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

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Publication Wu et al. (2026): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Wu, R., X. Wang, F. Nan, L. Cheng & J. An. 2026. An integrative taxonomic reassessment of the Chinese endemic genus Acuticosta (Bivalvia: Unionidae), with the description of a new genus. Contributions to Zoology 95: 25-51. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Acudonta baitiaoensis

Aculamprotula coreana = Scriptolamprotula coreana

Aculamprotula polysticta = Scriptolamprotula polysticta

Aculamprotula scripta = Scriptolamprotula scripta

Aculamprotula tientsinensis = Scriptolamprotula tientsinensis

Aculamprotula tortuosa = Scriptolamprotula tortuosa

Acuticosta chinensis

Acuticosta ovata

Alasmidonta varicosa

Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)

Amuranodonta kijaensis

Anemina arcaeformis = Anemina harlandi

Anodonta anatina

Anodonta californiensis = Brachyanodon californiensis

Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta exulcerata

Anodonta nuttalliana = Brachyanodon nuttalliana

Beringiana fukuharai

Buldowskia shadini

Chamberlainia somsakpanhai

Cosmopseudodon resupinatus

Cosmopseudodon wenshanensis = Cosmopseudodon resupinatus

Cristaria beirensis = Cristaria plicata

Cristaria plicata

Cristaria truncata

Cuneopsis celtiformis

Cuneopsis celtiosimilis

Cuneopsis heudei

Cuneopsis kiangsiensis

Cuneopsis rufescens

Cuneopsis szechenyii

Gibbosula rochechouartii

Globunio mirificus

Gonidea angulata

Huizhou xietianxiangi

Hyriopsis bialata

Inversidens brandtii

Inversidens rentianensis

Inversidens sichuanica comb. nov.

Inversidens trisulcata comb. nov.

Koreosolenaia sitgyensis

Lamprotula caveata

Lamprotula cornuumlunae

Lamprotula leaii

Lanceolaria gladiola

Lanceolaria grayii

Lanceolaria lanceolata

Lasmigona complanata = Pterosyna complanata

Lens contradens

Lepidodesma aligera

Lepidodesma languilati

Margaritifera margaritifera

Middendorffinaia mongolica

Nodularia douglasiae

Nodularia fusiformans

Nodularia guiensis

Nodularia hanensis

Parvasolenaia rivularis

Physunio superbus

Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Platynaias compressa

Pletholophus guangzhouensis

Postolata guangxiensis

Postolata longjiangensis

Potomida acarnanica

Potomida littoralis

Potomida semirugata

Prolasmidonta heterodon

Pronodularia japanensis

Pseudanodonta complanata

Pseudoacuticosta retiaria gen. & combo. nov.

Pseudocuneopsis capitata

Pseudocuneopsis sichuanensis

Pseudocuneopsis wuana

Pseudocuneopsis yangshuoensis

Pseudodon vondembuschianus

Pseudopostolata angula

Ptychorhynchus pfisteri

Pyganodon grandis

Rectidens sumatrensis

Schistodesmus lampreyanus

Schistodesmus luqiaoensis

Schistodesmus spinosus

Schistodesmus tongpenensis

Schistodesmus xinyuensis

Sinanodonta lauta

Sinanodonta lucida

Sinanodonta pacifica

Sinanodonta schrenkii

Sinanodonta tumens

Sinanodonta woodiana

Sinohyriopsis cumingii

Sinohyriopsis schlegelii

Sinosolenaia carinata

Sinosolenaia iridinea

Sinosolenaia oleivora

Sinosolenaia recognita

Tchangsinaia piscicula

Unio carneus

Unio crassus

Unio elongatulus

Unio pictorum

Unio tumidus

Utterbackia imbecillis

Utterbackia peninsularis

 
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