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Nodularia Conrad, 1853
747091 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:747091)
accepted
Genus
Unio douglasiae J. E. Gray, 1833 accepted as Nodularia douglasiae (J. E. Gray, 1833) (type by monotypy)
Lanceolaria (Nodularidia) T. D. A. Cockerell, 1901 · unaccepted (unnecessary nom. nov. pro...)
unnecessary nom. nov. pro Nodularia Conrad, 1853
Nodularia (Amurunio) Zatravkin & Starobogatov, 1987 · unaccepted
Nodularia (Magadaninaia) Martynov & Chernyshev, 1992 · unaccepted
Nodularia (Nodularia) Conrad, 1853 · unaccepted
Oxynaia F. Haas, 1913 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Unio (Nodularia) Conrad, 1853 · unaccepted (original rank)
- Species Nodularia akbaurensis Maderni, 1974 †
- Species Nodularia baibishensis (Martinson, 1990) †
- Species Nodularia bersenevi (Popova, 1963) †
- Species Nodularia breviconcha J. H. Lee, S. K. Kim, Bogan & T. Kondo, 2020
- Species Nodularia cunhatia S. Schneider, 2013 †
- Species Nodularia cylindracea C. T. Simpson, 1900
- Species Nodularia diespiter (Mabille, 1887)
- Species Nodularia distinguenda (Lindholm, 1932) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Vased on a junior homonym)
- Species Nodularia dorri (Wattebled, 1886)
- Species Nodularia douglasiae (J. E. Gray, 1833)
- Species Nodularia dualobtusus R. Wu & L. Liu, 2024
- Species Nodularia falsiunio Popova & Starobogatov, 1970 †
- Species Nodularia ferrata (Tolstikova, 1976) †
- Species Nodularia firmusoides (Martinson, 1951) †
- Species Nodularia fossilis (Martinson, 1951) †
- Species Nodularia fusiformans R. Wu & L. Liu, 2024
- Species Nodularia gladiator (Ancey, 1881)
- Species Nodularia guiensis K.Y. Hou & R.W. Wu, 2025
- Species Nodularia hanensis R. Wu & L. Liu, 2024
- Species Nodularia huana R. Wu & L. Liu, 2024
- Species Nodularia kenderleica Maderni, 1964 †
- Species Nodularia kizylaigirensis (Lindholm, 1932) †
- Species Nodularia lapedosa (Tolstikova, 1976) †
- Species Nodularia lindholmi Chepalyga, 1971 †
- Species Nodularia lungershauseni Popova & Starobogatov, 1970 †
- Species Nodularia madernyi Popova & Starobogatov, 1970 †
- Species Nodularia micheloti (Morlet, 1886)
- Species Nodularia mugodjarica (Bogachev, 1961) †
- Species Nodularia nipponensis (E. von Martens, 1877)
- Species Nodularia nuxpersicae (Dunker, 1848)
- Species Nodularia oviformis (Popova, 1964) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
- Species Nodularia paradouglasiae Popova, 1981 †
- Species Nodularia persculpta F. Haas, 1910
- Species Nodularia petrovski (Popova, 1963) †
- Species Nodularia prigorovskii (Bogachev, 1961) †
- Species Nodularia pseudodistorta (Martinson, 1951) †
- Species Nodularia pugiuncula (Blanford, 1883) †
- Species Nodularia sainshandica (Barsbold, 1972) †
- Species Nodularia sibirica (Popova & Starobogatov, 1970) †
- Species Nodularia subdactylina (Martinson, 1951) †
- Species Nodularia subsculpta (Martinson & Tolstikova, 1969) †
- Species Nodularia transrhyphaea (Bogachev, 1924) †
- Subgenus Nodularia (Amurunio) Zatravkin & Starobogatov, 1987 accepted as Nodularia Conrad, 1853
- Subgenus Nodularia (Cafferia) C. T. Simpson, 1900 accepted as Cafferia C. T. Simpson, 1900 accepted as Unio Philipsson, 1788 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Nodularia (Coelatura) Conrad, 1853 accepted as Caelatura 'Conrad, 1853' accepted as Coelatura Conrad, 1853
- Species Nodularia (Caelatura) cariei Germain, 1919 accepted as Coelatura aegyptiaca (Cailliaud, 1823)
- Species Nodularia (Caelatura) ellenbergeri Germain, 1920 accepted as Coelatura kunenensis (Mousson, 1888)
- Species Nodularia (Caelatura) sobaensis Preston, 1914 accepted as Coelatura aegyptiaca (Cailliaud, 1823) (junior synonym)
- Subgenus Nodularia (Cylindrica) C. T. Simpson, 1900 accepted as Cylindrica C. T. Simpson, 1900 accepted as Lanceolaria Conrad, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Nodularia (Inversidens) F. Haas, 1911 accepted as Inversidens F. Haas, 1911 (original rank)
