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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Acuticostini

genus Acuticosta Simpson, 1900: species

1 available nominal genus synonym | cladomics

Included Species

Acuticosta chinensis (Lea, 1868)

syonymy (3 available, 5 total) | specimens (20 + 12 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Yangtze River, China. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, ITS1, mtGenome, ND1, other
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Acuticosta ovata

Acuticosta ovata (Simpson, 1900)

syonymy (4 available, 4 total) | specimens (6 + 2 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Yangtze Basin, China. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, COI, ITS1, ND1, other
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Acuticosta retiaria

Acuticosta retiaria (Heude, 1883)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (2 + 3 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Yangtze River, China. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 28S, COI
other links: MolluscaBase

Acuticosta sichuanica Zeng & Liu, 1989

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

Range: Yangtze River, China. (East Asia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Acuticosta trisulcata

Acuticosta trisulcata (Heude, 1883)

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

Range: Yangtze River, China. (East Asia)

other links: MolluscaBase

 
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