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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 Agassiz (1846), 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

Agassiz, L. 1846. Nomenclatoris Zoologici Index Universalis.... 393 pp.

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Attributed Genus Names

Aetheria Oken, 1818
Oken, 1818, Isis (Oken) 1818: 1117.
Sowerby, 1825, Zool. Jour. 1: 518.
Berthold in Latreille, 1827, unknown publication: 208.
Wood, 1828, Suppl. Index Testac.: 38 [as ‘Ætheria].
Menke, 1828, Syn. Method. Moll.: 65.
Herrmannsen, 1846, Ind. Gener. Malacol. 1: 22.
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 10.
Adams & Adams, 1857, Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 509.
Woodward, 1871, Man. Moll: 435.
Bourguignat, 1880, Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 53.
Zittel, 1881, Handb. Palaeo. 1: 58.
Westerlund, 1902, Rad. Jugoslav. Akad. 150: 138.
(new name for Etheria Lamarck, 1807)

Barbata Sowerby, 1839
‘Humphrey’ Sowerby, 1839, Conch. Man.: 81.
Agassiz, 1845, Nom. Syst. Gen. Moll.: 10.
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 43.
(error for Barbala Gray, 1825)

Elliptis Agassiz, 1845
‘Rafinesque’ Agassiz, 1845, Nom. Syst. Gen. Moll.: 33.
‘Rafin.’ Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 136.
(error for Elliptio Rafinesque, 1819)

Nilotica Agassiz, 1845
‘(Sow.)’ Agassiz, 1845, Nom. Syst. Gen. Moll.: 58. [nomen nudum]
‘(Sow.)’ Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 249.
(intro'd as syn. of Iridina Lamarck, 1819)

Luticola Agassiz, 1845
‘Goldfuss’ Agassiz, 1845, Nom. Syst. Gen. Moll.: 51.
‘Goldfuss’ Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 217.
(intro'd as syn. of Unio Retzius, 1788)

Toxelasma Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 373.
Thiele, 1934, Handb. Syst. Weichtierk. 3: 835 [1271].
(new name for Toxolasma Rafinesque, 1831)

Myisca Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 242.
(new name for Mysca Turton, 1822)

Corneicyclas Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 100.
(error for Corneocyclas Blainville, 1818)

Baryosta Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 44.
(new name for Bariosta Rafinesque, 1831)

Limnium Agassiz, 1846
‘Oken’ Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 211.
‘Oken’ Stabile, 1859, Atti soc. geol. Milano 1: 170.
‘Oken’ Pallary, 1939, Mém. Inst. Égypte 39: 120.
(error for Lymnium Oken, 1815)

Thelyderma Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 368.
(new name for Theliderma Swainson, 1840)

Haplodon Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 172.
(new name for Rafinesque, 1819 [Gastrop.])

Brachyodontes Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: ??.
Thiele, 1934, Handb. Syst. Weichtierk. 3: 799.
(error for Brachidontes Swainson, 1840)

Anelasmodon Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 22.
(new name for Alasmodonta Say, 1819; new name for Alasmodon Thompson, 1820)

Elasmogona Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 135.
(new name for Lasmigona Rafinesque, 1831)

Potamida Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 306.
Herrmannsen, 1847, Ind. Gener. Malacol. 2: 329.
Thiele, 1934, Handb. Syst. Weichtierk. 3: 816 [1245].
(homonym of Brongniart, 1810 [Gastro.]; new name for Potomida Swainson, 1840)

Monelasmus Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 237.
(new name for Lasmonos Rafinesque, 1831)

Syntoxia Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 359.
(new name for Sintoxia Rafinesque, 1820)

Platyiris Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 295.
(new name for Platiris Lea, 1838)

Pliodon Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 299.
(new name for Pleiodon Conrad, 1834)

Limnadea Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 210.
(new name for Lymnadia Sowerby, 1839)

Pachyodon Agassiz, 1846
‘Stutchb.’ Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 270.
Woodward, 1871, Man. Moll: 434.
(error for Paxyodon Schumacher, 1817)

Amesodon Agassiz, 1846
Agassiz, 1846, Nomencl. Zool. Index Univ.: 17.
(new name for Ameroda Rafinesque, 1820; new name for Amesoda Rafinesque, 1820)

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