- Subgenus Nodularia (Lanceolaria) Conrad, 1853 accepted as Lanceolaria Conrad, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Nodularia (Lanceolaria) bilirata E. von Martens, 1902 accepted as Lanceolaria bilirata (E. von Martens, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nodularia (Lanceolaria) laevis E. von Martens, 1902 accepted as Lanceolaria laevis (E. von Martens, 1902) (basionym)
- Subgenus Nodularia (Magadaninaia) Martynov & Chernyshev, 1992 accepted as Nodularia Conrad, 1853
- Species Nodularia (Magadaninaia) extremalis Martynov & Chernyshev, 1992 accepted as Nodularia douglasiae (J. E. Gray, 1833) (a junior synonym)
- Subgenus Nodularia (Nodularia) Conrad, 1853 accepted as Nodularia Conrad, 1853
- Species Nodularia (Nodularia) chaudhurii Preston, 1912 accepted as Radiatula chaudhurii (Preston, 1912) (original combination)
- Species Nodularia (Nodularia) moskvichevae Bogatov & Starobogatov, 1992 accepted as Nodularia moskvichevae Bogatov & Starobogatov, 1992 accepted as Nodularia douglasiae (J. E. Gray, 1833) (basionym)
- Species Nodularia (Nodularia) pecten Preston, 1912 accepted as Indonaia substriata (I. Lea, 1856) (a junior synonym)
- Species Nodularia (Nodularia) theobaldi Preston, 1912 accepted as Indonaia theobaldi (Preston, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Nodularia (Radiatula) C. T. Simpson, 1900 accepted as Radiatula C. T. Simpson, 1900 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nodularia (Radiatula) lima C. T. Simpson, 1900 accepted as Pseudoscabies scobina (Hanley, 1856)
- Subgenus Nodularia (Scabies) F. Haas, 1911 accepted as Scabies F. Haas, 1911 (original rank)
- Species Nodularia amurensis (Mousson, 1887) accepted as Nodularia douglasiae (J. E. Gray, 1833) (a junior synonym)
- Species Nodularia betekeiensis (Lindholm, 1932) † accepted as Sibirunio betekeiensis (Lindholm, 1932) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nodularia cariei Germain, 1919 accepted as Coelatura aegyptiaca (Cailliaud, 1823)
- Species Nodularia continentalis F. Haas, 1910 accepted as Inversidens pantoensis (Neumayr, 1899) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nodularia croninae B. Walker, 1922 accepted as Leoparreysia tavoyensis (A. Gould, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nodularia cylindrica [sic] accepted as Nodularia cylindracea C. T. Simpson, 1900 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Nodularia extremalis Martynov & Chernyshev, 1992 accepted as Nodularia douglasiae (J. E. Gray, 1833)
- Species Nodularia fischeriania C. T. Simpson, 1900 accepted as Contradens contradens (I. Lea, 1838) accepted as Lens contradens (I. Lea, 1838) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, in error for Unio fischerianus Morlet, 1883)
- Species Nodularia hirasei F. Haas, 1911 accepted as Inversiunio reinianus (Kobelt, 1879) (junior synonym)
- Species Nodularia jourdyi (Morlet, 1886) accepted as Nodularia douglasiae (J. E. Gray, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nodularia lebedevi Zatravkin & Starobogatov, 1984 accepted as Nodularia douglasiae (J. E. Gray, 1833)
- Species Nodularia middendorffi (Westerlund, 1890) accepted as Nodularia douglasiae (J. E. Gray, 1833) (a junior synonym)
- Species Nodularia moskvichevae Bogatov & Starobogatov, 1992 accepted as Nodularia douglasiae (J. E. Gray, 1833)
- Species Nodularia orientalis (I. Lea, 1840) accepted as Elongaria orientalis (I. Lea, 1840) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nodularia parcedentata F. Haas, 1911 accepted as Inversidens brandtii (Kobelt, 1879) (junior synonym)
- Species Nodularia pazii (I. Lea, 1862) accepted as Ensidens ingallsianus (I. Lea, 1852) (junior synonym)
