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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!


Bivalvia | ... | Unioninae | Anodontini | Cristariina | Pletholophus

species Pletholophus tenuis (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833): specimens
     9 available nominal species synonyms (15 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Cristaria discoideaGraf (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Petit & Coan (2008)
Cristaria tenuisIUCN (2012), He & Zhuang (2013), Kano et al. (2019)
Cristaria discoides [sic]Xiong et al. (2012)
Pletholophus tenuisLopes-Lima et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2017), Sano et al. (2017), Zieritz et al. (2018), ... Chen et al. (2023), Dai et al. (2024), Xiang et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2025), Wu et al. (2025)
Sinanodonta tenuisBogatov & Prozorova (2017)

Range

Widespread in southeastern Asia, from the Yangtze south to Cambodia.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


specimen
SMF_13249

“Entwässerungsgraben neben dem Weg, der von der Eisenbahn-Straßen-Kreuzung nach Norden führt (Klubweg)” [China Kanton/Guǎngdōng Shěng Tungshan]

specimen
MNHN_MP_4042

[locality illegible - Asia]

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MNHN_MP_4052

[locality illegible - Asia]

specimen
SMF_13248

Canton, Tuksikon, graben in Reisfeld

specimen
MNHN_MP_4032

Cho Ra [?]

specimen
MNHN_MP_4066

Dans le Cay Binh, pres des Pagodes, Tonkin

specimen
SMF_3818

Formosa Dairyudo, Taihoku [= Taipeh (jap.)] [Taiwan]

specimen
SMF_13250

Hainan

specimen
ANSP_125543

Huh-Chan, China

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SMF_13251

Indochina

specimen
MNHN_MP_4038

Riviere Moi a Hao Son pres de ca

specimen
UMMZ_231464

roadside ditch, 3 mi W of Chaing Hwa, Hsein, Taiwan

specimen
SMF_22885

Taihoku [= Taipeh (jap.)] Taiwan (Formosa)

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UMMZ_108053

Taihoku, Formosa

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MNHN_MP_4067

Tay Binh pres de ....

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SMF_13252

Tungshan, Kanton, S. China

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UMMZ_108052

Wampoa, China

specimen
UMMZ_231467

West coastal area Taiwan, Liu Ying, Yunlin Hsien


Cambodia

specimen
MNHN_MP_4049

Cambodge


China

specimen
ANSP_56521

China

specimen
MCZ_175574

China

specimen
MCZ_361777

China

specimen
SMF_13244

China

specimen
SMF_13245

China

specimen
SMF_13246

China

specimen
UMMZ_108068

China

specimen
UMMZ_23057

China

specimen
UMMZ_23163

China

specimen
USNM_86358

China

specimen
FMNH_142715

Hong Kong

specimen
SMF_13247

Hunan, Mittelchina

specimen
MCZ_167246

Kien-te sud, China

specimen
MCZ_177309

Shanghai, China

specimen
MCZ_195336

Shanghai, China

specimen
UMMZ_108055

Yangtze Kiang River, China


Taiwan

specimen
UMMZ_231468

2 mi NE Chung Li, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan

specimen
SMF_3668

Candidins See, Formosa

specimen
SMF_3669

Candidins See, Formosa

specimen
BMNH_1968653

Formosa

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BMNH_78-1-28-200

Formosa

specimen
MCZ_240326

Formosa

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UMMZ_108056

Formosa

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UMMZ_4398

Formosa

specimen
USNM_85069

Formosa

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ANSP_125502

Formosa Is., China

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FMNH_82093

Formosa, 3 mi N Chang Hua, Chang Hu-Hsien

specimen
FMNH_21541

Formosa, Taiwan

specimen
MCZ_44637

Formosa, Taiwan

specimen
MCZ_44654

Formosa, Taiwan

specimen
MNHN_MP_3859

Formose

specimen
UMMZ_23058

I. Formosa

specimen
UMMZ_231466

Pu Yen Village, 6-8 mi SE of Lu Chaing, Changhua Hsien, Taiwan

specimen
UMMZ_231465

Pu Yen Village, Changhua Hsien [Taiwan]

specimen
MCZ_175627

Taiwan

BMNH_1968653B. Formosa

BMNH_78-1-28-201. Formosa


Thailand

specimen
UMMZ_101585

Indo China


unknown

specimen
ANSP_61327

[no locality available - Asia]

specimen
FMNH_14085

[no locality available - Asia]

specimen
FMNH_21544

[no locality available - Asia]

specimen
MNHN_MP_3132

[no locality available - Asia]


Uzbekistan

specimen
FMNH_120455

Serafchan, Buchara, Central Asia


Vietnam

specimen
MNHN_MP_4050

Ba Be

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MNHN_MP_4076

Dang-son, Tonkin

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MNHN_MP_3996

Hanoi

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FMNH_21542

Hanoi, Tonkin

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MNHN_MP_4003

Hanoi, Tonkin

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UMMZ_108054

Hanoi, Tonkin, French Indo China

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MNHN_MP_4006

Lacs Ba Be

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MNHN_MP_4030

Lacs Ba Be

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MNHN_MP_4036

Lacs Ba Be

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MNHN_MP_4045

Lacs Ba Be

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MNHN_MP_4054

Lacs Ba Be

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MNHN_MP_3970

Nord Viet-nam

specimen
MNHN_MP_3970

Nord Viet-nam

specimen
SMF_13254

Phu-Rang, Annam

specimen
UMMZ_108061

Phuc Son, Tonkin, French Indo China

specimen
SMF_13256

Phuc-son, Annam

specimen
SMF_13253

Sept-Pagodes, Tonkin

specimen
MNHN_MP_4033

Song-Ba-Khe, That Khe

specimen
SMF_13257

Song-ky-Kong Fl. Zw. Leong-Su[?] That Khe, Tonkin

specimen
MNHN_MP_4031

That Khe

specimen
MNHN_MP_4055

That Khe, Tonkin

specimen
FMNH_21543

Tonkin

specimen
MNHN_MP_4004

Tonkin

specimen
SMF_13243

Tonkin

specimen
SMF_13255

Tonkin

specimen
SMF_3665

Tonkin

specimen
SMF_3666

Tonkin

specimen
UMMZ_108060

Tonkin, French Indo China

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers


Vietnam

NCSM_85006_1. (COI) Day River, Tay Bac, VIetnam (21.3269, 103.9189)

NCSM_84951_3. (COI) Day River, Tay Bac, VIetnam (21.327, 103.9189)

NCSM_84924. (28S, COI) Red basin, Dong Bac, Vietnam (21.3243, 105.4027)

NCSM_84924_3. (COI) Red basin, Dong Bac, VIetnam (21.3243, 105.4027)

NCSM_85273_10. (COI) Red basin, Dong Bang, VIetnam (21.0878, 105.6604)