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

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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae | Chamberlainiini | Chamberlainia

species Chamberlainia hainesiana (Lea, 1856): synonymy
     33 specimens + 5 Genbank vouchers

Unio hainesianus Lea, 1856
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 92.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 289 [9], pl. 21, fig. 1.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE AMNH_31070 (by Boyko & Sage, 1996: 25), Siam, Asia.

Chamberlainia hainesianaSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Haas (1924), Thiele (1934), ... Dai et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Klymus et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Chamberlainia hainesianusRochebrune (1904), Dang et al. (1980)
Chamberlainia sp.Sri-aroon et al. (2007)

Unio imperialis Morelet, 1862
Morelet, 1862. Rev. Mag. Zool. 14: 480.

Chamberlainia hainesianaSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Haas (1924), Haas (1969), Brandt (1974), IUCN (2012), He & Zhuang (2013), Goncalves et al. (2022), Kongim et al. (2023)

Dysnomia pavonina Rochebrune, 1882
Rochebrune, 1882. Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris 6: 43.
Rochebrune, 1904. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 10: 464 [as ‘Chamberlainia pavonina’].
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0266, Battambang, Prov. de Salabury (Siam).

Simpson (1900)
Chamberlainia pavoninaRochebrune (1904), Simpson (1914)
Chamberlainia hainesianaHaas (1924), Haas (1969), Brandt (1974), IUCN (2012), He & Zhuang (2013), Goncalves et al. (2022), Kongim et al. (2023)

Unio paviei Morlet, 1891
Morlet, 1891. J. de Conch. 39: 238, 241, pl. 7, fig. 3.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0114, [no locality available - Asia].

Chamberlainia pavieiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1924), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Chamberlainia pavici [sic]Rochebrune (1904)
Chamberlainia hainesianaHaas (1952), Brandt (1974), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2012), Graf & Cummings (2021), Goncalves et al. (2022), Kongim et al. (2023)

Chamberlainia pavici Rochebrune, 1904
‘Morelet’ Rochebrune, 1904. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 10: 463.
(error for Unio paviei Morlet, 1891)

Chamberlainia pavieiSimpson (1914), Haas (1924), Haas (1969)
Chamberlainia hainesianaBrandt (1974)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Chamberlainia hainesianaSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Haas (1924), Thiele (1934), ... Dai et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Klymus et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Simpson (1900)
Chamberlainia pavieiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1924), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Chamberlainia hainesianusRochebrune (1904), Dang et al. (1980)
Chamberlainia pavoninaRochebrune (1904), Simpson (1914)
Chamberlainia pavici [sic]Rochebrune (1904)
Chamberlainia sp.Sri-aroon et al. (2007)

 
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