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

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Publication Sano et al. (2020): summary
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Sano, I., T. Saito, J.-I. Miyazaki, A. Shirai, T. Uechi et al. 2020. Evolutionary history and diversity of unionoid mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the JApanese Archipelago. Plankton Benthos Res 15(2): 97-111. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 12 nominal species attributed to this publication (none available).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Aculamprotula tientsinensis

Aculamprotula tortuosa

Acuticosta chinensis

Alasmidonta heterodon = Prolasmidonta heterodon

Alasmidonta varicosa

Anemina arcaeformis

Anemina euscaphys = Anemina arcaeformis

Anodonta anatina

Anodonta cygnea

Anodontites elongata

Arconaia lanceolata = Lanceolaria lanceolata

Aspatharia pfeifferiana

Chambardia wahlbergi

Cristaria plicata

Cumberlandia monodonta

Cuneopsis celtiformis

Cuneopsis pisciculus = Tchangsinaia piscicula

Etheria elliptica

Hyridella australis

Inversidens brandti = Inversidens brandtii

Inversiunio jokohamensis

Inversiunio reinianus

Inversiunio yanagawensis

Lamproscapha ensiformis

Lamprotula caveata

Lamprotula coreana = Aculamprotula coreana

Lamprotula gottschei = Lamprotula leaii

Lamprotula leai = Lamprotula leaii

Lampsilis cardium

Lanceolaria gladiola

Lanceolaria grayana = Lanceolaria grayii

Lanceolaria grayii

Lasmigona compressa = Platynaias compressa

Lepidodesma languilati

Margaritifera auricularia = Pseudunio auricularius

Margaritifera dahurica

Margaritifera falcata

Margaritifera hembeli

Margaritifera laevis

Margaritifera laosensis = Gibbosula laosensis

Margaritifera margaritifera

Margaritifera marocana = Pseudunio marocanus

Margaritifera marrianae

Margaritifera rochechouartii = Gibbosula rochechouartii

Margaritifera togakushiensis = Margaritifera middendorffi

Mutela hargeri

Neotrigonia lamarckii

Neotrigonia margaritacea

Nodularia douglasiae
+ Nodularia douglasiae nipponensis Sano et al., 2017

Obovalis omiensis

Pletholophus tenuis

Potomida littoralis

Pronodularia japanensis

Ptychorhynchus pfisteri

Pyganodon grandis

Scabies crispata

Schistodesmus lampreyanus

Sinanodonta angula

Sinanodonta calipygos

Sinanodonta japonica = Beringiana japonica

Sinanodonta lauta

Sinanodonta lucida

Sinanodonta ogurae = Sinanodonta tumens

Sinanodonta woodiana

Sinohyriopsis cumingii

Sinohyriopsis schlegeli = Sinohyriopsis schlegelii

Solenaia oleivora = Sinosolenaia oleivora

Triplodon corrugatus

Unio crassus

Unio delphinus

Unio pictorum

Utterbackia imbecillis

Utterbackia peninsularis

Velesunio ambiguus

 
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