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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Leoparreysiini | Leoparreysia

species Leoparreysia tavoyensis (Gould, 1843): synonymy
     90 specimens + 23 Genbank vouchers

Unio tavoyensis Gould, 1843
Gould, 1843. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 1: 140.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MCZ_169389, Tavoy, British Burmah.

Parreysia (s.s.) tavoyensisSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915), Subba Rao (1989), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia tavoyensisPrashad (1922), Haas (1969), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Whelan et al. (2011), Graf et al. (2014), Pfeiffer & Graf (2015), Ng et al. (2016), Bolotov et al. (2017), Konopleva et al. (2017), Zieritz et al. (2018), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020)
Leoparreysia tavoyensisBolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2018), Pfeiffer et al. (2018), Huang et al. (2019), Bolotov et al. (2019), ... Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2022), Konopleva et al. (2023), Bolotov et al. (2024)

Unio luteus Lea, 1856
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 93 [as ‘lutens’].
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 291 [11], pl. 24, fig. 4.
(correct name for Unio lutens Lea, 1856)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMNH_29109, Newville [Tavoy], Burma, Asia.

Parreysia (s.s.) corrugataSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915)
Parreysia corrugataBieler (2021)
Leoparreysia tavoyensisBolotov et al. (2022)

Unio parma Sowerby, 1868
‘Benson’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 95, sp. 514.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_88-12-4-1669, Tenasserim, Burma.

Parreysia (s.s.) tavoyensisSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915)
Parreysia tavoyensisPrashad (1922), Haas (1969)
Leoparreysia tavoyensisBolotov et al. (2022)

Unio bhamoensis Theobald, 1873
Theobald, 1873. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 42: 207, pl. 17, fig. 1.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE BMNH_88-12-4-1672, Bhamo, Burmah.

Parreysia (s.s.) bhamoensisSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915), Subba Rao (1989), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia bhamoensisPrashad (1922), Srinivasa Rao (1928), Haas (1969), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018)
Leoparreysia bhamoensisBolotov et al. (2017), Pfeiffer et al. (2018), Huang et al. (2019), Pfeiffer et al. (2019), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Leoparreysia tavoyensisBolotov et al. (2022)

Unio mandelayensis Theobald, 1873
Theobald, 1873. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 42: 208, pl. 17, fig. 2.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE BMNH_1888-12-4-2018, Mandalay.

Parreysia (s.s.) bhamoensisSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Preston (1915)
Parreysia (s.s.) mandelayensisSimpson (1914), Subba Rao (1989), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia mandelayensisPrashad (1922), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Whelan et al. (2011), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Araujo et al. (2017), Zieritz et al. (2018)
Parreysia bhamoensisHaas (1969)
Leoparreysia bhamoensisBolotov et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Leoparreysia tavoyensisBolotov et al. (2022)

Unio bhamaoensis Hanley & Theobald, 1876
‘Theobald’ of Authors.
Hanley & Theobald, 1876. Conch. Indica (8): 62.
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 146.
(error for Unio bhamoensis Theobald, 1873)

Unio feae Tapparone Canefri, 1889
Tapparone Canefri, 1889. Ann. Mus. Storia Nat. Genova 27: 340.
Type(s): TYPES ZSI_M16944/2, Meetan, Houngdaran River, Burma.

Parreysia (s.s.) feaeSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915), Subba Rao (1989), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia feaePrashad (1922), Haas (1969), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018)
Leoparreysia feaeBolotov et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Leoparreysia tavoyensisBolotov et al. (2022)

Unio houngdarauicus Tapparone Canefri, 1889
Hanley & Theobald, 1876. Conch. Indica (8): pl. 154, fig. 7 [as ‘U. Tavoyensis var. ?].
Tapparone Canefri, 1889. Ann. Mus. Storia Nat. Genova 27: 341.
Type(s): TYPES MUSEO CIVICO DI STORIA NATURALE, GENOA, ITALY, Houngdaran River, Meetan, Tenasserim, Lower Burma.

Parreysia (s.s.) tavoyensis var. triembolusSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915)
Parreysia houngdaranicus [sic]Prashad (1922)
Parreysia tavoyensisHaas (1969)
Parreysia (s.s.) houngdaranicus [sic]Subba Rao (1989)
Parreysia (s.s.) houngdaranica [sic]Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia houngdaranica [sic]Bogan (2010)
Leoparreysia houngdarauicaBolotov et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Parreysia houngdarauicaZieritz et al. (2018)
Leoparreysia tavoyensisBolotov et al. (2022)

Unio houngdaranicus Simpson, 1900
‘Tapparone Canefri’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 844.
Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 301.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1116.
Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 167.
Prashad, 1922. Rec. Ind. Mus. 24: 101.
Subba Rao, 1989. Freshw. Moll. India: 183.
Graf & Cummings, 2007. J. Moll. Studies 73: 311.
Bogan, 2010. FADA: [25].
(error for Unio houngdarauicus Tapparone Canefri, 1889)

Leoparreysia houngdarauicaGraf & Cummings (2021)
Leoparreysia tavoyensisBolotov et al. (2022)

Nodularia croninae Ortmann & Walker, 1922
Walker in Ortmann & Walker, 1922. Nautilus 36(1): 5, pl. 1, figs. 2-3.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) UMMZ_110035, Mongyu Sealu, Burma [Mongu-Lealui; from original label].

