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

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Publication Wu et al. (2023): summary
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Wu, R., L. Liu, X. Liu, Y. Ye, X. Wu et al. 2023. Towards a systematic revision of the superfamily Cyrenoidea (Bivalvia: Imparidentia): species delimitation, multi-locus phylogeny and mitochondrial phylogenomics. Invertebrate Systematics 37(9): 607-622. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Acanthocardia tuberculata

Antigona lamellaris

Archivesica marissinica

Arctica islandica

Batissa violacea

Callista chinensis

Calyptogena extenta

Cerastoderma edule

Chamelea gallina

Chamelea striatula

Corbicula fluminea

Corbicula japonica

Corbicula leana

Corbicula madagascariensis

Corbicula sandai

Cryptonema producta (Kuroda & Habe, 1951)

Cyanocyclas limosa

Cyclina sinensis

Cyrenoida floridana

Dosinia altior

Dosinia japonica

Dosinia troscheli

Ectenagena elongata

Euglesa coreana

Geloina ‘expansa’ = Geloina expansa

Geloina coaxans

Geloina erosa = Geloina expansa

Geloina expansa

Glauconome angulata

Glauconome chinensis

Glauconome rugosa

Glauconome straminea

Glauconome virens

Lutraria maxima

Lutraria rhynchaena

Macridiscus melanaegis = Macridiscus aequilatera

Macridiscus multifarius

Macridiscus semicancellata = Macridiscus donacinus

Mactra antiquata

Mactra chinensis Philippi, 1846

Mactra quadrangularis

Marcia hiantina

Marcia japonica

Marcia recens

Mercenaria mercenaria

Meretrix lamarckii

Meretrix lusoria

Meretrix lyrata

Meretrix meretrix

Meretrix petechialis

Musculium indicum = Sphaerium indicum

Musculium lacustris = Sphaerium lacustre

Paphia amabilis

Paphia euglypta

Paratapes textilis = Paratapes textile

Paratapes undulatus

Pisidium costulosum = Euglesa costulosa

Pliocardia ponderosa

Polymesoda caroliniana

Pseudocardium sachalinense = Spisula sachalinensis

Ruditapes decussatus

Ruditapes philippinarum

Ruditapes variegatus = Ruditapes aspera

Saxidomus purpurata

Sinonovacula constricta

Tapes conspersus

Tapes conspersus “Tapes dorsataus” = Tapes conspersus

Turneroconcha magnifica

Venerupis aspera = Ruditapes aspera

Venus verrucosa

Villorita cornucopia

Villorita cyprinoides

 
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