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species Pronodularia japanensis (Lea, 1859): specimens

1 available nominal species synonym (3 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Inversidens japanensis — Graf (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Chapman et al. (2008), Chapman et al. (2008), Breton et al. (2009), ... Kongim et al. (2015), Mitchell et al. (2016), Guerra et al. (2017), Amaro et al. (2017), Bogatov & Prozorova (2017)
Pronodularia japanensis — Kondo et al. (2007), Kondo (2008), Shirai et al. (2010), Whelan et al. (2011), Pfeiffer & Graf (2013), ... Chen et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026), Wu et al. (2026)
Unio japanensis — Huang et al. (2013), Burzynski et al. (2017)
“Unio” japanensis — Zhou et al. (2016)
Pronodluaria [sic] japanensis — Wu et al. (2016), Wu et al. (2018)
Pronodularia cf. japanensis — Lopes-Lima et al. (2020), Kakino et al. (2023)

Range

Japan. (East Asia: AS3)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Pronodularia japanensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot BMNH_1965181
BMNH_1965181
Japan
holotype
Unio japanensis Lea, 1859

Other Specimens by Collection | show by country

14 Specimens from ANSP

image of lot ANSP_KAT_10426
ANSP_KAT_10426

image of lot ANSP_KAT_4190
ANSP_KAT_4190

image of lot ANSP_KAT_6309
ANSP_KAT_6309

image of lot ANSP_KAT_9823
ANSP_KAT_9823

image of lot ANSP_244865
ANSP_244865
Hikone, Lake Biwa, Honshu, Japan

image of lot ANSP_49692
ANSP_49692
Japan

image of lot ANSP_119929
ANSP_119929
Kamakura, Japan

image of lot ANSP_49616
ANSP_49616
Kamakura, Japan

image of lot ANSP_80692
ANSP_80692
Kizenmura, Rikuzen [Japan]

image of lot ANSP_43463
ANSP_43463
L. Biwa, Japan

image of lot ANSP_80688
ANSP_80688
Ogura, Yamashiro, Japan

image of lot ANSP_80689
ANSP_80689
Ogura, Yamashiro, Japan

image of lot ANSP_48096
ANSP_48096
River Biwa, Yokohama, Japan

image of lot ANSP_80691
ANSP_80691
Yanakawa, Chikugo, Japan

5 Specimens from BMNH

image of lot BMNH_1907-12-21-82-85
BMNH_1907-12-21-82-85
Japan

image of lot BMNH_MP_0698
BMNH_MP_0698
Japan

image of lot BMNH_85-12-10-36-9
BMNH_85-12-10-36-9
Lake Biwa

image of lot BMNH_85-12-10-40-2
BMNH_85-12-10-40-2
Lake Biwa

image of lot BMNH_MP_0704
BMNH_MP_0704
Yamashiro, Japan

7 Specimens from FMNH

image of lot FMNH_120683
FMNH_120683
Higashi-tokida, Ise, Japan

image of lot FMNH_59344
FMNH_59344
Japan

image of lot FMNH_21776
FMNH_21776
Lake Biwa, Japan

image of lot FMNH_20182
FMNH_20182
near Tokyo, Japan

image of lot FMNH_90227
FMNH_90227
near Tokyo, Japan

image of lot FMNH_68075
FMNH_68075
Oguraike, Japan

image of lot FMNH_68297
FMNH_68297
Uzen, Japan

3 Specimens from INHS

image of lot INHS_21575
INHS_21575
Japan

image of lot INHS_21576
INHS_21576
Japan

image of lot INHS_21577
INHS_21577
Japan

12 Specimens from MNHN

image of lot MNHN_MP_2799
MNHN_MP_2799
St. Mauro

image of lot MNHN_MP_2800
MNHN_MP_2800
Japan

image of lot MNHN_MP_2801
MNHN_MP_2801
Japan

image of lot MNHN_MP_2802
MNHN_MP_2802
Japan

image of lot MNHN_MP_2803
MNHN_MP_2803
Japan

image of lot MNHN_MP_2805
MNHN_MP_2805
Japan

image of lot MNHN_MP_2830
MNHN_MP_2830
Japan

image of lot MNHN_MP_2820
MNHN_MP_2820
Kii, Japan

image of lot MNHN_MP_2821
MNHN_MP_2821
Shirosaki [Japan]

image of lot MNHN_MP_2804
MNHN_MP_2804
Tokio [Japan]

image of lot MNHN_MP_2818
MNHN_MP_2818
Tokio [Japan]

image of lot MNHN_MP_2808
MNHN_MP_2808
Yokohama, Japan

2 Specimens from SMF

image of lot SMF_168232
SMF_168232
loc. paddy fields near Tokyo [Japan]

image of lot SMF_13662
SMF_13662
Umgebung von Yokohama [Japan Kanagawa]

