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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Wu et al. (2023): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Wu, R., L. Liu, L. Zhang, D. Jin, X. Wu et al. 2023. Molecular phylogeny and comparative morphology reveal the species validity and systematic position of Lepidodesma (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution (2023): 1-16. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Aculamprotula coreana

Aculamprotula polysticta

Aculamprotula scripta

Aculamprotula tientsinensis

Aculamprotula tortuosa

Acuticosta chinensis

Alasmidonta varicosa

Amblema plicata

Anemina arcaeformis (Heude, 1877)

Anemina euscaphys = Anemina arcaeformis

Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodonta cygnea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodonta exulcerata

Anodonta nuttalliana

Anodontites trapesialis

Beringiana fukuharai

Chamberlainia hainesiana

Cristaria plicata (Leach, 1814)

Cumberlandia monodonta

Cuneopsis celtiformis

Cuneopsis demangei

Cuneopsis heudei

Cuneopsis rufescens

Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786)

Gibbosula crassa

Gibbosula rochechouartii

Hyridella (Echyridella) menziesii = Echyridella menziesii

Hyriopsis bialata

Lamellidens marginalis

Lamprotula caveata

Lamprotula cornuumlunae

Lamprotula leaii

Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820

Lampsilis cariosa

Lampsilis ornata

Lampsilis powellii

Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lanceolaria gladiola

Lanceolaria grayii

Lanceolaria lanceolata

Lasmigona complanata = Pterosyna complanata

Leaunio lienosus

Lens contradens

Lepidodesma aligera (Heude, 1877)

Lepidodesma languilati (Heude, 1874)

Margaritifera dahurica (Middendorff, 1850)

Margaritifera falcata

Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Microcondylaea bonellii

Monodontina vondembuschiana = Pseudodon vondembuschianus

Mutela dubia

Neotrigonia margaritacea

Nodularia breviconcha

Nodularia douglasiae

Obliquaria reflexa Rafinesque, 1820

Parvasolenaia rivularis

Physunio superbus

Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Platynaias compressa (Lea, 1829)

Pleurobema oviforme

Popenaias popeii

Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817)

Potamilus leptodon

Potamilus streckersoni

Potomida littoralis

Prolasmidonta heterodon

Pronodularia japanensis

Pseudanodonta complanata (Rossmässler, 1835)

Pseudocuneopsis capitata

Pseudocuneopsis sichuanensis

Pseudunio marocanus

Ptychorhynchus pfisteri

Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)

Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820)

Rectidens sumatrensis

Schistodesmus lampreyanus

Schistodesmus sp. ‘Lamprotula gottschei’ = Schistodesmus lampreyanus

Schistodesmus spinosus

Sinanodonta lucida

Sinanodonta tumens (Haas, 1910)

Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834)

Sinohyriopsis cumingii

Sinohyriopsis schlegelii

Sinosolenaia carinata

Sinosolenaia iridinea

Sinosolenaia oleivora

Strophitus undulatus (Say, 1817)

Tchangsinaia piscicula

Toxolasma parvum

Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820

Unio crassus

Unio delphinus

Unio elongatulus

Unio mancus

Unio pictorum

Unio tumidus

Uniomerus tetralasmus

Utterbackia imbecillis

Utterbackia peninsularis

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis

 
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