- Species Nodularia petrovskyi [sic] † accepted as Nodularia petrovski (Popova, 1963) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Nodularia pisciformis Yokoyama, 1932 † accepted as Lanceolaria pisciformis (Yokoyama, 1932) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nodularia rohani Germain, 1925 accepted as Coelatura kunenensis (Mousson, 1888) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nodularia rustica (I. Lea, 1856) accepted as Lens contradens (I. Lea, 1838) (a junior synonym)
- Species Nodularia sakhalinensis Bogatov, 2001 accepted as Nodularia douglasiae (J. E. Gray, 1833)
- Species Nodularia sobaensis Preston, 1914 accepted as Coelatura aegyptiaca (Cailliaud, 1823) (junior synonym)
- Species Nodularia sobolus C. T. Simpson, 1900 accepted as Contradens contradens (I. Lea, 1838) accepted as Lens contradens (I. Lea, 1838) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, in error for Unio soboles Fischer, 1891)
- Species Nodularia subjapanensis Yokoyama, 1932 † accepted as Anodonta subjapanensis (Yokoyama, 1932) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nodularia subplanatus (Lindholm, 1932) † accepted as Unio subplanatus Lindholm, 1932 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nodularia sujfunica Moskvicheva, 1973 accepted as Nodularia douglasiae (J. E. Gray, 1833)
- Species Nodularia tumidula (I. Lea, 1856) accepted as Lens contradens (I. Lea, 1838) (a junior synonym)
- Species Nodularia vitiensis A. M. Davies, 1927 † accepted as Mactra (Mactrotoma) vitiensis (A. M. Davies, 1927) † accepted as Mactrotoma vitiensis (A. M. Davies, 1927) †
- Species Nodularia vladivostokensis Moskvicheva, 1973 accepted as Nodularia douglasiae (J. E. Gray, 1833)
- Species Nodularia denserugata F. Haas, 1910 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Nodularia undulata F. Haas, 1910 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
recent + fossil
feminine
(of Unio (Nodularia) Conrad, 1853) Conrad, T. A. (1853). A synopsis of the family of Naiades of North America, with notes, and a table of some of the genera and sub-genera of the family, according to their geographical distribution, and descriptions of genera and sub-genera. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6(7): 243-269., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779779
page(s): 267, 268 [details]
page(s): 267, 268 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nodularia Conrad, 1853. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=747091 on 2025-06-30
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original description
(of Lanceolaria (Nodularidia) T. D. A. Cockerell, 1901) Cockerell, T. D. A. (1901). [Review of] Synopsis of the Naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels, by C. T. Simpson. <em>Science.</em> ser. 2, 13(338): 983-984., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31199310
page(s): 984 [details]
original description (of Unio (Nodularia) Conrad, 1853) Conrad, T. A. (1853). A synopsis of the family of Naiades of North America, with notes, and a table of some of the genera and sub-genera of the family, according to their geographical distribution, and descriptions of genera and sub-genera. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6(7): 243-269., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779779
page(s): 267, 268 [details]
original description (of Oxynaia F. Haas, 1913) Haas, F. (1913). Neue Najadengattungen. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 45(1): 33-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15107996
page(s): 34 [details]
original description (of Nodularia (Amurunio) Zatravkin & Starobogatov, 1987) Zatravkin M.N., Bogatov V.V. (1987). Krupnye dvustvorchatye molliuski presnykh i solonovatykh vod Dalnego Vostoka SSSR: opredelitel. [Large bivalve molluscs in fresh and marine waters of the Far East of the USSR: keys to identification]. <em>Vladivostok: DVO AN SSSR.</em> 152 p. [in Russian].
