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

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Publication Bolotov et al. (2017): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Bolotov, I.N., A.V. Kondakov, I.V. Vikhrev, O.V. Aksenova, Y.V. Bespalaya et al. 2017. Ancient river inference explains exceptional Oriental freshwater mussel radiations. Scientific Reports 7. 2135 (14 pp.). Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Aculamprotula tortuosa (Lea, 1865) = Scriptolamprotula tortuosa

Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818

Alathyria jacksoni Iredale, 1934

Alathyria pertexta Iredale, 1934

Alathyria profuga (Gould, 1850)

Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)

Anemina sp. = Sinanodonta lauta

Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodonta cygnea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodonta nuttalliana Lea, 1838 = Brachyanodon nuttalliana

Anodontites elongata (Swainson, 1823)

Aspatharia pfeifferiana (Bernardi, 1860)

Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819

Chambardia wahlbergi (Krauss, 1848)

Chamberlainia hainesiana (Lea, 1856)

Coelatura aff. aegyptiaca (Cailliaud, 1827) = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Coelatura gabonensis (Küster, 1862)

Coelatura kunenensis (Mousson, 1887)

Coelatura mweruensis (Smith, 1908) = Prisodontopsis mweruensis

Contradens aff. contradens sp. 1 (Lea, 1838) = Lens contradens

Contradens contradens (Lea, 1838) = Lens contradens

Contradens sp. 2 = Yaukthwa rectangularis

Contradens sp. 3 = Yaukthwa nesemanni

Contradens sp. 4 = Yaukthwa panhai

Contradens sp. 5 = Yaukthwa inlenensis

Contradens sp. 6 = Lens comptus

Contradens sp. 7 = Lens novoselovi

Cristaria plicata (Leach, 1814)

Cuneopsis heudei (Heude, 1874)

Cuneopsis pisciculus (Heude, 1874) = Tchangsinaia piscicula

Cuneopsis rufescens (Heude, 1874)

Diplodon suavidicus (Lea, 1856)

Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786)

Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Eurynia dilatata

Ensidens aff. sagittarius sp. 1 (Lea, 1856) = Ensidens sagittarius

Ensidens aff. sagittarius sp. 2 (Lea, 1856) = Ensidens sagittarius

Ensidens aff. sagittarius sp. 3 (Lea, 1856) = Ensidens sagittarius

Ensidens cf. ingallsianus (Lea, 1852) = Ensidens ingallsianus

Etheria elliptica Lamarck, 1807

Gonidea angulata (Lea, 1838)

Hyriopsis bialata Simpson, 1900

Hyriopsis desowitzi Brandt, 1974

Hyriopsis myersiana (Lea, 1856)

Hyriopsis sp. 1 = Hyriopsis panhai

Hyriopsis sp. 2 = Hyriopsis khoratensis

Lamellidens aff. corrianus sp. 1 (Lea, 1834) = Lamellidens corrianus

Lamellidens aff. corrianus sp. 2 (Lea, 1834) = Lamellidens corrianus

Lamellidens aff. marginalis sp. 1 (Lamarck, 1819) = Lamellidens marginalis

Lamellidens aff. marginalis sp. 2 (Lamarck, 1819) = Lamellidens marginalis

Lamellidens aff. marginalis sp. 3 (Lamarck, 1819) = Lamellidens marginalis

Lamellidens aff. marginalis sp. 4 (Lamarck, 1819) = Lamellidens marginalis

Lamellidens aff. marginalis sp. 5 (Lamarck, 1819) = Lamellidens marginalis

Lamellidens cf. generosus (Gould, 1847) = Lamellidens generosus

Lamellidens exolescens (Gould, 1843) = Trapezidens exolescens

Lamellidens indawgyiensis Prashad, 1930 = Lamellidens savadiensis

Lamprotula caveata (Heude, 1877)

Lamprotula leaii (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820

Lanceolaria gladiola (Heude, 1877)

Lanceolaria grayana (Lea, 1834) = Lanceolaria grayii

Lanceolaria grayii (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

Lasmigona compressa (Lea, 1829) = Platynaias compressa

Leguminaia wheatleyi (Lea, 1862)

Lortiella froggatti Iredale, 1934

Margaritifera auricularia (Spengler, 1793) = Pseudunio auricularius

Margaritifera dahurica (Middendorff, 1850)

Margaritifera falcata (Gould, 1850)

Margaritifera laevis (Haas, 1910)

Margaritifera laosensis (Lea, 1863) = Gibbosula laosensis

Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Margaritifera marocana (Pallary, 1918) = Pseudunio marocanus

