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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

For each valid genus, the nominal generic synonyms are listed. The taxonomic history (since 1900) at the bottom of the page lists the genera to which all of the currently included species have been classified.

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genus Quadrula Rafinesque, 1820: nominal genera
     9 valid species

Quadrula Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 305.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 49.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Obliquaria Rafinesque, 1820)
Type species: Obliquaria (Quadrula) quadrula Rafinesque, 1820 (sub. desig. by Herrmannsen, 1848: 384) = Quadrula quadrula

Tritogenia Agassiz, 1852
‘Agassiz’ of Authors.
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 52.
Mörch, 1853, Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 44.
Adams & Adams, 1857, Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 496.
Paetel, 1890, Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 143.
(error for Tritogonia Agassiz, 1852)

Tritogonia Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 48.
Type species: Obliquaria (Ellipsaria) verrucosa Rafinesque, 1820 (orig. desig.) = Quadrula verrucosa

Amphinaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894, Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 556.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Unio couchianus Lea, 1860 (orig. desig.) = Quadrula couchiana

Quodrula Ortmann, 1910
Ortmann, 1910, Nautilus 23(11): 140.
(error for Quadrula Rafinesque, 1820)

Quaduila Preston, 1916
Preston, 1916, Zool. Rec. 51: 66.
(error for Quadrula Rafinesque, 1820)

Tritigonia Morrison, 1955
Morrison, 1955, Ann. Rept. AMU 1955(21): 16.
(error for Tritogonia Agassiz, 1852)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

TritogoniaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1900), Ortmann (1909), Simpson (1914), ..., FMCS (2021), Graf & Cummings (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Quadrula (sec. Theliderma)Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), de Gregorio (1914)
Unio (Pleurobema)Martens (1900)
Unio (s.s.)Call (1900)
QuadrulaOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1910), ..., Hauck et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024)
Uniode Gregorio (1914), Henderson (1935), Yen (1951)
HyriopsisHaas (1924)
Quadrula (s.s.)Frierson (1927), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1930), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Quadrula (Tritogonia)Frierson (1927)
Quadrula (Bullata)Frierson (1927)
Quadrula (Cyclonaias)Haas (1930)
Quadrula (sec. Amphinaias)Thiele (1934)
OrthonymusModell (1957)
Quadrula (Pustulosa)Haas (1969)
Quadrula (Amphinaias)Haas (1969)
ObliquariaBurch (1975)
AmphinaiasIUCN (1996), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010)
Q.Sheng et al. (2014)

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