13 Specimens from UMMZ

image of lot UMMZ_110073
UMMZ_110073
Fongonto, Japan

image of lot UMMZ_109696
UMMZ_109696
Japan

image of lot UMMZ_57113
UMMZ_57113
Japan

image of lot UMMZ_110072
UMMZ_110072
Japan

image of lot UMMZ_23059
UMMZ_23059
Japan

image of lot UMMZ_23457
UMMZ_23457
Japan

image of lot UMMZ_109697
UMMZ_109697
Kisennuma, Rikuzen, Japan

image of lot UMMZ_184020
UMMZ_184020
Lake Otsu, Biwa Province, Japan

image of lot UMMZ_109694
UMMZ_109694
Ogura Yamshiro, Japan

image of lot UMMZ_50250
UMMZ_50250
outlet to Koyama Ike, near Tottori, Japan

image of lot UMMZ_4438
UMMZ_4438
Tokyo, Japan

image of lot UMMZ_109693
UMMZ_109693
Yokohama, Japan

image of lot UMMZ_109695
UMMZ_109695
Yone-gawa, Uzen, Japan

9 Specimens from USNM

image of lot USNM_127634
USNM_127634
Hitachi, Japan

image of lot USNM_150054
USNM_150054
Japan

image of lot USNM_152614
USNM_152614
Japan

image of lot USNM_172691
USNM_172691
Japan

image of lot USNM_187259
USNM_187259
Japan

image of lot USNM_249615
USNM_249615
Japan

image of lot USNM_218088
USNM_218088
Ogura, Yamashiro, Japan

image of lot USNM_124203
USNM_124203
paddy fields near Tokyo [Japan]

image of lot USNM_346082
USNM_346082
Uzen, Japan

GenBank Vouchers

Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers

Japan

MHS_PJYG -01. (COI: MT020688, go to GenBank) Akagawa River, Yamagata, Japan (38.7612, 139.8527).

MHS_PJST-10. (28S: MT020832, COI: MT020703, go to GenBank) Arakawa River, Saitama, Japan (36.1229, 139.3433).

CIIMAR_BIV553. (28S: KU946634, COI: KU946950, go to GenBank) Asahi River, Okayama, Japan (34.6892, 133.9644).

OMNH_Mo_39132_1. (COI: MT020692, go to GenBank) Asahi River, Okayama, Japan (34.6924, 133.9473).

OMNH_Mo_39132_2. (COI: MT020690, go to GenBank) ditto.

MHS_MPj-ok02. (28S: MT020831, COI: MT020689, go to GenBank) Asahi River, Okayama, Japan (34.768, 133.9444).

Mp_4138_Pj14-02f. (16S: LC223997, COI: LC518999, go to GenBank) Gifu, Japan.

Mp_4138_Pj14-05f. (16S: LC223998, 28S: LC519066, COI: LC519000, go to GenBank) ditto.

OMNH_Mo_39124_4. (COI: MT020701, go to GenBank) Harai River, Mie, Japan (34.5573, 136.6078).

Mp_4138_Pj04-01SUTO. (16S: LC224001, 28S: LC519067, COI: LC519001, go to GenBank) Hiroshima, Japan.

Mp_4138_Pj04-03SUTO. (16S: LC224002, COI: LC519002, go to GenBank) ditto.

MHS_PJGF-01. (COI: MT020699, go to GenBank) Ijira River, Gifu, Japan (35.5145, 136.732).

IDEA_Shell007. (28S: LC648491, go to GenBank) Japan.

IDEA_Shell008. (28S: LC648492, go to GenBank) ditto.

NCSM_27183. (16S: KU946322, 28S: KX822615, COI: KX822659, mtGenome: AB055625, go to GenBank) ditto.

IDEA_Shell057. (28S: LC648532, go to GenBank) Japan:Fukui, Tsuruga city, Izumi.

Mp_4466_Un210010. (COI: LC656348, go to GenBank) Japan:Iwate.

