MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Lamellidentini | Lamellidens
species Lamellidens lamellatus (Lea, 1838): specimens
2 available nominal species synonyms (3 total synonyms)
Recent Taxonomic Opinions
Lamellidens lamellatus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Nesemann et al. (2007), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), Bolotov et al. (2022), Campbell & Lydeard (2026), Konopleva et al. (2026)
“Lamellidens aff. marginalis sp. 4” ** — Bolotov et al. (2017), Huang et al. (2019)
Lamellidens (marginalis-group) lamellatus — Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2024)
Lamellidens (marginalis-group) marginalis — Bolotov et al. (2022)
Range
Widespread in India. (East Asia: AS7)
Map of Georeferenced Specimens
MUSSELp Specimen Records
Type Specimens
USNM_85173
Ganges R., India
type
Unio lamellatus Lea, 1838
BMNH_1965159
Ceylon
holotype
Unio layardii Lea, 1859
Other Specimens by Collection | show by country
6 Specimens from ANSP
ANSP_291100
Burrampoota R. [India]
ANSP_41779
Calcutta
ANSP_125653
India
ANSP_41875
India
ANSP_68493
India
ANSP_125480
Ceylon
17 Specimens from BMNH
BMNH_MP_0634
[India or Ceylon]
BMNH_MP_D367
[locality illegible - Asia]
BMNH_2382-03-7-1
Hill streams between Chingus & Nousheira, Rajauri R., in Sivaliks, Kashmir Territory
BMNH_MP_0631
Bengal
BMNH_MP_0632
E. India
BMNH_MP_D317
probably Godavari
BMNH_MP_D031
Bhamo, Upper Burma
BMNH_MP_0633
Mogaung Chaung, a tributary of the Ayewaddy, Kachin, northern Myamar (Burma)
BMNH_33-12-4-XXX
Pegu
BMNH_433-06-1-1
Pegu
BMNH_623-06-1-1
Pegu
BMNH_8-12-4-1720
Ceylon
BMNH_MP_D032
Ceylon
BMNH_49-12-29-11-12
Ceylon
BMNH_MP_0635
Ceylon
BMNH_MP_0636
Kandy, Ceylon
BMNH_91-11-12-1
Lake of Kandy, Ceylon
1 Specimens from CAS
CAS_180822
BURMA [UNION OF MYANMAR]: Ayeyarwady River: Magway Division: oxbow lake next to corn field, approx 1 km W of river 21.217617, 94.9189
3 Specimens from MCZ
2 Specimens from MNHN
MNHN_MP_3853
Ceylon
MNHN_MP_3860
Ceylon
1 Specimens from NCSM
NCSM_55422
Asia, Indus Basin, Pakistan, Sindh, Halay Lake [Haleji Lake], near main road, about 16 km [ 10n air miles NW center] of Thatta. 24.82127° N, 67.78631° E
5 Specimens from SMF
10 Specimens from UMMZ
UMMZ_110844
Calcutta, India
UMMZ_110847
India
UMMZ_110848
Kattiawar, British India
UMMZ_110841
Bhamo, Burma
UMMZ_22860
Pegu
UMMZ_110845
Pegu, Burma
UMMZ_110846
Ceylon
UMMZ_23065
Ceylon
UMMZ_110842
Kandy Lake, Ceylon
UMMZ_110843
Tigris River, Assyria [erroneous]
7 Specimens from USNM
USNM_40821
Canton River, China
USNM_85175
Calcutta, India
USNM_85174
India
USNM_123291
India
USNM_126473
India
USNM_149793
India
USNM_41162
Ceylon
GenBank Vouchers
Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers
India
NBFGR_LMN5. (COI: GQ149471, go to GenBank) India: Chhoeya River, 29.37°N, 78.20°E, Ganges River basin, Gopalpur, Uttar Pradesh.
NBFGR_LMO26. (COI: GQ149474, go to GenBank) India: Fish pond, 20.11°N, 85.50°E, Mahanadi River basin, Santarapur, Odisha.
Mp_4239_Moll732. (COI: MH822483, go to GenBank) India: Kadavi River, 16.9253°N, 73.9351°E, Krishna River basin, Maharashtra.
Mp_4369_Moll733. (COI: MH822484, go to GenBank) India: Panchaganga River, 16.6808°N, 74.3950°E, Krishna River basin, Maharashtra.
GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced
