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

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Publication Jeratthitikul et al. (2021): summary
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Complete Citation

Jeratthitikul, E., C. Sutcharit, P.B. Ngor & P. Prasankok. 2021. Molecular phylogeny reveals a new genus of freshwater mussels from the Mekong River Basin (Bivalvia: Unionidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 775: 119-142. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera
Attributed Nominal Species

Bineurus exilis Jeratthitikul et al., 2021
‘Morelet’ Jeratthitikul et al., 2021. Eur. J. Taxonomy 775: 123.
‘Morelet’ Jeratthitikul et al., 2022. Sci. Repts. 12: Table S1.
(misidentified reference to Monocondylaea exilis Morelet, 1866)

Chamberlainia hainesiana Kongim et al., 2015
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Kongim et al., 2015. ZooKeys 514: 98, fig. 2A.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. MPE 106: 177.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
Froufe et al., 2019. Heredity 124: 185.
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4.
Chen et al., 2020. mtDNA B 5(3): 2800.
Teiga-Teixeira et al., 2020. mtDNA B 5(3): 2978.
Zieritz et al., 2020. Biodivers. Conserv. 29: 2244.
Bolotov et al., 2020. Sci. Repts. 10: Table S1.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2020. MPE 146: Table 1.
Zieritz et al., 2021. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 193(3): Table 1.
Zieritz et al., 2021. Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: 3176.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2021. Eur. J. Taxonomy 775: 125.
Wu et al., 2021. ZooKeys 1054: 87.
Wu et al., 2021. J. Lake Sci. 33(6): attached Table 1.
Wu et al., 2022. Zool. Scripta 51: Table S2.
Pavan-Kumar et al., 2022. Mol. Biol. Rep. 49: Table S1.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2022. Sci. Repts. 12: Table S1.
Dai et al., 2023. Invert. Syst. 37(2): Tables 1-2.
Konopleva et al., 2023. Zoosyst. Evol. 99(1): Table S1.
Wu et al., 2023. Org Divers Evol (2023): Table 2.
Dai et al., 2024. Zool. Scripta 53: Table 1.
Dai et al., 2024. Invert. Syst. 38(6): Table 3.
Dai et al., 2024. Zoosyst. Evol. 100(4): Table 2.
Chen et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(4): Table S3.
Dai et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(2): Table 1.
Dai et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(2): Table 2.
Chen et al., 2025. Cathaica 1(7): Table 1.
Klymus et al., 2025. mtDNA B 10(6): Table 1.
Campbell & Lydeard, 2026. Malacologia 68(1/2): 289. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio hainesianus Lea, 1856)

Monodontina cambodiensis Bolotov et al., 2020
‘Petit’ of Authors.
Bolotov et al., 2020. Sci. Repts. 10: Table S1.
Konopleva et al., 2021. Sci. Repts. 11: Table S1.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2021. Eur. J. Taxonomy 775: 123.
(error for Monocondylea cambodjensis Petit de la Saussaye, 1865)

Namkongnaia inkhavilayi Jeratthitikul et al., 2021
Jeratthitikul et al., 2021. Eur. J. Taxonomy 775: 130, figs. 4A-B.

Potomida littoralis Whelan et al., 2011
‘Cuvier’ of Authors.
Whelan et al., 2011. MPE 61: 506. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2020. Sci. Repts. 10: Table S1.
Konopleva et al., 2021. Sci. Repts. 11: Table S1.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2021. Eur. J. Taxonomy 775: 125.
Bolotov et al., 2022. Hindawi 6600359: Table S1.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2022. Sci. Repts. 12: Table S1.
Konopleva et al., 2023. Diversity 15(1), 10: Table S2.
Konopleva et al., 2023. Zoosyst. Evol. 99(1): Table S1.
Dai et al., 2023. Invert. Syst. 37(2): Table 1. [in part]
Kongim et al., 2023. Tropical Nat. Hist. 7: Table 1.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2024. Zoosyst. Evol. 100(4): Table S1.
Dai et al., 2024. Zoosyst. Evol. 100(4): Table 2.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2025. ZooKeys 1224: Table S1.
Chen et al., 2025. Cathaica 1(7): Table 1.
Dai et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(2): Table 1.
(misidentified reference to Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)

