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1 October 2010 |
Mussel of the Month
The October 2010 Mussel of the Month is Rectidens lingulatus. Recidens is a genus of two species endemic to the Sunda Islands of Indonesia.
[Since 2021, this species has been synonymized with Rectidens sumatrensis. — DLG]
MNHN. Le Kopoeas, Semitau (Borneo) (figured syntype).
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What to say about the freshwater mussel Rectidens?
It is another one of those taxa for which a google search returns a bunch of sources that merely notice its existence. We already knew that from the global reviews of Simpson (1900, 1914), Haas (1969) and Graf & Cummings (2007).
R. lingulatus is restricted to Borneo. |
Classification:
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Subclass Palaeoheterodonta
Order Unionoida
Superfamily UNIONOIDEA Rafinesque, 1820
Family UNIONIDAE s.s
Genus Rectidens Simpson, 1900
Species Rectidens lingulatus Drouët & Chaper, 1892 |
To find about more about Rectidens, check out:
- Graf, D.L. & K.S. Cummings. 2007. Review of the systematics and global diversity of freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida). Journal of Molluscan Studies 73: 291-314.
- Haas, F. 1969a. Superfamilia Unionacea. Das Tierreich (Berlin) 88: 663 pp.
- Haas, F. 1969. Superfamily Unionacea. pp. N:411-470. in R.C. Moore (ed.) Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas. Part N, Vol. 1 (of 3), Mollusca.
- Simpson, C.T. 1900. Synopsis of the naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 22(1205): 501-1044.
- Simpson, C.T. 1914. A descriptive catalogue of the naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels. Parts I-III. Bryant Walker, Detroit, Michigan. 1540 pp.
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