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Margaritiferidae

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Geography

Central America

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Lepidodesmini

genus Lepidodesma Simpson, 1896: species

1 available nominal genus synonym | cladomics

Included Species

Decorative image of a representative of Lepidodesma aligera

Lepidodesma aligera (Heude, 1877)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Huai He River, China. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, mtGenome
other links: MolluscaBase

Lepidodesma languilati (Heude, 1874)

syonymy (2 available, 5 total) | specimens (10 + 7 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Yangtze River, China. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, mtGenome, ND1
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient
other links: MolluscaBase

Lepidodesma uejii Kuroda, 1939 (fossil)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

other links: MolluscaBase

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