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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Schistodesmus

species Schistodesmus tongpenensis Hou & Wu in Hou et al., 2025: specimens
     1 available nominal species synonym (2 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Schistodesmus sp. — Lopes-Lima et al. (2020), Chen et al. (2023), Dai et al. (2025)
Schistodesmus tongpenensis — Hou et al. (2025), Wang et al. (2025)

Range

Guanxi, Hunan, and Hubei provinces, China.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

China

SXNU_23032613. Dongting Lake in Hunan Province, China; 29.12025°N, 113.01506°E

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

China

16_NCU_XPWU_SU134. (28S: MG595571, COI: MG463043, go to Genbank) China: Hunan, Dongting Lake.