MolluscaBase - Mytilus wolgae C. Pfeiffer, 1828

MolluscaBase name details

Mytilus wolgae C. Pfeiffer, 1828

AphiaID

1609613 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1609613)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)

Rank

Species

Parent

Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Mytilus wolgae C. Pfeiffer, 1828

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Pfeiffer, C. (1821-1828). <i>Naturgeschichte deutscher Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken</i>. Weimar. Abt. 1: i-x, 1-134, pls 1-8 [1821]; Abt. 2: i-viii, 1-40, pls 1-8 [1825]; Abt. 3: i-vi, 1-84, pls 1-8 [1828]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52682383
page(s): 3: 67 [details]

Descriptive notes

Nomenclature Unavailable from Chemnitz, 1795 (non-binominal work) [Kennard & Woodward, 1926: 296]

Nomenclature Unavailable from Chemnitz, 1795 (non-binominal work) [Kennard & Woodward, 1926: 296] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mytilus wolgae C. Pfeiffer, 1828. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1609613 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-11-05 09:06:04Z

created

Vinarski, Maxim

2024-08-17 19:44:53Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Sources (2)
Notes (1)

original description Pfeiffer, C. (1821-1828). <i>Naturgeschichte deutscher Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken</i>. Weimar. Abt. 1: i-x, 1-134, pls 1-8 [1821]; Abt. 2: i-viii, 1-40, pls 1-8 [1825]; Abt. 3: i-vi, 1-84, pls 1-8 [1828]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52682383
page(s): 3: 67 [details]

source of synonymy Kennard, A. S.; Woodward, B. B. (1926). Synonymy of the British non-marine Mollusca (Recent and Post-Tertiary). British Museum, London, xxiv + 447 pp. [27 March]., available online at https://archive.org/download/synonymyofbritis00brit/synonymyofbritis00brit.pdf
page(s): 296 [details]

From editor or global species database

Nomenclature Unavailable from Chemnitz, 1795 (non-binominal work) [Kennard & Woodward, 1926: 296] [details]