Indonaia cronini [sic]Connolly (1925)
Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Indonaia croninaeConnolly (1931)
Indonaia kunenensisHaas (1936)
Unio kunenensisConnolly (1939)
Afronaia kunenensisHaas (1969)
Caelatura [sic] kunenensisMandahl-Barth (1988)
Coelatura kunenensisDaget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2011)

Parreysia choprae Prashad, 1930
Prashad, 1930. Rec. Ind. Mus. 32: 248, fig. 1; pl. 8, figs. 1-4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ZSI_M13018/2, Bank of a hill stream about 5 miles from Hopin towards Namna, Myitkyina.

Parreysia tavoyensisHaas (1969)
Parreysia (s.s.) chopraeSubba Rao (1989), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia chopraeBogan (2010), IUCN (2010)
Leoparreysia chopraeBolotov et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Leoparreysia tavoyensisBolotov et al. (2022)

Unio lutens Lea, 1856
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 93.
(incorrect original spelling of Unio luteus Lea, 1856)

Parreysia (s.s.) corrugataSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915)
Parreysia corrugataHaas (1969), Bieler (2021)

Unio tavoiensis Küster, 1862
‘Gould’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 309.
(error for Unio tavoyensis Gould, 1843)

Unio mandelayanus Hanley & Theobald, 1876
Hanley & Theobald, 1876. Conch. Indica (8): 62.
(error for Unio mandelayensis Theobald, 1873)

Unio mandelayensis Tapparone Canefri, 1889
‘Theobald’ Tapparone Canefri, 1889. Ann. Mus. Storia Nat. Genova 27: 342.
(reference to Unio mandelayensis Theobald, 1873)

Leoparreysia tavoyensisBolotov et al. (2022)

Unio parma Tapparone Canefri, 1889
‘Benson, ex Reeve’ Tapparone Canefri, 1889. Ann. Mus. Storia Nat. Genova 27: 339.
(reference to Unio parma Sowerby, 1868)

Leoparreysia tavoyensisBolotov et al. (2022)

Unio savoyensis Paetel, 1890
‘Gld.’ Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 166.
(error for Unio tavoyensis Gould, 1843)

Parreysia (s.s.) tavoyensisSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915)
Parreysia tavoyensisPrashad (1922), Haas (1969)

Indonaia cronini Connolly, 1925
‘Walker’ Connolly, 1925. Rec. Albany Mus. 3: [6].
(error for Nodularia croninae Ortmann & Walker, 1922)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Parreysia (s.s.) tavoyensisSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915), Subba Rao (1989), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia (s.s.) corrugataSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915)
Parreysia (s.s.) bhamoensisSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915), Subba Rao (1989), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia (s.s.) feaeSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915), Subba Rao (1989), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia (s.s.) tavoyensis var. triembolusSimpson (1900), Preston (1912), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915)
Parreysia (s.s.) mandelayensisSimpson (1914), Subba Rao (1989), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia tavoyensisPrashad (1922), Haas (1969), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Whelan et al. (2011), Graf et al. (2014), Pfeiffer & Graf (2015), Ng et al. (2016), Bolotov et al. (2017), Konopleva et al. (2017), Zieritz et al. (2018), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020)
Parreysia bhamoensisPrashad (1922), Srinivasa Rao (1928), Haas (1969), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018)
Parreysia mandelayensisPrashad (1922), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Whelan et al. (2011), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Araujo et al. (2017), Zieritz et al. (2018)
Parreysia feaePrashad (1922), Haas (1969), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018)
Parreysia houngdaranicus [sic]Prashad (1922)
Indonaia cronini [sic]Connolly (1925)
Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Indonaia croninaeConnolly (1931)
Indonaia kunenensisHaas (1936)
Unio kunenensisConnolly (1939)
Parreysia corrugataHaas (1969), Bieler (2021)
Afronaia kunenensisHaas (1969)
Caelatura [sic] kunenensisMandahl-Barth (1988)
Parreysia (s.s.) houngdaranicus [sic]Subba Rao (1989)
Parreysia (s.s.) chopraeSubba Rao (1989), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Coelatura kunenensisDaget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2011)
Parreysia (s.s.) houngdaranica [sic]Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia houngdaranica [sic]Bogan (2010)
Parreysia chopraeBogan (2010), IUCN (2010)
Leoparreysia tavoyensisBolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2018), Pfeiffer et al. (2018), Huang et al. (2019), Bolotov et al. (2019), ... Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2022), Konopleva et al. (2023), Bolotov et al. (2024)
Leoparreysia bhamoensisBolotov et al. (2017), Pfeiffer et al. (2018), Huang et al. (2019), Pfeiffer et al. (2019), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Leoparreysia feaeBolotov et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Leoparreysia houngdarauicaBolotov et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Leoparreysia chopraeBolotov et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Parreysia houngdarauicaZieritz et al. (2018)

 
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