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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 Philippi (1847), 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

Philippi, R.A. 1847. Abblildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien 3: 1-50.

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Attributed Species Names

Unio osbeckii Philippi, 1844
Philippi, 1844, Z. Malak. 1: 164.
Philippi, 1847, Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 45, pl. 3, fig. 1.

Unio auratus Philippi, 1847
‘Swainson’ Philippi, 1847, Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 49, pl. 4, fig. 1.
(homonym of Unio (Elliptio) aurata Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio araucanus Philippi, 1847
Philippi, 1847, Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 50, pl. 3, fig. 3.

Unio teretiusculus Philippi, 1847
Philippi, 1847, Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 45, pl. 3, fig. 3.

Unio molinae Philippi, 1847
Philippi, 1847, Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 50, pl. 4, fig. 4.

Unio fulmineus Philippi, 1847
‘Parreyss’ Philippi, 1847, Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 46, pl. 3, figs. 5-6.
Type(s): SYNTYPES? BMNH_41-4-18-135-138, Australia [No - SE Asia].

Unio lithophagus Philippi, 1847
‘Parreyss’ Philippi, 1847, Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 45.

Unio ambiguus Philippi, 1847
‘Parreyss’ Philippi, 1847, Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 47, pl. 3, fig. 2.
(renamed Unio philippianus Küster, 1861)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_41-4-29-103, Australia.

Unio multidentatus Philippi, 1847
‘Parreyss’ Philippi, 1847, Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 46, pl. 3, fig. 4.

Taxonomic Opinions

Unio ambiguus ‘Parreyss’

Unio araucanus Ph.

Unio auratus ‘Swainson’

Unio chilensis Gray

Unio fulmineus ‘Parreyss’

Unio molinae Ph.

Unio multidentatus ‘Parreyss’

Unio osbeckii Philippi, 1845

Unio pictorum
+ Mya nodosa Gmelin, 1791
+ Unio nodulosa Lamarck, 1819

Unio teretiusculus Ph.
+ Unio lithophagus Philippi, 1847

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