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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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lamellidens generosus (A. Gould, 1847). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1035802 on 2025-09-10
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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
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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)
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Hosted externally, from synonym
