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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!

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species Schistodesmus tongpenensis Hou & Wu in Hou et al., 2025: synonymy
     1 specimen + 1 Genbank voucher

Schistodesmus lampreyanus Huang et al., 2019
‘Baird & Adams’ of Authors.
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Tables S1, S4. [in part]
Chen et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(4): Table 1.
Campbell & Lydeard, 2026. Malacologia 68(1/2): 294. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio (Dysnomia) lampreyanus Baird & Adams, 1867)

Schistodesmus tongpenensisHou et al. (2025)

Schistodesmus tongpenensis Hou et al., 2025
Hou & Wu in Hou et al., 2025. Invert. Syst. 39(7), IS25025: 12-13, figs. 2e, 3e.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) SXNU_23032613, Dongting Lake in Hunan Province, China; 29.12025°N, 113.01506°E.

Schistodesmus sp.Lopes-Lima et al. (2020), Chen et al. (2023), Dai et al. (2025)
Schistodesmus tongpenensisHou et al. (2025), Wang et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026), Wu et al. (2026)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Schistodesmus sp.Lopes-Lima et al. (2020), Chen et al. (2023), Dai et al. (2025)
Schistodesmus tongpenensisHou et al. (2025), Wang et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026), Wu et al. (2026)

 
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