page(s): 60 [details]
original description (of Nodularia (Magadaninaia) Martynov & Chernyshev, 1992) Martynov, A.V., Chernyshev A.V. (1992). New and rare species of freshwater bivalves from the Soviet Far East. <em>Zoologicheskiy Zhurnal.</em> 71: 18-23.
page(s): 19 [details]
taxonomy source Lopes-Lima, M.; Hattori, A.; Kondo, T.; Hee Lee, J.; Ki Kim, S.; Shirai, A.; Hayashi, H.; Usui, T.; Sakuma, K.; Toriya, T.; Sunamura, Y.; Ishikawa, H.; Hoshino, N.; Kusano, Y.; Kumaki, H.; Utsugi, Y.; Yabe, S.; Yoshinari, Y.; Hiruma, H.; Tanaka, A.; Sao, K.; Ueda, T.; Sano, I.; Miyazaki, J.-I.; Gonçalves, D. V.; Klishko, O. K.; Konopleva, E. S.; Vikhrev, I. V.; Kondakov, A. V.; Yu. Gofarov, M.; Bolotov, I. N.; Sayenko, E. M.; Soroka, M.; Zieritz, A.; Bogan, A. E.; Froufe, E. (2020). Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from the rising sun (Far East Asia): phylogeny, systematics, and distribution. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 146: 106755., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106755 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Ortmann, A. E. (1918). The identity of the nayad-genus <i>Nodularia</i> Conrad with <i>Unio retzius</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 31(4): 128-131., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42799854 [details]
additional source Frierson, L. S. (1911). Notes on Oriental Unionidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 24(9): 97-98., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1760904
page(s): 97-98 [details]
page(s): 984 [details]
original description (of Unio (Nodularia) Conrad, 1853) Conrad, T. A. (1853). A synopsis of the family of Naiades of North America, with notes, and a table of some of the genera and sub-genera of the family, according to their geographical distribution, and descriptions of genera and sub-genera. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6(7): 243-269., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779779
page(s): 267, 268 [details]
original description (of Oxynaia F. Haas, 1913) Haas, F. (1913). Neue Najadengattungen. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 45(1): 33-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15107996
page(s): 34 [details]
original description (of Nodularia (Amurunio) Zatravkin & Starobogatov, 1987) Zatravkin M.N., Bogatov V.V. (1987). Krupnye dvustvorchatye molliuski presnykh i solonovatykh vod Dalnego Vostoka SSSR: opredelitel. [Large bivalve molluscs in fresh and marine waters of the Far East of the USSR: keys to identification]. <em>Vladivostok: DVO AN SSSR.</em> 152 p. [in Russian].
page(s): 60 [details]
original description (of Nodularia (Magadaninaia) Martynov & Chernyshev, 1992) Martynov, A.V., Chernyshev A.V. (1992). New and rare species of freshwater bivalves from the Soviet Far East. <em>Zoologicheskiy Zhurnal.</em> 71: 18-23.
page(s): 19 [details]
taxonomy source Lopes-Lima, M.; Hattori, A.; Kondo, T.; Hee Lee, J.; Ki Kim, S.; Shirai, A.; Hayashi, H.; Usui, T.; Sakuma, K.; Toriya, T.; Sunamura, Y.; Ishikawa, H.; Hoshino, N.; Kusano, Y.; Kumaki, H.; Utsugi, Y.; Yabe, S.; Yoshinari, Y.; Hiruma, H.; Tanaka, A.; Sao, K.; Ueda, T.; Sano, I.; Miyazaki, J.-I.; Gonçalves, D. V.; Klishko, O. K.; Konopleva, E. S.; Vikhrev, I. V.; Kondakov, A. V.; Yu. Gofarov, M.; Bolotov, I. N.; Sayenko, E. M.; Soroka, M.; Zieritz, A.; Bogan, A. E.; Froufe, E. (2020). Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from the rising sun (Far East Asia): phylogeny, systematics, and distribution. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 146: 106755., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106755 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Ortmann, A. E. (1918). The identity of the nayad-genus <i>Nodularia</i> Conrad with <i>Unio retzius</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 31(4): 128-131., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42799854 [details]
additional source Frierson, L. S. (1911). Notes on Oriental Unionidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 24(9): 97-98., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1760904
page(s): 97-98 [details]
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