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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae | Contradentini

genus Physunio Simpson, 1900: species

1 available nominal genus synonym (2 total synonyms) | cladomics

Included Species

Decorative image of a representative of Physunio massini

Physunio massini (Morelet, 1864)

syonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (19 + 2 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Cambodia. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: COI
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Physunio modelli

Physunio modelli Brandt, 1974

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (56 + 46 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Mekong Basin, Indochina. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, H3, SRA
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Physunio pellucidus

Physunio pellucidus Pfeiffer, Graf, Cummings & Page, 2021

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (10 + 9 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Mekong River, Thailand and Laos. (East Asia)

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

Physunio superbus (Lea, 1843)

syonymy (4 available, 6 total) | specimens (99 + 13 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Mekong Basin, Malay peninsula, Java and Sumatra. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, COI, H3, mtGenome, mtGenome M-type, SRA
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase
 
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