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This page reports the specimens in the MUSSELpdb and provides a map if geocodes are known. The taxonomic history reports the record of different names and combinations that have been applied to this species (and its synonyms) since 2007.

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species Lamellidens generosus (Gould, 1847): specimens
16 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Lamellidens generosus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Ramakrishna & Dey (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), ..., Wu et al. (2021), Graf & Cummings (2021), Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2022)
Lamellidens consobrinus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Nesemann et al. (2007), Ramakrishna & Dey (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Lamellidens cf. generosus — Bolotov et al. (2017)
Lamellidens brandti — Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2018), Huang et al. (2019), Choi et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Wu et al. (2021)
Lamellidens (marginalis-group) generosus — Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2024)
Lamellidens (marginalis-group) marginalis — Bolotov et al. (2022)

Range: Myanmar, including the Irrawaddy and Salween basins.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map

China
USNM_85178 China	UMMZ_110830 New Guinea [No - China]	MCZ_240219 China
India
ZMB_MP_0397 [no locality available - Asia - India]	BMNH_MP_0627 Coimbatore Lake	BMNH_MP_0628 Poona
BMNH_88-12-4-1652-1654 Chandernagore [West Bengal]	UMMZ_110821 Bengal, India	FMNH_22253 Lucknow, India
FMNH_59123 Lucknow, India	UMMZ_110828 Bengal, India	MCZ_17063 creek of the Suttlege R., near Rupar, N India
UMMZ_110834 Malabar, India	UMMZ_110850 Calcutta, India	SMF_14417 Dindigul, nördlich [52 km NNW] von Madura [Madurai], Süd-Indien [Indien Tamil Nadu]
SMF_14419 Bombay [Mumbai] [Gewässer?] [Indien Maharashtra]
Myanmar
USNM_127030 Mandalay, Birmah	MCZ_169449 Newville, Tavoy, British Burmah	USNM_127031 Mandalay, Birmah
USNM_127036 Bhamo, Birmah	SMF_14437 Birmah [Myanmar]	SMF_14438 Mandalay, Birmah
MNHN_MP_2845 Mandalay, Birmanie	BMNH_MP_0629 Pegu	MNHN_MP_3674 Birmanie
MCZ_161900 Newville, Tavoy, Burmah	FMNH_115976 Mandalay, Burma	UMMZ_110820 Pegu, Burma
UMMZ_110822 Mandalay, Burma	UMMZ_110835 Mandalay, Burma	BMNH_1907-10-28-145 Burmah
UMMZ_110851 Burma	UMMZ_110852 Pegu, Burma	UMMZ_110853 Mandalay, Burma
UMMZ_110854 Bhamo, Burma	UMMZ_110857 Tenasserim, Viaggio in Birmanie	UA_20727 Chindwin River, Paukin, fisheries Dept. office, Burma. 21.81347, 95.19746
ANSP_125481 Burmah	USNM_83960 Newville [Tavoy], British Burmah	BMNH_99-6-21-1-5 Mandalay, im Festungsgraben [moat]
CAS_180838 Chindwin River, Paukin, fisheries Dept. office, Burma. 21.81347, 95.19746	USNM_127025 Houngdaran R., Burmah
RMBH_biv243_14 Myanmar: Sittaung, Pathi River
Sri Lanka
MCZ_175562 Ceylon	MNHN_MP_2887 Ceylon, lac de Kandy	FMNH_22254 Lake of Kandy, Ceylon
UMMZ_23065 Ceylon	BMNH_91-11-12-1 Lake of Kandy, Ceylon	SMF_14422 See von Kandy, