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

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Publication Pfeiffer et al. (2019): summary
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Pfeiffer, J.M., J.W. Breinholt & L.M. Page. 2019. Unioverse: a phylogenetic resource for reconstructing the evolution of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionoida). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 137: 114-126. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Paravasolenaia Pfeiffer et al., 2019
‘Huang & Wu’
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: 123.
(error for Parvasolenaia Huang et al., 2019)

Pseudodontoides Modell, 1964
‘Frierson’ of Authors.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 91.
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: 124.
(error for Pseudodontoideus Frierson, 1927)

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)

Bineurus mouhotii Pfeiffer et al., 2019
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: 116.
Zieritz et al., 2021. Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: 3176.
Zieritz et al., 2024. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 201, zlae076: Table S1.
(misidentified reference to Monocondyloea mouhotii Lea, 1863)

Lamellidens corrianus Whelan et al., 2011
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Whelan et al., 2011. MPE 61: 506.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 175(2): 310.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Lamellidens corrianus sp. 1].
Konopleva et al., 2017. Systemat. Biodiv. 15(3): 207.
Pfeiffer et al., 2018. J. Moll. Studies 84(4): [3].
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: 117.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2020. MPE 146: Table 1.
(misidentified reference to Unio corrianus Lea, 1834)
Type(s): SEQUENCED SPECIMEN UMMZ_304642, Ayeryarwaddy River, mud bank on E side of river, Mandalay Division, Burma. 21.48187, 95.30501.

Lamellidens generosus Whelan et al., 2011
‘Gould’ of Authors.
Whelan et al., 2011. MPE 61: 506.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013. J. Moll. Studies 79: 251.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 175(2): 310.
Araujo et al., 2017. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 179(2): 280.
Konopleva et al., 2017. Systemat. Biodiv. 15(3): 207.
Pfeiffer et al., 2018. J. Moll. Studies 84(4): [3].
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: 117.
Wu et al., 2021. J. Lake Sci. 33(6): attached Table 1.
(misidentified reference to Unio generosus Gould, 1847)

Nodularia jourdyi Bolotov et al., 2018
Bolotov et al., 2018. Sci. Repts. 8: 4.
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: 117.
(reference to Unio jourdyi Morlet, 1886)

Pseudodon crebristriatus Pfeiffer et al., 2019
‘Anthony’ of Authors.
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: 116 [as ‘”Trigonodon” crebristriata’].
Zieritz et al., 2021. Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: Table S1.
(misidentified reference to Monocondyloea crebristriata Anthony, 1865)

Pseudodon inoscularis Pfeiffer et al., 2019
‘Gould’ Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: 116.
(misidentified reference to Anodon inoscularis Gould, 1844)

Taxonomic Opinions

“Trigonodon” crebristriata (Anthony, 1865) = Indopseudodon crebristriatus

Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)

Anodonta cygnea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodontites elongatus (Swainson, 1823) = Anodontites elongata

Aspatharia pfeifferiana (Bernardi, 1860)

Bineurus mouhotii (Lea, 1863)

Chamberlainia hainesiana (Lea, 1856)

Coelatura choziensis (Preston, 1910)

Contradens contradens (Lea, 1838) = Lens contradens

Cristaria plicata (Leach, 1814)

Cuneopsis pisciculus (Heude, 1874) = Tchangsinaia piscicula

Cyrtonaias tampicoensis (Lea, 1838)

Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786)

Elliptoideus sloatianus (Lea, 1840)

Ensidens ingallsianus (Lea, 1852)

Etheria elliptica Lamarck, 1807

Gonidea angulata (Lea, 1838)

Harmandia somboriensis Rochebrune, 1881

Hyridella australis (Lamarck, 1819)

Hyriopsis bialata Simpson, 1900

Indochinella pugio (Benson, 1862)

Lamellidens corrianus (Lea, 1834)

Lamellidens generosus (Gould, 1847)

Lamprotula cornuumlunae (Heude, 1883)

Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820

Lanceolaria lanceolata (Lea, 1856)

Leaunio lienosus (Conrad, 1834)

Leoparreysia bhamoensis (Theobald, 1873) = Leoparreysia tavoyensis

Leoparreysia olivacea (Prashad, 1930)

Margaritifera hembeli (Conrad, 1838)

Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Monodontina vondembuschiana (Lea, 1840) = Pseudodon vondembuschianus

Neotrigonia margaritacea (Lamarck, 1804)

Nodularia douglasiae (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

Nodularia jourdyi (Morlet, 1886) = Nodularia douglasiae

Obliquaria reflexa Rafinesque, 1820

Pachynaias spheniopsis (Morelet, 1849)

Physunio superbus (Lea, 1843)

Pilsbryoconcha compressa (Martens, 1860) = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Plectomerus dombeyanus (Valenciennes, 1827)

Pleurobema strodeanum (B.H. Wright, 1898)

Popenaias popeii (Lea, 1857)

Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis F.R. Woodward, 1991

Pseudodon inoscularis (Gould, 1844)

Psoronaias semigranosa (Philippi, 1843)

Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)

Quadrula apiculata (Say, 1829) = Quadrula quadrula

Radiatula caerulea (Lea, 1831) = Indonaia caerulea

Rectidens sumatrensis (Dunker, 1852)

Reginaia ebena (Lea, 1831) = Reginaia ebenus

Scabies phaselus (Lea, 1856)

Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834)

Sinohyriopsis cumingii (Lea, 1852)

Solenaia khwaenoiensis Deein et al., 2004 = Solenaia emarginata

Trapezoideus foliaceus (Gould, 1843)

Unio gibbus Spengler, 1793

Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say, 1831)

Yaukthwa paiensis Konopleva et al., 2019

 
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