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species Pseudodon vondembuschianus (Lea, 1840): synonymy

108 specimens + 20 Genbank vouchers

Synonymy

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Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840

Lea, 1840. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 1: 288 [as ‘vondenbuschiana’].
specimen image from publicationLea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 222 [60], pl. 18, fig. 39 [as ‘vondenbuschiana’].
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 45 [as ‘vondenbuschiana’].
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 73.
(correct name for Margaritana vondenbuschiana Lea, 1840; renamed Monodontina buschiana Conrad, 1853)
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_86348, Java.

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianusSimpson (1900), Thiele (1934)
Pseudodon vondembuschianusMartens (1900), Brandt (1974), Graf (2002), Graf & Cummings (2006), Walker et al. (2006), ... Dai et al. (2024), Zhang et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianaPreston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Monodontina vondembuschianaPrashad (1919), Bolotov et al. (2017), Huang et al. (2019), Froufe et al. (2019), Pfeiffer et al. (2019), ... Dai et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul & Sutcharit (2023), Wu et al. (2023), Dai et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianusHaas (1920), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianusvan Benthem Jutting (1953)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianus [sic]Marwoto (1987)
Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 1Bolotov et al. (2017)
Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 2Bolotov et al. (2017)
Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 1Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2018), Konopleva et al. (2019), Huang et al. (2019), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)
Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2018), Huang et al. (2019), Konopleva et al. (2019)
Pseudodon vondembuschianaPfeiffer et al. (2018)
Monodontina vondembuschiana vondembuschianaKonopleva et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianusBolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon vond. vondembuschianusZieritz et al. (2024)
Pseudodon v. vondembuschianusKonopleva et al. (2025)

Alasmodonta crispata Mousson, 1849

specimen image from publicationMousson, 1849. Land-Süßw.-Moll. Java: 97, pl. 19, fig. 1.

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianusSimpson (1900)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianaPreston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianusHaas (1920), Haas (1969)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianusvan Benthem Jutting (1953)
Monodontina vondembuschianaBolotov et al. (2020)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianusBolotov et al. (2023)

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Alasmodonta zollingeri Mousson, 1849

specimen image from publicationMousson, 1849. Land-Süßw.-Moll. Java: 96, pl. 18, figs. 1-2.
Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_4685, Java.

Pseudodon (s.s.) zollingeriSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) zollingeriHaas (1920)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianusvan Benthem Jutting (1953)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianusHaas (1969)
Monodontina vondembuschianaBolotov et al. (2020)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianusBolotov et al. (2023)

Monodontina buschiana Conrad, 1853

Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 269.
(new name for Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianusSimpson (1900)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianaPreston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianusHaas (1920)
Monodontina vondembuschianaBolotov et al. (2020)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianusBolotov et al. (2023)

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Monocondyloea planulata Lea, 1859

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 187 [as ‘Monocondylœa planulata’].
specimen image from publicationLea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 262, pl. 42, fig. 142.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86351, Java5989.

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianusSimpson (1900)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianaPreston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianusHaas (1920), Haas (1969)
Monodontina vondembuschianaBolotov et al. (2020)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianusBolotov et al. (2023)

Margaritana fragilis Küster, 1862

‘Mousson’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 45. [nomen nudum]
specimen image from publication‘Mousson’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 295, pl. 98, fig. 2.

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianusSimpson (1900)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianaPreston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianusHaas (1920), Haas (1969)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianusvan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Unio vonbuschea Sowerby, 1866

specimen image from publication‘Lea MS’ Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 51, sp. 269 [as ‘Unio Von Buschea’].

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianusSimpson (1900)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianaPreston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianusHaas (1920)

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Microcondylaea hageni Strubell, 1897

Strubell, 1897. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 29: 8.
Type(s): TYPE SMF_3580, S. Sumatra.

Unio hageniMartens (1900)
Nodularia (s.s.) hageniSimpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Bineurus) hageniHaas (1920), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Pseudodon hageniBogan (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018)
Monodontina vondembuschianaBolotov et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianusBolotov et al. (2023)

Monocondylaea rhombica Simpson, 1900

‘Küster’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 836.
Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 295.
(error for Monocondylaea rhomboidea Küster, 1862)

Pseudodon (Trigonodon) crebristriatus Suvatti, 1950

Suvatti, 1950. Fauna Thailand: 109.
(misidentified reference to Monocondyloea crebristriata Anthony, 1865)

Pseudodon vondembuschianus ellipticusBrandt (1974)

Pseudodon vondembuschianus Graf, 2002

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Graf, 2002. J. Moll. Studies 68: 66.
Graf & Cummings, 2006. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 148: 348.
Hoeh et al., 2009. Malacologia 51(2): 310.
Whelan et al., 2011. MPE 61: 506. [in part]
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 175(2): 310. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 2’]. [in part]
Konopleva et al., 2017. Systemat. Biodiv. 15(3): 207. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2018. Sci. Repts. 8: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Konopleva et al., 2019. Sci. Repts. 9: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
(reference to Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Pseudodon vondembuschianus Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 175(2): 310. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 2’]. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Konopleva et al., 2017. Systemat. Biodiv. 15(3): 207. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2018. Sci. Repts. 8: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Konopleva et al., 2019. Sci. Repts. 9: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
(reference to Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Monodontina laosicaBolotov et al. (2020)

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Monodontina laosica Bolotov et al., 2020

Bolotov et al., 2020. Sci. Repts. 10: 11, fig. 3C.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) UMMZ_304650, Houai Pin, about 300 m upstream of mouth, ca. 4 km..., Attapeu Province, Laos. 14.7944, 106.48417.

