MolluscaBase taxon details
Lamellidens generosus (A. Gould, 1847)
1035802 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1035802)
accepted
Species
Lamellidens brandti Bolotov, Konopleva & Vikhrev, 2017 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Lamellidens burmanus C. T. Simpson, 1914 · unaccepted
Lamellidens consobrinus (I. Lea, 1860) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lamellidens marginalis var. sawaddyensis Preston, 1912 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Unio consobrinus I. Lea, 1860 · unaccepted
Unio generosus A. Gould, 1847 · unaccepted (original combination)
Unio generosus var. delapsus Tapparone Canefri, 1889 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Unio marginalis var. zonata Tapparone Canefri, 1889 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Unio protensus var. obtusatus Tapparone Canefri, 1889 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Unio pulcher Tapparone Canefri, 1889 · unaccepted > junior homonym (primary homonym of Unio pulcher...)
primary homonym of Unio pulcher Lea, 1838
Unio pulcher var. lamellatiformis Tapparone Canefri, 1889 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Unio pulcher var. ponderosulus Tapparone Canefri, 1889 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
(of Unio generosus A. Gould, 1847) Gould, A. A. (1847). [Dr. Gould described new shells, received from Rev. Mr. Mason, of Burmah, several of which had been furnished…]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 218–221., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490902
page(s): 220. [details]
page(s): 220. [details]
Note Newville, Tavoy, British Burmah [= Hlaingbwe...
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Type locality Newville, Tavoy, British Burmah [= Hlaingbwe River near the former Newville village, 16.9834° N, 97.9043° E, Myanmar [details]
Distribution Irrawaddy to Lower Salween Basin (including Haungthayaw, Hlaingbwe, and Ataran) in Myanmar; southwestern Yunnan in China
Distribution Irrawaddy to Lower Salween Basin (including Haungthayaw, Hlaingbwe, and Ataran) in Myanmar; southwestern Yunnan in China [details]
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original description
(of Lamellidens brandti Bolotov, Konopleva & Vikhrev, 2017) Bolotov I.N., Vikhrev I.V., Kondakov A.V., Konopleva E.S., Gofarov M.Yu., Aksenova O.V. & Tumpeesuwan S. (2017). New taxa of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) from a species-rich but overlooked evolutionary hotspot in Southeast Asia. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 7(11573): 1-18., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11957-9
page(s): 7 [details]
original description (of Unio generosus A. Gould, 1847) Gould, A. A. (1847). [Dr. Gould described new shells, received from Rev. Mr. Mason, of Burmah, several of which had been furnished…]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 218–221., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490902
page(s): 220. [details]
original description (of Lamellidens burmanus C. T. Simpson, 1914) Simpson, C. T. (1914). A descriptive catalogue of the naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels. Part 3. Unionidae: <i>Harmandia</i>-<i>Diplodon</i>. Mutelidae. <em>Detroit: Bryant Walker.</em> 1050-1540., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12168754
page(s): 1170 [details]
original description (of Unio consobrinus I. Lea, 1860) Lea, I. (1860). Descriptions of three new species of exotic uniones. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 11: 331 [after 27 December 1859; before 30 March 1860]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26310747
page(s): 331 [details]
original description (of Lamellidens marginalis var. sawaddyensis Preston, 1912) Preston, H.B. (1912). A catalogue of the Asiatic Naiades in the collection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, with descriptions of new species. Records of the Indian Museum, 7 (3): 279-308, pl. 8. Calcutta [July]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11141596
page(s): 305 [details]
original description (of Unio generosus var. delapsus Tapparone Canefri, 1889) Tapparone Canefri, C. (1889). Viaggio de Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. XVIII. Molluschi terrestri e d'acqua dolce. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> 27 [= ser. 2, 7]: 295-359, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995965
page(s): 352 [details]
original description (of Unio marginalis var. zonata Tapparone Canefri, 1889) Tapparone Canefri, C. (1889). Viaggio de Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. XVIII. Molluschi terrestri e d'acqua dolce. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> 27 [= ser. 2, 7]: 295-359, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995965
page(s): 346 [details]
