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

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

Bolotov, I.V., I.V. Vikhrev, Y.V. Bespalaya, M.Y. Gofarov, A.V. Kondakov et al. 2016. Multi-locus fossil-calibrated phylogeny, biogeography and a subgeneric revision of the Margaritiferidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionoida). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103: 104-121. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodontites elongata Whelan et al., 2011
‘Swainson’ of Authors.
Whelan et al., 2011. MPE 61: 506.
Graf et al., 2015. MPE 85: 3.
Bolotov et al., 2016. MPE 103: 108.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. MPE 106: 178.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
Konopleva et al., 2017. Systemat. Biodiv. 15(3): 208.
Combosch et al., 2017. MPE 107: 195.
Bolotov et al., 2018. Sci. Repts. 8: Table S1.
Huang et al., 2018. MPE 120: 302.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2018. MPE 127: 103.
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4.
Bolotov et al., 2019. Sci. Repts. 9: Table S1.
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: 116.
Guerra et al., 2019. BMC Evol. Biol. 19 (229): 3.
Bolotov et al., 2020. Sci. Repts. 10: Table S1.
Sano et al., 2020. Plankton Benthos Res. 15(2): 101.
Wu et al., 2020. Invert. Syst. 34: 195.
Wu et al., 2021. J. Lake Sci. 33(6): attached Table 1.
(misidentified reference to Anodon elongatus Swainson, 1823)

Taxonomic Opinions

Alathyria jacksoni

Alathyria pertexta

Alathyria profuga

Anodonta anatina

Anodontites elongata

Aspatharia pfeifferiana

Castalia ambigua

Chambardia wahlbergi

Diplodon demeraraensis = Diplodon suavidicus

Etheria elliptica

Lampsilis cardium

Lortiella froggatti

Margaritifera (Margaritanopsis) laosensis = Gibbosula laosensis

Margaritifera (Margaritanopsis) monodonta = Cumberlandia monodonta

Margaritifera (Pseudunio) auricularia = Pseudunio auricularius

Margaritifera (Pseudunio) marocana = Pseudunio marocanus

Margaritifera (s.s.) dahurica = Margaritifera dahurica

Margaritifera (s.s.) falcata = Margaritifera falcata

Margaritifera (s.s.) laevis = Margaritifera laevis

Margaritifera (s.s.) margaritifera = Margaritifera margaritifera

Margaritifera (s.s.) marrianae = Margaritifera marrianae

Margaritifera (s.s.) middendorffi = Margaritifera middendorffi
+ Margaritifera togakushiensis Kondo & Kobayashi, 2005
+ Margaritifera laevis Huff et al., 2004

Microdontia anodontaeformis

Neotrigonia bednalli

Neotrigonia lamarckii

Neotrigonia margaritacea

Triplodon corrugatus

Unio pictorum

Unio sp. = Unio ravoisieri

Velesunio ambiguus

 
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