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Publication Wu et al. (2016): summary
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Complete Citation

Wu, R.-W., C.-T. An, X.-P. Wu, C.-H. Zhou & S. Ouyang. 2016. Complete maternal mitochondrial genome of freshwater mussel Aculamprotula tientsinensis (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Unioninae). Mitochondrial DNA 27(6): 4520-4521. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Pronodluaria Wu et al., 2016
Wu et al., 2016. mtDNA 27(6): 4521.
Wu et al., 2018. Conserv. Genet. Resour. 10: 732.
(error for Pronodularia Starobogatov, 1970)

Attributed Nominal Species

Lampsilis ornate Xue et al., 2016
Xue et al., 2016. mtDNA 27(4): [2].
Wu et al., 2016. mtDNA 27(6): 4521.
Chong et al., 2016. Ecol. & Evol. 6(8): Table S2.
Zhou et al., 2017. Conserv. Genet. Resour. 9: 235.
Wu et al., 2018. Conserv. Genet. Resour. 10: 732.
Fukata & Iigo, 2020. mtDNA B 5(2): 1216.
(error for Unio ovatus var. ornatus Conrad, 1835)

Taxonomic Opinions

Aculamprotula coreana

Aculamprotula tientsinensis

Aculamprotula tortuosa

Anodonta anatine [sic] = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta arcaeformis = Anemina arcaeformis

Anodonta lucida = Sinanodonta lucida

Cristaria plicata

Hyriopsis cumingii = Sinohyriopsis cumingii

Hyriopsis schlegelii = Sinohyriopsis schlegelii

Lamprotula leai = Lamprotula leaii

Lampsilis ornate [sic] = Lampsilis ornata

Pronodluaria [sic] japanensis = Pronodularia japanensis

Pyganodon grandis

Quadrula quadrula

Solenaia carinatus = Sinosolenaia carinata

Solenaia oleivora = Sinosolenaia oleivora

Unio douglasiae = Nodularia douglasiae

Unio pictorum

Utterbackia imbecillis

Utterbackia peninsularis

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis

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