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species Lamprotula caveata (Heude, 1877): specimens
3 available nominal species synonyms (7 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Lamprotula caveata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Zhou et al. (2007), Bogan (2010), Ouyang et al. (2011), IUCN (2012), ... Dai et al. (2024), Zhang et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2025)
Lamprotula contritus — Bogan (2010), IUCN (2013), Do et al. (2018)
Lamprotula quadrangulosa — Bogan (2010), Do et al. (2018)
Lamprotula “scripta mitogenome” — Huang et al. (2019)
Lamprotula scripta — Wu et al. (2020)

Range

Yangtze River, China to northern Vietnam.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

NCSM_6469	NCSM_55420 Asia, Chang (Yangtze) Basin, China, Hubei, Liangzi Lake at Liangzi Island, 8 km, (5.1 air miles) W [center] of Chnagling [historical, currently called Echeng], 44 km, [27 air miles] SSE [center] of Wuhan (mouth of Han River), 30.26139° N, 114.5678°E	NCSM_6430 Asia, Chang (Yangtze) Basin, China, Kiangsi (Jiangxi) Gan Jiang River at Nanchang
NCSM_6446 Asia, Chang (Yangtze) Basin, China, Kiangsi (Jianxi) Gan Jian River, below mouth of Xiu Shui River at Wucheng	NCSM_85277 Asia, Hong Basin (Red Basin)/Hong R. (Red R.) Vietnam, Đông Bắc (Northeastern), Bắc Kạn Co., Chợ Mới, [point estimated 1.23 air miles SW center Yen Dinh]. 21.8814° N, 105.772° E	NCSM_84976 Asia, Hong Basin (Red Basin)/Hong R. (Red R.) Vietnam, Mien nui va trung du (Northeastern), Vinh Phuc Co. Đại Đồng commune market, Vinh Tuong district, [point estimated 1.30 air miles ESE center Tân Tiến] 21.26869° N, 105.5094° E
NCSM_84994 Asia, Zhu Basin (Pearl Basin)/Xun R./Kỳ Cùng R., Vietnam, Mien nui va trung du (Northeastern), Lang Son Co. [28.64 air miles SW center] of Trung Thành, Trang Dinh [Tràng Định] district, [3.48 air miles SSW Ban Khen]. 22.23858° N, 106.5905° E	NCSM_84987 Asia, Zhu Basin (Pearl Basin)/Xun R./Kỳ Cùng R., Vietnam, Mien nui va trung du (Northeastern), Lang Son Co., Van Quan district [Huyện Văn Quan], [0.7 air miles S ceter Vinh Lai/Vinh Lai]. 21.8855° N, 106.5635° E	MNHN_MP_2950 Kiang Kouo fou, Chine

China

MNHN_MP_2967 Chine	MNHN_MP_2967 Chine	MNHN_MP_3400 Hou Nan, Chine
MNHN_MP_3400 Hou Nan, Chine	MNHN_MP_2981 Kiangsi, Central Fleuve, Chine	USNM_472364 Kien-Te hien, China
MNHN_MP_2932 Lacs Poyan, Chine	MNHN_MP_2932 Lacs Poyan, Chine	MNHN_MP_2963 Lacs Poyan, Chine
MNHN_MP_2964 Lacs Poyan, Chine	UMMZ_304345 Lake Donghu, China. 30.4453, 114.89903	USNM_472361 Ning-kouo fou, China
USNM_472365 Riv. Siang-ou Lo, China	MNHN_MP_2990 Riv. Siang, Chine	MNHN_MP_2990 Riv. Siang, Chine
INHS_24799 Xie He Jiang River, Wucheng, Xie, Jiangxi, China	UMMZ_76885 Yangtze canal, 100 mi upstream from Nanking, China	UMMZ_41011 Yangtze Canal, Wau, China