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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 | Gonideinae | Contradentini

genus Physunio Simpson, 1900: species
     1 available nominal genus synonym (2 total synonyms) | cladomics

Physunio massini (Morelet, 1864)
syonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (19 + 2 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Cambodia. (East Asia)
Genbank sequences: COI
other links: MolluscaBase

Physunio modelli Brandt, 1974
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (56 + 46 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Mekong Basin, Indochina. (East Asia)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, H3, SRA
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Physunio pellucidus Pfeiffer, Graf, Cummings & Page, 2021
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (10 + 9 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Mekong River, Thailand and Laos. (East Asia)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, SRA
other links: MolluscaBase

Physunio superbus (Lea, 1843)
syonymy (4 available, 6 total) | specimens (99 + 13 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Mekong Basin, Malay peninsula, Java and Sumatra. (East Asia)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, COI, H3, mtGenome, mtGenome M-type, SRA
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

 
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