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species Pseudodon vondembuschianus (Lea, 1840): synonymy
108 specimens + 20 Genbank vouchers

Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840
Lea, 1840. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 1: 288 [as ‘vondenbuschiana’].
Lea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 222 [60], pl. 18, fig. 39 [as ‘vondenbuschiana’].
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 45 [as ‘vondenbuschiana’].
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 73.
(correct name for Margaritana vondenbuschiana Lea, 1840; renamed Monodontina buschiana Conrad, 1853)
Type(s): TYPE USNM_86348, Java.

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianus — Simpson (1900), Thiele (1934)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus — Martens (1900), Brandt (1974), Graf (2002), Graf & Cummings (2006), Walker et al. (2006), ... Matos et al. (2024), Wu et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024), Zhang et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschiana — Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Monodontina vondembuschiana — Prashad (1919), Bolotov et al. (2017), Huang et al. (2019), Froufe et al. (2019), Pfeiffer et al. (2019), ... Dai et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul & Sutcharit (2023), Wu et al. (2023), Dai et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianus — Haas (1920), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianus — van Benthem Jutting (1953)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianus [sic] — Marwoto (1987)
— Subba Rao (1989)
Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 1 — Bolotov et al. (2017)
Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 2 — Bolotov et al. (2017)
Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 1 — Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2018), Konopleva et al. (2019), Huang et al. (2019), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)
Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2 — Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2018), Huang et al. (2019), Konopleva et al. (2019)
Pseudodon vondembuschiana — Pfeiffer et al. (2018)
Monodontina vondembuschiana vondembuschiana — Konopleva et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianus — Bolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon vond. vondembuschianus — Zieritz et al. (2024)

Alasmodonta crispata Mousson, 1849
Mousson, 1849. Land-Süßw.-Moll. Java: 97, pl. 19, fig. 1.

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianus — Simpson (1900)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschiana — Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianus — Haas (1920), Haas (1969)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianus — van Benthem Jutting (1953)
Monodontina vondembuschiana — Bolotov et al. (2020)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianus — Bolotov et al. (2023)

Alasmodonta zollingeri Mousson, 1849
Mousson, 1849. Land-Süßw.-Moll. Java: 96, pl. 18, figs. 1-2.
Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_4685, Java.

Pseudodon (s.s.) zollingeri — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) zollingeri — Haas (1920)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianus — van Benthem Jutting (1953)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianus — Haas (1969)
Monodontina vondembuschiana — Bolotov et al. (2020)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianus — Bolotov et al. (2023)

Monodontina buschiana Conrad, 1853
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 269.
(new name for Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianus — Simpson (1900)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschiana — Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianus — Haas (1920)
— Haas (1969)
Monodontina vondembuschiana — Bolotov et al. (2020)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianus — Bolotov et al. (2023)

Monocondyloea planulata Lea, 1859
Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 187 [as ‘Monocondylœa planulata’].
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 262, pl. 42, fig. 142.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86351, Java5989.

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianus — Simpson (1900)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschiana — Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianus — Haas (1920), Haas (1969)
Monodontina vondembuschiana — Bolotov et al. (2020)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianus — Bolotov et al. (2023)

Margaritana fragilis Küster, 1862
‘Mousson’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 45. [nomen nudum]
‘Mousson’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 295, pl. 98, fig. 2.

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianus — Simpson (1900)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschiana — Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianus — Haas (1920), Haas (1969)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianus — van Benthem Jutting (1953)

Unio vonbuschea Sowerby, 1866
‘Lea MS’ Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 51, sp. 269 [as ‘Unio Von Buschea’].

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianus — Simpson (1900)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschiana — Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianus — Haas (1920)

Microcondylaea hageni Strubell, 1897
Strubell, 1897. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 29: 8.
Type(s): TYPE SMF_3580, S. Sumatra.

Unio hageni — Martens (1900)
Nodularia (s.s.) hageni — Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Bineurus) hageni — Haas (1920), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Pseudodon hageni — Bogan (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018)
Monodontina vondembuschiana — Bolotov et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianus — Bolotov et al. (2023)

Monocondylaea rhombica Simpson, 1900
‘Küster’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 836.
Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 295.
(error for Monocondylaea rhomboidea Küster, 1862)

Pseudodon (Trigonodon) crebristriatus Suvatti, 1950
Suvatti, 1950. Fauna Thailand: 109.
(misidentified reference to Monocondyloea crebristriata Anthony, 1865)

Pseudodon vondembuschianus ellipticus — Brandt (1974)

Pseudodon vondembuschianus Graf, 2002
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Graf, 2002. J. Moll. Studies 68: 66.
Graf & Cummings, 2006. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 148: 348.
Hoeh et al., 2009. Malacologia 51(2): 310.
Whelan et al., 2011. MPE 61: 506. [in part]
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 175(2): 310. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 2’]. [in part]
Konopleva et al., 2017. Systemat. Biodiv. 15(3): 207. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2018. Sci. Repts. 8: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Konopleva et al., 2019. Sci. Repts. 9: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
(reference to Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Pseudodon vondembuschianus Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 175(2): 310. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 2’]. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Konopleva et al., 2017. Systemat. Biodiv. 15(3): 207. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2018. Sci. Repts. 8: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Konopleva et al., 2019. Sci. Repts. 9: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
(reference to Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Monodontina laosica — Bolotov et al. (2020)

Monodontina laosica Bolotov et al., 2020
Bolotov et al., 2020. Sci. Repts. 10: 11, fig. 3C.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) UMMZ_304650, Houai Pin, about 300 m upstream of mouth, ca. 4 km..., Attapeu Province, Laos. 14.7944, 106.48417.