Pseudodon cambodjensis Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013
‘Petit’ of Authors.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013. J. Moll. Studies 79: 251.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 175(2): 310.
Zieritz et al., 2016. Sci. Total Environ. 571: 1071.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. MPE 106: 177.
Konopleva et al., 2017. Systemat. Biodiv. 15(3): 207.
Bolotov et al., 2018. Sci. Repts. 8: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Razak et al., 2018. Conserv. Genet. Resour. 11: 459.
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Konopleva et al., 2019. Sci. Repts. 9: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Bolotov et al., 2020. Sci. Repts. 10: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina cambodiensis’ (sic)].
Konopleva et al., 2021. Sci. Repts. 11: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina cambodiensis’ (sic)].
Jeratthitikul et al., 2021. Eur. J. Taxonomy 775: 123 [as ‘Monodontina cambodiensis’ (sic)].
Pfeiffer et al., 2021. Invert. Syst. 35: 453 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Wu et al., 2021. ZooKeys 1054: 87 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Wu et al., 2021. J. Lake Sci. 33(6): attached Table 1.
Konopleva et al., 2023. Diversity 15(1), 10: Table S2 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Dai et al., 2023. Invert. Syst. 37(2): Table 1 [as ‘Monodontina cambodjensis’].
Dai et al., 2024. Zoosyst. Evol. 100(4): Table 2.
Dai et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(2): Table 1.
(reference to Monocondylea cambodjensis Petit de la Saussaye, 1865)
Type(s): SEQUENCED SPECIMEN UMMZ_304350, Pursat River, just downstream (north) of Highway 5 bridge, Pursat City, Cambodia.

Pseudodon inoscularis Bolotov et al., 2020
‘Gould’ of Authors.
Bolotov et al., 2020. Sci. Repts. 10: Tables 3, S1.
Konopleva et al., 2021. Sci. Repts. 11: Table S1.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2021. Eur. J. Taxonomy 775: 124.
Bolotov et al., 2022. Hindawi 6600359: Table S1.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2022. Sci. Repts. 12: Table S1.
Konopleva et al., 2023. Diversity 15(1), 10: Table S2.
Kongim et al., 2023. Tropical Nat. Hist. 7: Table 1.
Jeratthitikul & Sutcharit, 2023. Tropical Nat. Hist. 7: Table 1.
(misidentified reference to Anodon inoscularis Gould, 1844)

Pseudodon vondembuschianus Zieritz et al., 2016
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Zieritz et al., 2016. Sci. Total Environ. 571: Table 1.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Pseudodon vondembuschianus’ & ‘Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 1’].
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’ & ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 1’].
Bolotov et al., 2018. Sci. Repts. 8: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 1’].
Razak et al., 2018. Conserv. Genet. Resour. 11: 459.
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’ &‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 1’].
Konopleva et al., 2019. Sci. Repts. 9: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 1’].
Froufe et al., 2019. Heredity 124: Table 1 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’].
Lopes-Lima et al., 2020. MPE 146: Table 1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 1’].
Fukata & Iigo, 2020. mtDNA B 5(2): 1216 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’].
Chen et al., 2020. mtDNA B 5(3): 2800 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’].
Bolotov et al., 2020. Sci. Repts. 10: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’].
Zieritz et al., 2021. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 193(3): Table 1 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’].
Zieritz et al., 2021. Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: 3176 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’].
Jeratthitikul et al., 2021. Eur. J. Taxonomy 775: Table 1 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’].
Wu et al., 2021. J. Lake Sci. 33(6): attached Table 2 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’].
Konopleva et al., 2021. Sci. Repts. 11: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’].
Jeratthitikul et al., 2022. Sci. Repts. 12: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’].
Wu et al., 2022. Zool. Scripta 51: Table S2.
Pavan-Kumar et al., 2022. Mol. Biol. Rep. 49: Table S1.
Jeratthitikul & Sutcharit, 2023. Tropical Nat. Hist. 7: Table 1 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’].
Dai et al., 2023. Invert. Syst. 37(2): Table 2.
Wu et al., 2023. Org Divers Evol (2023): Table 2 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’].
Konopleva et al., 2023. Diversity 15(1), 10: Table S2 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana vondembuschiana’].
Bolotov et al., 2023. Water 15: Table 1 [as ‘Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianus’].
Dai et al., 2024. Zool. Scripta 53: Table 1 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’].
Wu et al., 2024. J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res. 2024, 1499508: Tables 1-2.
Matos et al., 2024. mtDNA B 9(6): 698.
Zieritz et al., 2024. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 201, zlae076: Tables S1, S4 [as ‘Pseudodon vond. vondembuschianus’].
Wu et al., 2024. Invert. Syst. 38, IS24014: Tables S1-S3.
Matos et al., 2024. mtDNA B 9(7): 895.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2024. Zoosyst. Evol. 100(4): Table S1 [as ‘Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianus’].
Zhang et al., 2024. BMC Genomics 25, 1243: Table S3.
Liu et al., 2024. Zoosyst. Evol. 100(3): Table 2.
Dai et al., 2024. Zoosyst. Evol. 100(4): Table 2.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2025. ZooKeys 1224: Table S1 [as ‘Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianus’].
Dai et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(2): Table 2 [as ‘Monodontina vondembuschiana’].
Chen et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(4): Table S3.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2025. Tropical Nat. Hist. 8: Table 1.
Konopleva et al., 2025. Ecologica Montenegrina 88: fig. 4 [as ‘Pseudodon v. vondembuschianus’].
Klymus et al., 2025. mtDNA B 10(6): Table 1.
Wu et al., 2026. Contributions to Zoology 95: Table S2.
Campbell & Lydeard, 2026. Malacologia 68(1/2): appendix.
(misidentified reference to Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Taxonomic Opinions

