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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 | Unioninae | Lepidodesmini

genus Lepidodesma Simpson, 1896: species
     1 available nominal genus synonym | cladomics

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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