Monodontina laosica — Bolotov et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Konopleva et al. (2021), Jeratthitikul et al. (2021)
Monodontina vondembuschiana laosica — Konopleva et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus laosica — Bolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon vond. laosica — Zieritz et al. (2024)

Monodontina vondembuschiana tapienica Konopleva et al., 2023
Konopleva, Lheknim, Sriwoon, Kondakov, Vikhrev & Bolotov in Konopleva et al., 2023. Diversity 15(1), 10: 15, figs. 3A-L.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Monodontina vondembuschiana tapienica — Konopleva et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus tapienica — Bolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon vond. tapienica — Zieritz et al. (2024)

Monodontina vondembuschiana thasaenica Konopleva et al., 2023
Konopleva, Lheknim, Sriwoon, Kondakov, Vikhrev & Bolotov in Konopleva et al., 2023. Diversity 15(1), 10: 16, fig. 3M-T.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Monodontina vondembuschiana thasaenica — Konopleva et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus thasaenica — Bolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon vond. thasaenica — Zieritz et al. (2024)

Margaritana vondenbuschiana Lea, 1840
Lea, 1840. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 1: 288.
Lea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 222, pl. 18, fig. 39.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 45.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 501.
(incorrect original spelling of Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Margaritana vondenbuschiana — de Gregorio (1914)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianus — van Benthem Jutting (1953)

Alasmodonta vandembuschiana Mousson, 1849
Mousson, 1849. Land-Süßw.-Moll. Java: 97.
(error for Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Pseudodon vondenbuschianus — van Benthem Jutting (1953)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus — IUCN (2012)

Alasmodonta zollingeri form angulosa Mousson, 1849
Mousson, 1849. Land-Süßw.-Moll. Java: 96, pl. 18, fig. 2. [infra-subsp.]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alasmodonta zollingeri Mousson, 1849)

Pseudodon vondenbuschianus — van Benthem Jutting (1953)

Alasmodonta zollingeri form vulgaris Mousson, 1849
Mousson, 1849. Land-Süßw.-Moll. Java: 96, pl. 18, fig. 1. [infra-subsp.]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alasmodonta zollingeri Mousson, 1849)

Pseudodon vondenbuschianus — van Benthem Jutting (1953)

Monocondylaea rhomboidea Küster, 1862
‘Lea’ Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 304, pl. 100, fig. 7.
(misidentified reference to Monocondyloea rhomboidea Lea, 1859)

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianus — Simpson (1900)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschiana — Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianus — Haas (1920)

Unio trinilensis Dubois, 1908
Dubois, 1908. unknown publication: ??.

Pseudodon vondembuschianus trinilensis — Bolotov et al. (2023)

Pseudodon (Trigonodon) vandervlerki Oostingh, 1935
Oostingh, 1935. unknown publication: ??.

Pseudodon vondembuschianus vandervlerki — Bolotov et al. (2023)

Pseudodon vondembuchsiana Subba Rao, 1989
Subba Rao, 1989. Freshw. Moll. India: figs. 440-441 caption.
(error for Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschianus — Simpson (1900), Thiele (1934)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus — Martens (1900), Brandt (1974), Graf (2002), Graf & Cummings (2006), Walker et al. (2006), ... Matos et al. (2024), Wu et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024), Zhang et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Pseudodon (s.s.) zollingeri — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio hageni — Martens (1900)
Pseudodon (s.s.) vondembuschiana — Preston (1912), Simpson (1914)
Margaritana vondenbuschiana — de Gregorio (1914)
Nodularia (s.s.) hageni — Simpson (1914)
Monodontina vondembuschiana — Prashad (1919), Bolotov et al. (2017), Huang et al. (2019), Froufe et al. (2019), Pfeiffer et al. (2019), ... Dai et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul & Sutcharit (2023), Wu et al. (2023), Dai et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) vondembuschianus — Haas (1920), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Pseudodon (Monodontina) zollingeri — Haas (1920)
Pseudodon (Bineurus) hageni — Haas (1920), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianus — van Benthem Jutting (1953)
— Haas (1969), Subba Rao (1989)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus ellipticus — Brandt (1974)
Pseudodon vondenbuschianus [sic] — Marwoto (1987)
Pseudodon hageni — Bogan (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018)
Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 1 — Bolotov et al. (2017)
Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 2 — Bolotov et al. (2017)
Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 1 — Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2018), Konopleva et al. (2019), Huang et al. (2019), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020)
Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2 — Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2018), Huang et al. (2019), Konopleva et al. (2019)
Pseudodon vondembuschiana — Pfeiffer et al. (2018)
Monodontina laosica — Bolotov et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Konopleva et al. (2021), Jeratthitikul et al. (2021)
Monodontina vondembuschiana vondembuschiana — Konopleva et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vondembuschianus — Bolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus trinilensis — Bolotov et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus vandervlerki — Bolotov et al. (2023)
Monodontina vondembuschiana laosica — Konopleva et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus laosica — Bolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Monodontina vondembuschiana tapienica — Konopleva et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus tapienica — Bolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Monodontina vondembuschiana thasaenica — Konopleva et al. (2023)
Pseudodon vondembuschianus thasaenica — Bolotov et al. (2023), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025)
Pseudodon vond. vondembuschianus — Zieritz et al. (2024)
Pseudodon vond. laosica — Zieritz et al. (2024)
Pseudodon vond. tapienica — Zieritz et al. (2024)
Pseudodon vond. thasaenica — Zieritz et al. (2024)

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