Mp_4466_Un210011. (COI: LC704490, COI: LC656349, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_4466_Un210012. (COI: LC656350, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_4466_Un210013. (COI: LC704491, COI: LC656351, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_4466_Un210014. (COI: LC656352, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_4466_Un210020. (COI: LC704496, go to GenBank) Japan:Okayama.

Mp_4466_Un210021. (COI: LC704497, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_4466_Un210022. (COI: LC704498, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_4466_Un210023. (COI: LC704499, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_4466_Un210024. (COI: LC704500, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_4466_Un210025. (COI: LC704501, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_4466_Un210026. (COI: LC704502, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_4466_Un210027. (COI: LC704503, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_4466_Un210039. (COI: LC704515, go to GenBank) Japan:Tochigi.

Mp_4466_Un210040. (COI: LC704516, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_4466_Un210041. (COI: LC704517, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_4466_Un210042. (COI: LC704518, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_4466_Un210043. (COI: LC704519, go to GenBank) ditto.

OMNH_Mo_39125_1. (COI: MT020697, go to GenBank) Kase River, Saga, Japan (33.2749, 130.2674).

OMNH_Mo_39129_3. (COI: MT020694, go to GenBank) Kiyotake River, Miyazaki, Japan (31.8464, 131.425).

MHS_PJGF-02. (COI: MT020700, go to GenBank) Mimizu River, Gifu, Japan (35.4498, 136.632).

MHS_PJTT-01. (COI: MT020693, go to GenBank) Oda River, Tottori, Japan (35.5502, 134.3183).

Mp_4138_Pj25-06. (16S: LC223996, COI: LC518998, go to GenBank) Sakai, Yamagata, Japan.

Mp_4138_Pj-k. (16S: LC224019, COI: LC519003, go to GenBank) Sakurai, Nara, Japan.

OMNH_Mo_39133_1. (COI: MT020691, go to GenBank) Yogo River, Shiga, Japan (35.5043, 136.2072).

OMNH_Mo_39133_3. (COI: MT020698, go to GenBank) ditto.

OMNH_Mo_39128_1. (COI: MT020696, go to GenBank) Yue River, Nagasaki, Japan (32.8309, 130.322).

OMNH_Mo_39128_3. (COI: MT020695, go to GenBank) ditto.

OMNH_Mo_39130_5. (COI: MT020702, go to GenBank) Yusaka River, Tochigi, Japan (36.9067, 140.0801).

GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced

CIIMAR_BIV2695. (16S: MZ519051, 28S: MZ519288, COI: MZ512211, go to GenBank)

G3811. (COI: LC779799, go to GenBank)

G3812. (COI: LC779800, go to GenBank)

G3813. (COI: LC779801, go to GenBank)

G3814. (COI: LC779802, go to GenBank)

G3815. (COI: LC779803, go to GenBank)

G3816. (COI: LC779804, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_JK25_1. (COI, COII: LC651381, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_JK25_4. (COI, COII: LC651407, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_JK25_5. (COI, COII: LC651383, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK19_1. (COI, COII: LC651405, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK19_2. (COI, COII: LC651404, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK19_3. (COI, COII: LC651406, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK19_4. (COI, COII: LC651402, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK19_5. (COI, COII: LC651398, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK26_1. (COI, COII: LC651389, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK26_2. (COI, COII: LC651393, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK26_3. (COI, COII: LC651387, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK26_4. (COI, COII: LC651403, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK26_5. (COI, COII: LC651390, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK26_6. (COI, COII: LC651395, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK26_7. (COI, COII: LC651394, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK28_1. (COI, COII: LC651386, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK28_2. (COI, COII: LC651385, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK28_3. (COI, COII: LC651397, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK28_4. (COI, COII: LC651396, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK28_5. (COI, COII: LC651399, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK28_6. (COI, COII: LC651384, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_NK28_7. (COI, COII: LC651391, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_OK9_1. (COI, COII: LC651388, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_OK9_2. (COI, COII: LC651401, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_OK9_4. (COI, COII: LC651400, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_OKI_6. (COI, COII: LC651408, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_OKI_7. (COII: LC651409, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_SK_2. (COI, COII: LC651382, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_SK_3. (COI, COII: LC651392, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_Un210004. (COI: LC704487, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_Un210017. (COI: LC704493, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_Un210018. (COI: LC704494, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_Un210019. (COI: LC704495, go to GenBank)

Mp_4466_Un210037. (COI: LC704513, go to GenBank)