Margaritifera marrianae Johnson, 1983

Margaritifera middendorffi (Rosén, 1926)

Margaritifera monodonta (Say, 1829) = Cumberlandia monodonta

Microcondylaea bonellii (A. Ferussac, 1827)

Microdontia anodontaeformis (Tapparone Canefri, 1883)

Neotrigonia lamarckii (Gray, 1838)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (Lamarck, 1804)

Nitia teretiuscula (Philippi, 1847)

Nodularia douglasiae (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

Nodularia nuxpersicae (Dunker, 1848)

Oxynaia cf. pugio (Benson, 1862) = Indochinella pugio

Parreysia cf. burmana (Blanford, 1869) = Leoparreysia burmana

Parreysia cf. corrugata (Müller, 1774) = Parreysia corrugata

Parreysia olivacea Prashad, 1930 = Leoparreysia olivacea

Parreysia tavoyensis (Gould, 1843) = Leoparreysia tavoyensis

Physunio cf. eximius (Lea, 1856) = Lens eximius

Physunio cf. modelli Brandt, 1974 = Physunio modelli

Physunio superbus (Lea, 1843)

Pilsbryoconcha aff. compressa sp. 1 (Martens, 1860) = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Pilsbryoconcha aff. exilis sp. 1 (Lea, 1838) = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Pilsbryoconcha aff. exilis sp. 2 (Lea, 1838) = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Pilsbryoconcha cf. compressa (Martens, 1860) = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Pilsbryoconcha cf. exilis (Lea, 1838) = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Pletholophus tenuis (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

Pleurobema sintoxia (Rafinesque, 1820)

Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798)

Pronodularia japanensis (Lea, 1859)

Pseudanodonta complanata (Rossmässler, 1835)

Pseudodon aff. inoscularis sp. 1 (Gould, 1844) = Pseudodon inoscularis

Pseudodon aff. mouhotii sp. 1 (Lea, 1863) = Bineurus mouhotii

Pseudodon aff. mouhotii sp. 2 (Lea, 1863) = Bineurus mouhotii

Pseudodon aff. mouhotii sp. 3 (Lea, 1863) = Bineurus mouhotii

Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 1 (Lea, 1840) = Pseudodon vondembuschianus

Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 2 (Lea, 1840) = Pseudodon vondembuschianus

Pseudodon cambodjensis (Petit de la Saussaye, 1865) = Pseudodon vondembuschianus

Pseudodon cf. avae (Theobald, 1873) = Indopseudodon salwenianus

Pseudodon cf. ellipticus Conrad, 1865 = Thaiconcha callifera

Pseudodon cf. inoscularis (Gould, 1844) = Pseudodon inoscularis

Pseudodon cumingii (Lea, 1850) = Sundadontina cumingii

Pseudodon vondembuschianus (Lea, 1840)

Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)

Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820)

Quadrula verrucosa (Rafinesque, 1820)

Radiatula aff. caerulea (Lea, 1831) = Indonaia caerulea

Radiatula aff. humilis sp. 1 (Lea, 1856) = Scabies humilis

Radiatula aff. humilis sp. 2 (Lea, 1856) = Scabies humilis

Radiatula aff. khadakvaslaensis sp. 1 (Ray, 1966) = Indonaia shurtleffiana

Radiatula aff. khadakvaslaensis sp. 2 (Ray, 1966) = Indonaia shurtleffiana

Radiatula aff. khadakvaslaensis sp. 3 (Ray, 1966) = Indonaia shurtleffiana

Radiatula cf. bonneaudii (Eydoux, 1838) = Indonaia bonneaudii

Rectidens sumatrensis (Dunker, 1852)

Scabies aff. crispata (Gould, 1843) = Scabies crispata

Scabies crispata (Gould, 1843)

Schistodesmus lampreyanus (Baird & Adams, 1867)

Simpsonaias ambigua (Say, 1825)

Sinanodonta lucida (Heude, 1877)

Sinohyriopsis cumingii (Lea, 1852)

Solenaia carinata (Heude, 1877) = Sinosolenaia carinata

Solenaia oleivora (Heude, 1877) = Sinosolenaia oleivora

Solenaia sp. = Sinosolenaia recognita

Strophitus undulatus (Say, 1817)

Triplodon corrugatus (Lamarck, 1819)

Unio crassus Philipsson, 1788

Unio pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio tumidus Philipsson, 1788

Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847)

Villosa iris (Lea, 1829) = Cambarunio iris