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

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Publication Hata et al. (2022): summary
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Complete Citation

Hata, H., K. Ogasawara & N. Yamashita. 2022. Population decline of an endangered unionid, Pronodularia japanensis, in streams is revealed by eDNA and conventional monitoring approaches. Hydrobiologia 849: 2635-2646. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Taxonomic Opinions

Aculamprotula tientsinensis

Alasmidonta heterodon (Lea) = Prolasmidonta heterodon

Alasmidonta varicosa (Lamarck)

Anemina arcaeformis

Anodonta nuttalliana Lea

Anodonta oregonensis Lea

Cristaria plicata

Cristaria tenuis = Pletholophus tenuis

Dreisseina [sic] polymorpha (Pallas) = Dreissena polymorpha

Gonidea angulata Lea

Inversidens brandtii

Inversiunio jokohamensis

Inversiunio reinianus

Inversiunio yanagawensis

Lamprotula leaii

Lampsilis fasciola Rafinesque

Lampsilis siliquoideus (Barnes) = Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lanceolaria grayii

Lasmigona decorata (Lea) = Platynaias decorata

Ligumia nasuta (Say) = Sagittunio nasutus

Margaritifera falcata (Gould)

Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus)

Margaritifera monodonta (Say) = Cumberlandia monodonta

Nodularia douglasiae (Griffith & Pidgeon)

Obovalis omiensis

Pronodularia japanensis (Lea)

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (Rafinesque)

Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque)

Sinanodonta cf. woodiana = Sinanodonta woodiana

Sinanodonta japonica = Beringiana japonica

Sinanodonta lauta (Martens)

Sinanodonta ogurae = Sinanodonta tumens

Sinohyriopsis cf. cumingii = Sinohyriopsis cumingii

Sinohyriopsis schlegelii

Unio crassus Philipsson

Unio pictorum

Unio tumidus Philipsson