original description (of Unio pulcher Tapparone Canefri, 1889) Tapparone Canefri, C. (1889). Viaggio de Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. XVIII. Molluschi terrestri e d'acqua dolce. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> 27 [= ser. 2, 7]: 295-359, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995965
page(s): 350 [details]
original description (of Unio pulcher var. lamellatiformis Tapparone Canefri, 1889) Tapparone Canefri, C. (1889). Viaggio de Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. XVIII. Molluschi terrestri e d'acqua dolce. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> 27 [= ser. 2, 7]: 295-359, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995965
page(s): 351 [details]
original description (of Unio pulcher var. ponderosulus Tapparone Canefri, 1889) Tapparone Canefri, C. (1889). Viaggio de Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. XVIII. Molluschi terrestri e d'acqua dolce. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> 27 [= ser. 2, 7]: 295-359, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995965
page(s): 351 [details]
original description (of Unio protensus var. obtusatus Tapparone Canefri, 1889) Tapparone Canefri, C. (1889). Viaggio de Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. XVIII. Molluschi terrestri e d'acqua dolce. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> 27 [= ser. 2, 7]: 295-359, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995965
page(s): 350 [details]
taxonomy source Bolotov, I. N.; Pasupuleti, R.; Subba Rao, N. V.; Unnikrishnan, S. K.; Chan, N.; Lunn, Z.; Win, T.; Gofarov, M. Y.; Kondakov, A. V.; Konopleva, E. S.; Lyubas, A. A.; Tomilova, A. A.; Vikhrev, I. V.; Pfenninger, M.; Düwel, S. S.; Feldmeyer, B.; Nesemann, H. F.; Nagel, K.-O. (2022). Oriental freshwater mussels arose in East Gondwana and arrived to Asia on the Indian Plate and Burma Terrane. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 12(1): 1518., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05257-0 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Bolotov I.N., Vikhrev I.V., Kondakov A.V., Konopleva E.S., Gofarov M.Yu., Aksenova O.V. & Tumpeesuwan S. (2017). New taxa of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) from a species-rich but overlooked evolutionary hotspot in Southeast Asia. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 7(11573): 1-18., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11957-9 [details]
page(s): 7 [details]
original description (of Unio generosus A. Gould, 1847) Gould, A. A. (1847). [Dr. Gould described new shells, received from Rev. Mr. Mason, of Burmah, several of which had been furnished…]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 218–221., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490902
page(s): 220. [details]
original description (of Lamellidens burmanus C. T. Simpson, 1914) Simpson, C. T. (1914). A descriptive catalogue of the naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels. Part 3. Unionidae: <i>Harmandia</i>-<i>Diplodon</i>. Mutelidae. <em>Detroit: Bryant Walker.</em> 1050-1540., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12168754
page(s): 1170 [details]
original description (of Unio consobrinus I. Lea, 1860) Lea, I. (1860). Descriptions of three new species of exotic uniones. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 11: 331 [after 27 December 1859; before 30 March 1860]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26310747
page(s): 331 [details]
original description (of Lamellidens marginalis var. sawaddyensis Preston, 1912) Preston, H.B. (1912). A catalogue of the Asiatic Naiades in the collection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, with descriptions of new species. Records of the Indian Museum, 7 (3): 279-308, pl. 8. Calcutta [July]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11141596
page(s): 305 [details]
original description (of Unio generosus var. delapsus Tapparone Canefri, 1889) Tapparone Canefri, C. (1889). Viaggio de Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. XVIII. Molluschi terrestri e d'acqua dolce. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> 27 [= ser. 2, 7]: 295-359, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995965
page(s): 352 [details]
original description (of Unio marginalis var. zonata Tapparone Canefri, 1889) Tapparone Canefri, C. (1889). Viaggio de Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. XVIII. Molluschi terrestri e d'acqua dolce. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> 27 [= ser. 2, 7]: 295-359, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995965
page(s): 346 [details]
original description (of Unio pulcher Tapparone Canefri, 1889) Tapparone Canefri, C. (1889). Viaggio de Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. XVIII. Molluschi terrestri e d'acqua dolce. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> 27 [= ser. 2, 7]: 295-359, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995965