Bineurus exilis (Morelet, 1866)

Bineurus mouhotii (Lea, 1863)

Chamberlainia hainesiana (Lea, 1856)

Ensidens ingallsianus (Lea, 1852)

Gonidea angulata (Lea, 1838)

Hyriopsis bialata Simpson, 1900

Lamprotula leaii (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

Leguminaia wheatleyi (Lea, 1862)

Lens contradens (Lea, 1838)

Monodontina cambodiensis [sic] (Petit, 1865) = Pseudodon vondembuschianus

Monodontina laosica Bolotov et al., 2020 = Pseudodon mekongi

Monodontina lenyanensis Bolotov et al., 2020 = Pseudodon lenyanensis

Monodontina mekongi Bolotov et al., 2020 = Pseudodon mekongi

Monodontina vondembuschiana (Lea, 1840) = Pseudodon vondembuschianus

Namkongnaia inkhavilayi gen. et. sp. nov.
+ Pilsbryoconcha lemeslei Brandt, 1974

Namkongnaia lemeslei (Morelet, 1875 gen. et. comb. nov.)
+ Pilsbryoconcha lemsleyi Simpson, 1900

Nyeinchanconcha nyeinchani Bolotov et al., 2020

Physunio superbus (Lea, 1843)

Pilsbryoconcha ‘lemeslei’ sensu Bolotov et al., 2020 = Pilsbryoconcha acuta
+ Pilsbryoconcha exilis Lopes-Lima et al., 2017

Pilsbryoconcha exilis (Lea, 1838)

Pilsbryoconcha linguaeformis Morelet, 1875

Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798)

Pronodularia japanensis (Lea, 1859)

Pseudodon bogani Bolotov et al., 2017 = Indopseudodon bogani

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

Pseudodon kayinensis Bolotov et al., 2020 = Indopseudodon kayinensis

Pseudodon manueli Konopleva et al., 2017 = Indopseudodon salwenianus

Pseudodon salwenianus (Gould, 1844) = Indopseudodon salwenianus

Rectidens sumatrensis (Dunker, 1852)

Sinohyriopsis cumingii (Lea, 1852)

Sinosolenaia carinata (Heude, 1877)

Sundadontina brandti Bolotov et al., 2020

Sundadontina cumingii (Lea, 1850)

Sundadontina taskaevi Bolotov et al., 2020

Sundadontina tumida (Morelet, 1866)

Thaiconcha callifera (Martens, 1860)

Trapezoideus foliaceus (Gould, 1843)
 
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