cornea communis Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811, Mag. Ges. Nat. Fr. Berlin 5: 57.
(new name for Tellina cornea Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxonomic Opinions

Corbicula fluminalis

Cornea communis

Pisum gallicum

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