page(s): 350 [details]
original description (of Unio pulcher var. lamellatiformis Tapparone Canefri, 1889) Tapparone Canefri, C. (1889). Viaggio de Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. XVIII. Molluschi terrestri e d'acqua dolce. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> 27 [= ser. 2, 7]: 295-359, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995965
page(s): 351 [details]
original description (of Unio pulcher var. ponderosulus Tapparone Canefri, 1889) Tapparone Canefri, C. (1889). Viaggio de Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. XVIII. Molluschi terrestri e d'acqua dolce. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> 27 [= ser. 2, 7]: 295-359, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995965
page(s): 351 [details]
original description (of Unio protensus var. obtusatus Tapparone Canefri, 1889) Tapparone Canefri, C. (1889). Viaggio de Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. XVIII. Molluschi terrestri e d'acqua dolce. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> 27 [= ser. 2, 7]: 295-359, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995965
page(s): 350 [details]
taxonomy source Bolotov, I. N.; Pasupuleti, R.; Subba Rao, N. V.; Unnikrishnan, S. K.; Chan, N.; Lunn, Z.; Win, T.; Gofarov, M. Y.; Kondakov, A. V.; Konopleva, E. S.; Lyubas, A. A.; Tomilova, A. A.; Vikhrev, I. V.; Pfenninger, M.; Düwel, S. S.; Feldmeyer, B.; Nesemann, H. F.; Nagel, K.-O. (2022). Oriental freshwater mussels arose in East Gondwana and arrived to Asia on the Indian Plate and Burma Terrane. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 12(1): 1518., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05257-0 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Bolotov I.N., Vikhrev I.V., Kondakov A.V., Konopleva E.S., Gofarov M.Yu., Aksenova O.V. & Tumpeesuwan S. (2017). New taxa of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) from a species-rich but overlooked evolutionary hotspot in Southeast Asia. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 7(11573): 1-18., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11957-9 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Irrawaddy to Lower Salween Basin (including Haungthayaw, Hlaingbwe, and Ataran) in Myanmar; southwestern Yunnan in China [details]Type locality Newville, Tavoy, British Burmah [= Hlaingbwe River near the former Newville village, 16.9834° N, 97.9043° E, Myanmar [details]
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Unio consobrinus. Lea, 1859. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11: 331 - catalog no. 125656) (from synonym Unio consobrinus I. Lea, 1860)
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Lamellidens consobrinus (I. Lea, 1860))
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes) (from synonym Lamellidens brandti Bolotov, Konopleva & Vikhrev, 2017)
To Barcode of Life (56 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lamellidens brandti) (from synonym Lamellidens brandti Bolotov, Konopleva & Vikhrev, 2017)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lamellidens consobrinus) (from synonym Lamellidens consobrinus (I. Lea, 1860))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lamellidens generosus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Lamellidens consobrinus (I. Lea, 1860))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Unio consobrinus I. Lea, 1860)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Lamellidens brandti Bolotov, Konopleva & Vikhrev, 2017)
To GenBank (80 nucleotides; 57 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Lamellidens consobrinus (I. Lea, 1860))
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Lamellidens consobrinus (I. Lea, 1860))
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes) (from synonym Lamellidens brandti Bolotov, Konopleva & Vikhrev, 2017)
To Barcode of Life (56 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lamellidens brandti) (from synonym Lamellidens brandti Bolotov, Konopleva & Vikhrev, 2017)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lamellidens consobrinus) (from synonym Lamellidens consobrinus (I. Lea, 1860))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lamellidens generosus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Lamellidens consobrinus (I. Lea, 1860))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Unio consobrinus I. Lea, 1860)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Lamellidens brandti Bolotov, Konopleva & Vikhrev, 2017)
To GenBank (80 nucleotides; 57 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Lamellidens consobrinus (I. Lea, 1860))
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
