MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Acuticostini | Acuticosta
species Acuticosta chinensis (Lea, 1868): specimens
3 available nominal species synonyms (5 total synonyms)
Recent Taxonomic Opinions
Acuticosta chinensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Zhou et al. (2007), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2011), Ouyang et al. (2011), ... Chen et al. (2025), Wang et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026), Wu et al. (2026)
Range
Yangtze and Pearl basins, China. (East Asia: AS4 AS5)
Map of Georeferenced Specimens
MUSSELp Specimen Records
Type Specimens
MCZ_175567
Hong Kong, China
holotype
Unio chinensis Lea, 1868
Other Specimens by Country | show by collection
5 Specimens from [blank]
SMF_13882
A.d. Niho (= Modderriver) [wahrscheinlich: Huáng Hé/Gelber Fluss], [ehemalige] Provinz Tschili [Zhílì; nach Haas 1914, M.-Ch.: 242 aber Shantung = Shandong] [China Shāndōng]
SMF_13886
Hunan, Mittelchina [China Húnán Shěng]
SMF_13884
Niho (= Modderriver) [wahrscheinlich: Huáng Hé/Gelber Fluss], [ehemalige] Provinz Tschili [Zhílì; nach Haas 1914, M.-Ch.: 242 aber Shantung = Shandong] [China Shāndōng]
SMF_13887
Tong-Lien-See [wo?], China
SMF_13883
Tscho-Fluss [Ssu ho, Sihe River] bei Jentschonfu [ Yǎnzhōu Sh], [ehemalige] Provinz Tschili [Zhílì; nach Haas 1914, M.-Ch.: 242 aber Shantung = Shandong] [China Shāndōng]
14 Specimens from China
UMMZ_110496
canal at Wau, China
UMMZ_51785
China
SMF_13885
China
UMMZ_110498
China
MNHN_MP_2700
Chine
INHS_24795
Gan River, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
USNM_333826
Kien-nin-fu, China
USNM_472408
Kien-Te hien, China
MNHN_MP_2699
Lac Poyan, Chine
MNHN_MP_2696
Lacs Poyan, Chine
MNHN_MP_2698
Lacs Poyan, Chine
MNHN_MP_2702
Lacs Poyan, Chine
UMMZ_110497
Yochow, China
ANSP_226978
Yochow, Hunan, China
GenBank Vouchers
Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers
China
16_NCU_XPWU_SU009. (28S: MG595446, COI: MG462919, go to GenBank) China: Jiangxi, Gan River.
16_NCU_XPWU_SU013. (28S: MG595450, COI: MG462923, go to GenBank) ditto.
16_NCU_XPWU_SU016. (28S: MG595453, COI: MG462925, go to GenBank) ditto.
16_NCU_XPWU_SU010. (28S: MG595447, COI: MG462920, go to GenBank) China: Jiangxi, Qinglan Lake.
16_NCU_XPWU_SU011. (28S: MG595448, COI: MG462921, go to GenBank) ditto.
16_NCU_XPWU_SU012. (28S: MG595449, COI: MG462922, go to GenBank) ditto.
16_NCU_XPWU_SU014. (28S: MG595451, COI: MG462924, go to GenBank) ditto.
16_NCU_XPWU_SU015. (28S: MG595452, COI: MG462918, go to GenBank) ditto.
NCUBM_20180210. (COI: MG933696, ND1: MG933755, go to GenBank) Poyang Lake, Gan River, China.
Mp_2658_Achinensis. (16S: DQ073812, go to GenBank) Poyang Lake, Jiangxi [China].
Mp_2735_Achi1. (16S: AY297467, go to GenBank) Qing Lan Lake, Jiangxi, China.
Mp_2735_Achi2. (16S: AY297466, go to GenBank) ditto.
GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced
Mp_4493_188ACC3. (COI: KJ434471, ND1: KJ434536, go to GenBank)
Mp_4493_189ACC4. (COI: KJ434472, ND1: KJ434537, go to GenBank)
Mp_4493_194ACC5. (COI: KJ434473, ND1: KJ434538, go to GenBank)
Mp_4493_198ACC6. (COI: KJ434474, ND1: KJ434539, go to GenBank)
Mp_4493_202ACC7. (COI: KJ434475, ND1: KJ434540, go to GenBank)
Mp_4493_205ACC8. (COI: KJ434476, ND1: KJ434541, go to GenBank)
Mp_4493_59ACC2. (COI: KJ434470, ND1: KJ434535, go to GenBank)
Mp_4493_6ACC1. (COI: KJ434469, ND1: KJ434534, go to GenBank)