Monodontina laosicaBolotov et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Konopleva et al. (2021), Jeratthitikul et al. (2021)
Monodontina vondembuschiana laosicaKonopleva et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus laosicaBolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon vond. laosicaZieritz et al. (2024)
Pseudodon v. laosicusKonopleva et al. (2025)

Monodontina vondembuschiana tapienica Konopleva et al., 2023

Konopleva, Lheknim, Sriwoon, Kondakov, Vikhrev & Bolotov in Konopleva et al., 2023. Diversity 15(1), 10: 15, figs. 3A-L.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Monodontina vondembuschiana tapienicaKonopleva et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus tapienicaBolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon vond. tapienicaZieritz et al. (2024)
Pseudodon v. tapienicusKonopleva et al. (2025)

Monodontina vondembuschiana thasaenica Konopleva et al., 2023

Konopleva, Lheknim, Sriwoon, Kondakov, Vikhrev & Bolotov in Konopleva et al., 2023. Diversity 15(1), 10: 16, fig. 3M-T.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Monodontina vondembuschiana thasaenicaKonopleva et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus thasaenicaBolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon vond. thasaenicaZieritz et al. (2024)
Pseudodon v. thasaenicusKonopleva et al. (2025)

Margaritana vondenbuschiana Lea, 1840

Lea, 1840. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 1: 288.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 222, pl. 18, fig. 39.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 45.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 501.
(incorrect original spelling of Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Margaritana vondenbuschianade Gregorio (1914)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianusvan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Alasmodonta vandembuschiana Mousson, 1849

Mousson, 1849. Land-Süßw.-Moll. Java: 97.
(error for Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Pseudodon vondenbuschianusvan Benthem Jutting (1953)
Pseudodon vondembuschianusIUCN (2012)

Alasmodonta zollingeri form angulosa Mousson, 1849

specimen image from publicationMousson, 1849. Land-Süßw.-Moll. Java: 96, pl. 18, fig. 2. [infra-subsp.]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alasmodonta zollingeri Mousson, 1849)

Pseudodon vondenbuschianusvan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Alasmodonta zollingeri form vulgaris Mousson, 1849

specimen image from publicationMousson, 1849. Land-Süßw.-Moll. Java: 96, pl. 18, fig. 1. [infra-subsp.]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alasmodonta zollingeri Mousson, 1849)

Pseudodon vondenbuschianusvan Benthem Jutting (1953)

Monocondylaea rhomboidea Küster, 1862

specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 304, pl. 100, fig. 7.
(misidentified reference to Monocondyloea rhomboidea Lea, 1859)

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianusSimpson (1900)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianaPreston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianusHaas (1920)

Unio trinilensis Dubois, 1908

Dubois, 1908. unknown publication: ??.

Pseudodon vondembuschianus trinilensisBolotov et al. (2023)

Pseudodon (Trigonodon) vandervlerki Oostingh, 1935

Oostingh, 1935. unknown publication: ??.

Pseudodon vondembuschianus vandervlerkiBolotov et al. (2023)

Pseudodon vondembuchsiana Subba Rao, 1989

Subba Rao, 1989. Freshw. Moll. India: figs. 440-441 caption.
(error for Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianusSimpson (1900), Thiele (1934)
Pseudodon (s.s.) zollingeriSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon vondembuschianusMartens (1900), Brandt (1974), Graf (2002), Graf & Cummings (2006), Walker et al. (2006), ... Dai et al. (2024), Zhang et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Unio hageniMartens (1900)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianaPreston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (s.s.) hageniSimpson (1914)
Margaritana vondenbuschianade Gregorio (1914)
Monodontina vondembuschianaPrashad (1919), Bolotov et al. (2017), Huang et al. (2019), Froufe et al. (2019), Pfeiffer et al. (2019), ... Dai et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul & Sutcharit (2023), Wu et al. (2023), Dai et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) zollingeriHaas (1920)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianusHaas (1920), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Pseudodon (Bineurus) hageniHaas (1920), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianusvan Benthem Jutting (1953)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus ellipticusBrandt (1974)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianus [sic]Marwoto (1987)
Pseudodon hageniBogan (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018)
Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 1Bolotov et al. (2017)
Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 2Bolotov et al. (2017)
Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 1Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2018), Konopleva et al. (2019), Huang et al. (2019), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)
Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2018), Huang et al. (2019), Konopleva et al. (2019)
Pseudodon vondembuschianaPfeiffer et al. (2018)
Monodontina laosicaBolotov et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Konopleva et al. (2021), Jeratthitikul et al. (2021)
Monodontina vondembuschiana tapienicaKonopleva et al. (2023)
Monodontina vondembuschiana thasaenicaKonopleva et al. (2023)
Monodontina vondembuschiana vondembuschianaKonopleva et al. (2023)
Monodontina vondembuschiana laosicaKonopleva et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianusBolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus laosicaBolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus tapienicaBolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus trinilensisBolotov et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vandervlerkiBolotov et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus thasaenicaBolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon vond. vondembuschianusZieritz et al. (2024)
Pseudodon vond. laosicaZieritz et al. (2024)
Pseudodon vond. tapienicaZieritz et al. (2024)
Pseudodon vond. thasaenicaZieritz et al. (2024)
Pseudodon v. vondembuschianusKonopleva et al. (2025)
Pseudodon v. laosicusKonopleva et al. (2025)
Pseudodon v. thasaenicusKonopleva et al. (2025)
Pseudodon v. tapienicusKonopleva et al. (2025)

 
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