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Publication Pfeiffer & Graf (2013): summary

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Pfeiffer, J.M. & D.L. Graf. 2013. Re-analysis confirms the polyphyly of Lamprotula Simpson, 1900 (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 79: 249-256. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

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Pseudodon cambodjensis Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013 = Pseudodon cambodjensis

‘Petit’ of Authors.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013. J. Moll. Studies 79: 251.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 175(2): 310.
Zieritz et al., 2016. Sci. Total Environ. 571: 1071.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. MPE 106: 177.
Konopleva et al., 2017. Systemat. Biodiv. 15(3): 207.
Bolotov et al., 2018. Sci. Repts. 8: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Razak et al., 2018. Conserv. Genet. Resour. 11: 459.
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Konopleva et al., 2019. Sci. Repts. 9: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Bolotov et al., 2020. Sci. Repts. 10: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina cambodiensis’ (sic)].
Konopleva et al., 2021. Sci. Repts. 11: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina cambodiensis’ (sic)].
Jeratthitikul et al., 2021. Eur. J. Taxonomy 775: 123 [as ‘Monodontina cambodiensis’ (sic)].
Pfeiffer et al., 2021. Invert. Syst. 35: 453 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Wu et al., 2021. ZooKeys 1054: 87 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Wu et al., 2021. J. Lake Sci. 33(6): attached Table 1.
Konopleva et al., 2023. Diversity 15(1), 10: Table S2 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Dai et al., 2023. Invert. Syst. 37(2): Table 1 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Dai et al., 2024. Zoosyst. Evol. 100(4): Table 2.
Dai et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(2): Table 1.
(reference to Monocondylea cambodjensis Petit de la Saussaye, 1865)
Type(s): SEQUENCED SPECIMEN UMMZ_304350, Pursat River, just downstream (north) of Highway 5 bridge, Pursat City, Cambodia.

Trapezoideus exolescens Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013 = unionoid species

‘Gould’ of Authors.
Brandt, 1974. Arch. Moll. 105: 299.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013. J. Moll. Studies 79: 251.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 175(2): [4].
Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. MPE 106: 177.
(misidentified reference to Unio exolescens Gould, 1843)

Lamprotula fibrosa Zhou et al., 2007 = Aculamprotula tientsinensis

‘Heude’ of Authors.
Zhou et al., 2007. Acta Zool. Sinica 53(6): 1025.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013. J. Moll. Studies 79: 251 [as ‘Aculamprotula’].
(misidentified reference to Unio fibrosus Heude, 1877)

Lamellidens generosus Whelan et al., 2011 = Lamellidens savadiensis

‘Gould’ of Authors.
Whelan et al., 2011. MPE 61: 506.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013. J. Moll. Studies 79: 251.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 175(2): 310.
Araujo et al., 2017. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 179(2): 280.
Konopleva et al., 2017. Systemat. Biodiv. 15(3): 207.
Pfeiffer et al., 2018. J. Moll. Studies 84(4): [3].
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: 117.
Wu et al., 2021. J. Lake Sci. 33(6): attached Table 1.
(misidentified reference to Unio generosus Gould, 1847)

Pseudodon inoscularis Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013 = Sundadontina tumida

‘Gould’ of Authors.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013. J. Moll. Studies 79: 251.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 175(2): 310.
Konopleva et al., 2017. Systemat. Biodiv. 15(3): 207.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Pseudodon cf. inoscularis’].
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘ “Monodontina” cf. inoscularis sp. 2’].
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4 [as ‘ “Monodontina” cf. inoscularis sp. 2’].
Lopes-Lima et al., 2020. MPE 146: Table 1 [as ‘ “Monodontina” cf. inoscularis sp. 2’].
(misidentified reference to Anodon inoscularis Gould, 1844)

Lamprotula rochechouartii Zhou et al., 2007 = Lamprotula caveata

‘Heude’ of Authors.
Zhou et al., 2007. Acta Zool. Sinica 53(6): 1025.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013. J. Moll. Studies 79: 251.
(misidentified reference to Unio rochechouartii Heude, 1875)

Lamprotula zonata Zhou et al., 2007 = Aculamprotula tientsinensis

‘Heude’ of Authors.
Zhou et al., 2007. Acta Zool. Sinica 53(6): 1025.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013. J. Moll. Studies 79: 251 [as ‘Aculamprotula’].
(misidentified reference to Unio zonatus Heude, 1883)

Taxonomic Opinions

Aculamprotula fibrosa (Heude, 1877)

Aculamprotula scripta (Heude, 1875)

Aculamprotula tientsinensis (Crosse & Debeaux, 1863)

Aculamprotula tortuosa (Lea, 1865)

Aculamprotula zonata (Heude, 1883)

Acuticosta chinensis (Lea, 1838) [sic]

Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)

Coelatura aegyptiaca (Cailliaud, 1827)

Cristaria plicata (Leach, 1814)

Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Eurynia dilatata

Gonidea angulata (Lea, 1838)

Hyriopsis cumingii (Lea, 1852) = Sinohyriopsis cumingii

Hyriopsis schlegelii (Martens, 1861) = Sinohyriopsis schlegelii

Lamellidens generosus (Gould, 1847)

Lamprotula caveata (Heude, 1877)

Lamprotula cornuumlunae (Heude, 1883)

Lamprotula leaii (Gray, 1833)

Lamprotula plumbea (Dillwyn, 1817)

Lamprotula rochechouartii (Heude, 1875) = Gibbosula rochechouartii

Lampsilis ornata (Conrad, 1835)

Lasmigona compressa (Lea, 1829) = Platynaias compressa

Margaritifera margaritifera (L., 1758)

Nodularia douglasiae (Gray, 1833)

Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798)

Pronodularia japanensis (Lea, 1859)

Pseudodon cambodjensis (Petit, 1865)

Pseudodon inoscularis (Gould, 1844)

Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)

Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820)

Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834)

Strophitus undulatus (Say, 1817)

Trapezoideus exolescens (Gould, 1843) = Trapezidens exolescens

Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820

Unio pictorum (L., 1758)

Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847)

 
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