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Publication Zieritz et al. (2021): summary

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Zieritz, A., L. Jainih, J. Pfeiffer, K.A.A. Rahim & H. Prayogo. 2021. A new genus and two new, rare freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) species endemic to Borneo are threatened by ongoing habitat destruction. Aquatic Conservation: Marine & Freshwater Ecosystems 31: 3169-3183. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Khairuloconcha Zieritz et al., 2021

Zieritz, Lopes-Lima & Pfeiffer in Zieritz et al., 2021. Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: 3177.
Type species: Khairuloconcha lunbawangorum Zieritz et al., 2021 (orig. desig.) = Khairuloconcha lunbawangorum

Attributed Nominal Species

Pseudodon crebristriatus Pfeiffer et al., 2019 = Indopseudodon kayinensis

‘Anthony’ of Authors.
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: 116 [as ‘”Trigonodon” crebristriata’].
Zieritz et al., 2021. Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: Table S1.
(misidentified reference to Monocondyloea crebristriata Anthony, 1865)

Chamberlainia hainesiana Kongim et al., 2015 = Chamberlainia somsakpanhai

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Kongim et al., 2015. ZooKeys 514: 98, fig. 2A.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. MPE 106: 177.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
Froufe et al., 2019. Heredity 124: 185.
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4.
Chen et al., 2020. mtDNA B 5(3): 2800.
Teiga-Teixeira et al., 2020. mtDNA B 5(3): 2978.
Zieritz et al., 2020. Biodivers. Conserv. 29: 2244.
Bolotov et al., 2020. Sci. Repts. 10: Table S1.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2020. MPE 146: Table 1.
Zieritz et al., 2021. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 193(3): Table 1.
Zieritz et al., 2021. Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: 3176.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2021. Eur. J. Taxonomy 775: 125.
Wu et al., 2021. ZooKeys 1054: 87.
Wu et al., 2021. J. Lake Sci. 33(6): attached Table 1.
Wu et al., 2022. Zool. Scripta 51: Table S2.
Pavan-Kumar et al., 2022. Mol. Biol. Rep. 49: Table S1.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2022. Sci. Repts. 12: Table S1.
Dai et al., 2023. Invert. Syst. 37(2): Tables 1-2.
Konopleva et al., 2023. Zoosyst. Evol. 99(1): Table S1.
Wu et al., 2023. Org Divers Evol (2023): Table 2.
Dai et al., 2024. Zool. Scripta 53: Table 1.
Dai et al., 2024. Invert. Syst. 38(6): Table 3.
Dai et al., 2024. Zoosyst. Evol. 100(4): Table 2.
Chen et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(4): Table S3.
Dai et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(2): Table 1.
Dai et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(2): Table 2.
(misidentified reference to Unio hainesianus Lea, 1856)

Khairuloconcha lunbawangorum Zieritz et al., 2021 = Khairuloconcha lunbawangorum

Zieritz, Rahim, Taha & Pfeiffer in Zieritz et al., 2021. Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: 3177, fig. 2.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) FRST_MFW_X439, A small stream near Kuala Medalam (local name: Sungai Kemadi), Limbang drainage, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.

Bineurus mouhotii Pfeiffer et al., 2019 = Bineurus anodontinum

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: 116.
Zieritz et al., 2021. Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: 3176.
Zieritz et al., 2024. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 201, zlae076: Table S1.
(misidentified reference to Monocondyloea mouhotii Lea, 1863)

Ensidens munensis Zieritz et al., 2021 = Ensidens sagittarius

Zieritz et al., 2021. Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: 3176, fig. 5.
Zieritz et al., 2024. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 201, zlae076: [5], fig. 2, Table S1. [nomen nudum]

Unio niewenhuisi Millard, 2001 = Schepmania nieuwenhuisi

‘Schepman’ of Authors.
Millard, 2001. Class. Moll. (3): 1064.
Zieritz et al., 2018. Biol. Conserv. 219: 131.
Zieritz et al., 2020. Biodivers. Conserv. 29: 2238.
Zieritz et al., 2021. Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: 3177.
(error for Unio nieuwenhuisi Schepman, 1898)

Khairuloconcha sahanae Zieritz et al., 2021 = Khairuloconcha sahanae

Zieritz, Jainih & Lopes-Lima in Zieritz et al., 2021. Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: 3178, fig. 2.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) BOR-MOL_14416, A small stream (Sungai Dayang) within the Gomantong Forest Reserve, Kinabatangan drainage, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Bineurus loeiensis

Bineurus mouhotii

Chamberlainia hainesiana

Ctenodesma borneensis

Ensidens munensis = Ensidens sagittarius

Gonidea angulata

Hyriopsis bialata

Hyriopsis desowitzi

Khairuloconcha lunbawangorum sp. nov. Zieritz, Rahim, Taha & Pfeiffer
+ Ctenodesma borneensis Zieritz et al., 2020

Khairuloconcha sahanae sp. nov. Zieritz, Jainih & Lopes-Lima

Lampsilis ovata

Lens contradens

Lens eximius

Margaritifera margaritifera

Microcondylaea bonellii

Monodontina mekongii [sic] = Pseudodon mekongi

Monodontina vondembuschiana = Pseudodon vondembuschianus

Physunio superbus

Pilsbryoconcha aff. compressa = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Potomida littoralis

Pseudodon bogani = Indopseudodon bogani

Pseudodon crebristriatus = Indopseudodon crebristriatus

Pseudunio auricularius

Rectidens sumatrensis

Schepmania niewenhuisi [sic] (Schepman, 1898) = Schepmania nieuwenhuisi

Schepmania parcesculpta (Martens, 1903)

Thaiconcha callifera

Trapezoideus foliaceus

Yaukthwa elongatula

Yaukthwa inlenensis

Yaukthwa paiensis

 
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