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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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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Leoparreysiini | Leoparreysia

species Leoparreysia burmana (Blanford, 1869): specimens
     2 available nominal species synonyms (3 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Parreysia (s.s.) burmanaGraf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia (s.s.) burmanusRamakrishna & Dey (2007)
Parreysia burmanaBogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Ng et al. (2016), Zieritz et al. (2018)
Parreysia cf. burmanaBolotov et al. (2017)
Leoparreysia burmanaBolotov et al. (2017), Pfeiffer et al. (2018), Bolotov et al. (2019), Bolotov et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2024), Zieritz et al. (2024)
Radiatula burmanaHuang et al. (2019), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Wu et al. (2021)

Range

Irrawaddy and Salween rivers, Myanmar and adjacent Thailand.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


specimen
NCSM_46899

Asia, Salween Basin, Myanmar, Mandalay, Salween River [Thanlwin], local lakes deepr form Salween River to inland of Myanmar, into Burma (union of Myanmar), not far from Thailand NW Border, [point estimated close to NW border of Thailand at Wan Has-la] 20.42167° N, 98.6625° E

specimen
BMNH_88-12-4-1676

Bule Chaung, Pegu

specimen
BMNH_MP_D122

headwaters of Betwa, Bhopal

specimen
HMC_2752

Inle Lake> Pilu R> Salweeen R Just SSE of Taunggxi, Pogong, Myanmar, ~20o25'N, 96o45'E

specimen
BMNH_MP_D120

Nurbudda, W Hora..gabad

specimen
SMF_13193

Upper Birmah


India

specimen
BMNH_MP_D150

Cartelian R., Madras


Laos

specimen
HMC_2538

Ngum River, Mekong R @ Nam Ngum Dam below Nam Ngum Res near Thinkeo, Laos


Myanmar

specimen
BMNH_1968628

Ava and Bhamo, India

specimen
CAS_180830

Ayeryarwaddy River, 1/2 mi SE Nyang-U, large sandbar, Mandalay Division, Burma. 21.2066, 94.90617

specimen
CAS_180820

Ayeryarwaddy River, across from Myint Gyant village.., Mandalay Division, Burma. 21.47327, 95.2973

specimen
CAS_180821

Ayeryarwaddy River, across from Myint Gyant village.., Mandalay Division, Burma. 21.47327, 95.2973

specimen
CAS_180791

Ayeryarwaddy River, confluence Chindwin, SE corner.., Magway Division, Burma. 21.49844, 95.26631

specimen
CAS_180795

Ayeryarwaddy River, confluence Chindwin, SE corner.., Magway Division, Burma. 21.49844, 95.26631

specimen
CAS_180826

Ayeryarwaddy River, just N Ywapale village, Sagaing Division, Burma. 21.67209, 95.36214

specimen
CAS_180816

Ayeryarwaddy River, mud bank on E side of river, Mandalay Division, Burma. 21.48187, 95.30501

specimen
BMNH_614-06-1-1

Bhamo

specimen
UMMZ_110306_02

Bhamo, Burma

specimen
BMNH_MP_D405

Burma

specimen
UMMZ_110308_02

Burma

specimen
CAS_180805

BURMA [UNION OF MYANMAR]: Ayeyarwady River: Magway Division: large sandbar 1/2 mi SE of Nyaung-U 21.2066, 94.906183

specimen
CAS_180848

BURMA [UNION OF MYANMAR]: Ayeyarwady River: Magway Division: large sandbar 1/2 mi SE of Nyaung-U 21.2066, 94.906183

specimen
CAS_180806

BURMA [UNION OF MYANMAR]: Ayeyarwady River: Mandalay Division: mud bank on E side of river 21.48187, 95.30501

specimen
CAS_180824

BURMA [UNION OF MYANMAR]: Ayeyarwady River: Mandalay Division: sandbar across channel from Kyauk Ta Lon village on E side of river 21.91197, 95.77407

specimen
CAS_180831

BURMA [UNION OF MYANMAR]: Ayeyarwady River: Mandalay Division: sandbar across channel from Kyauk Ta Lon village on E side of river 21.91197, 95.77407

specimen
CAS_180839

BURMA [UNION OF MYANMAR]: Ayeyarwady River: Sagaing Division: bank of river at Nha Zo township 21.91111, 95.57776

specimen
CAS_108829

BURMA [UNION OF MYANMAR]: Ayeyarwady River: Sagaing Division: just N of Ywapale village 21.67209, 95.36214

specimen
CAS_180852

BURMA [UNION OF MYANMAR]: Ayeyarwady River: Sagaing Division: Mingon: sandy island 0.78 mi N of Mingon 22.05815, 96.02353

specimen
CAS_180854

BURMA [UNION OF MYANMAR]: Ayeyarwady River: Sagaing Division: Mingon: sandy island 0.78 mi N of Mingon 22.05815, 96.02353

specimen
CAS_180858

BURMA [UNION OF MYANMAR]: Ayeyarwady River: Sagaing Division: Mingon: sandy island 0.78 mi N of Mingon 22.05815, 96.02353

specimen
BMNH_88-11-7-5-7

Burmah

specimen
BMNH_88-11-7-5-7

Burmah

specimen
CAS_180817

Chindwin River, Ma-U village, east side of river, Sagaing Division, Burma. 21.75477, 95.20013

specimen
UMMZ_110307_02

Irawaddi [Irrawaddy] River, Burma

specimen
BMNH_2471-03-7-1

Mandalay

specimen
BMNH_88-12-4-1674-1675

Mandalay, Burmah

specimen
BMNH_MP_D374

Mogaung Chaung, a tributary of the Ayeyarwaddy, Kachin, northern Myamar (Burma)

specimen
SMF_13192

Pegu

specimen
SMF_168236

Pegu

specimen
USNM_127024

Teinso, Upper Irrawady


Thailand

specimen
SMF_220857

Thailand: Moei River at Ban Mae Kon Ken, Mae Sot

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers


Myanmar

RMBH_biv_350_1. (16S: MK372460, 18S: PP693701, 28S: MK372490, COI: MK372412, ND1: PP706145, go to Genbank) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, Chindwin River.

RMBH_biv_350_2. (16S: MK372461, 28S: MK372491, COI: MK372413, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_443_3. (COI: MK372447, go to Genbank) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady River near Mandalay city.

RMBH_biv_445_1. (COI: MK372448, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_419_2. (COI: MK372437, go to Genbank) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady River near Tant Kyi village.

RMBH_biv_419_3. (16S: MK372470, 28S: MK372502, COI: MK372438, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_424_1. (COI: MK372441, go to Genbank) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady River near Tha Phan Kone village.

RMBH_biv_424_2. (16S: MK372473, 28S: MK372505, COI: MK372442, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_424_3. (16S: MK372474, 28S: MK372506, COI: MK372443, go to Genbank) ditto.