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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!

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genus Geloina Gray, 1842: species
     1 available nominal genus synonym (3 total synonyms) | cladomics

Geloina nitida (Deshayes, 1854)
syonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Borneo. (East Asia)
other links: MolluscaBase

Geloina bengalensis (Lamarck, 1818) (brackish)
syonymy (13 available, 15 total) | specimens (1)
Range: Brackish, Bay of Bengal from India, Myanmar and Thailand. (East Asia)
Genbank sequences: COI
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Polymesoda bengalensis)
other links: MolluscaBase

Geloina erosa (Solander, 1786) (brackish)
syonymy (8 available, 11 total) | specimens (1)
Range: Brackish, from southern Japan to Australia, to Bay of Bengal. (East Asia, Australasia)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, COI, ITS1, mtGenome, other
other links: MolluscaBase

Geloina expansa (Mousson, 1849) (brackish)
syonymy (4 available, 6 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Brackish, from India, Indochina, Sunda Islands, Philippines, and Vanuatu. (East Asia, Australasia)
Genbank sequences: COI
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Polymesoda expansa)
other links: MolluscaBase

Geloina luchuana Pilsbry, 1894 (brackish)
syonymy (3 available, 3 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Japan. (East Asia)
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient
other links: MolluscaBase

 
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