species Pletholophus tenuis (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833): specimens

9 available nominal species synonyms (15 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Cristaria discoidea — Graf (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Cristaria tenuis — IUCN (2012), He & Zhuang (2013), Kano et al. (2019), Hata et al. (2022)
Cristaria discoides [sic] — Xiong et al. (2012)
Pletholophus tenuis — Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2017), Zieritz et al. (2018), Do et al. (2018), ... Wu et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2026), Chen et al. (2026), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
“Pletholophus tenuis” ** — Sano et al. (2017), Sano et al. (2020), Sano et al. (2022)
Sinanodonta tenuis — Bogatov & Prozorova (2017)

Range

Widespread in southeastern Asia, from the Yangtze south to Cambodia. (East Asia: AS4 AS5)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Pletholophus tenuis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

SMF_3665
Tonkin
type
Cristaria inangulata Haas, 1910

SMF_3668
Candidins See, Formosa
type
Cristaria sautteri Haas, 1910

USNM_86358
China
type
Symphynota discoidea Lea, 1834

BMNH_1968653
Formosa
holotype
Unio swinhoei Sowerby, 1866

BMNH_78-1-28-200
Formosa
syntypes
Unio swinhoei H. Adams, 1866

USNM_85069
Formosa
holotype
Unio swinhoei H. Adams, 1866

SMF_3666
Tonkin
paratype
Cristaria inangulata Haas, 1910

SMF_3669
Candidins See, Formosa
paratype
Cristaria sautteri Haas, 1910

MCZ_167246
Kien-te sud, China
cotypes
Dipsas parvulus Heude, 1878

MCZ_175574
China
idiotype
Symphynota discoidea Lea, 1834

MCZ_175627
Taiwan
possible lectotype
Unio swinhoei H. Adams, 1866

BMNH_1968653B. Formosa — holotype Unio swinhoei Sowerby, 1866

BMNH_78-1-28-201. Formosa — syntypes Unio swinhoei H. Adams, 1866

Other Specimens by Collection | show by country

4 Specimens from ANSP

ANSP_125543
Huh-Chan, China

ANSP_56521
China

ANSP_125502
Formosa Is., China

ANSP_61327
[no locality available - Asia]

7 Specimens from FMNH

FMNH_142715
Hong Kong

FMNH_82093
Formosa, 3 mi N Chang Hua, Chang Hu-Hsien

FMNH_21541
Formosa, Taiwan

FMNH_14085
[no locality available - Asia]

FMNH_21544
[no locality available - Asia]

FMNH_21542
Hanoi, Tonkin

FMNH_21543
Tonkin

6 Specimens from MCZ

MCZ_361777
China

MCZ_177309
Shanghai, China

MCZ_195336
Shanghai, China

MCZ_240326
Formosa

MCZ_44637
Formosa, Taiwan

MCZ_44654
Formosa, Taiwan

23 Specimens from MNHN

MNHN_MP_4042
[locality illegible - Asia]

MNHN_MP_4052
[locality illegible - Asia]

MNHN_MP_4032
Cho Ra [?]

MNHN_MP_4066
Dans le Cay Binh, pres des Pagodes, Tonkin

MNHN_MP_4038
Riviere Moi a Hao Son pres de ca

MNHN_MP_4067
Tay Binh pres de ....

MNHN_MP_4049
Cambodge

MNHN_MP_3859
Formose

MNHN_MP_3132
[no locality available - Asia]

MNHN_MP_4050
Ba Be

MNHN_MP_4076
Dang-son, Tonkin

MNHN_MP_3996
Hanoi

MNHN_MP_4003
Hanoi, Tonkin

MNHN_MP_4006
Lacs Ba Be

MNHN_MP_4030
Lacs Ba Be

MNHN_MP_4036
Lacs Ba Be

MNHN_MP_4045
Lacs Ba Be

MNHN_MP_4054
Lacs Ba Be

MNHN_MP_3970
Nord Viet-nam

MNHN_MP_4033
Song-Ba-Khe, That Khe

MNHN_MP_4031
That Khe

MNHN_MP_4055
That Khe, Tonkin

MNHN_MP_4004
Tonkin

17 Specimens from SMF

SMF_13249
“Entwässerungsgraben neben dem Weg, der von der Eisenbahn-Straßen-Kreuzung nach Norden führt (Klubweg)” [China Kanton/Guǎngdōng Shěng Tungshan]

SMF_13248
Canton, Tuksikon, graben in Reisfeld

SMF_3818
Formosa Dairyudo, Taihoku [= Taipeh (jap.)] [Taiwan]

SMF_13250
Hainan

SMF_13251
Indochina

SMF_22885
Taihoku [= Taipeh (jap.)] Taiwan (Formosa)

SMF_13252
Tungshan, Kanton, S. China

SMF_13244
China

SMF_13245
China

SMF_13246
China

SMF_13247
Hunan, Mittelchina

SMF_13254
Phu-Rang, Annam

SMF_13256
Phuc-son, Annam

SMF_13253
Sept-Pagodes, Tonkin

SMF_13257
Song-ky-Kong Fl. Zw. Leong-Su[?] That Khe, Tonkin

SMF_13243
Tonkin

SMF_13255
Tonkin

18 Specimens from UMMZ

UMMZ_231464
roadside ditch, 3 mi W of Chaing Hwa, Hsein, Taiwan

UMMZ_108053
Taihoku, Formosa

UMMZ_108052
Wampoa, China

UMMZ_231467
West coastal area Taiwan, Liu Ying, Yunlin Hsien

UMMZ_108068
China

UMMZ_23057
China

UMMZ_23163
China

UMMZ_108055
Yangtze Kiang River, China

UMMZ_231468
2 mi NE Chung Li, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan

UMMZ_108056
Formosa

UMMZ_4398
Formosa

UMMZ_23058
I. Formosa

UMMZ_231466
Pu Yen Village, 6-8 mi SE of Lu Chaing, Changhua Hsien, Taiwan

UMMZ_231465
Pu Yen Village, Changhua Hsien [Taiwan]

UMMZ_101585
Indo China

UMMZ_108054
Hanoi, Tonkin, French Indo China

UMMZ_108061
Phuc Son, Tonkin, French Indo China

UMMZ_108060
Tonkin, French Indo China

GenBank Vouchers

Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers

Vietnam

NCSM_85006_1. (COI: MT020600, go to GenBank) Day River, Tay Bac, VIetnam (21.3269, 103.9189).

NCSM_84951_3. (COI: MT020599, go to GenBank) Day River, Tay Bac, VIetnam (21.327, 103.9189).

NCSM_84924. (28S: KX822614, COI: KX822658, go to GenBank) Red basin, Dong Bac, Vietnam (21.3243, 105.4027).

NCSM_84924_3. (COI: MT020602, go to GenBank) Red basin, Dong Bac, VIetnam (21.3243, 105.4027).

NCSM_85273_10. (COI: MT020601, go to GenBank) Red basin, Dong Bang, VIetnam (21.0878, 105.6604).

NCSM_47211_3. (COI: OR912964, go to GenBank) Viet Nam (18.531370 N 105.723400 E).

GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced

Mp_4138_Pt43-01. (16S: LC224016, go to GenBank)

MUSSELpdb

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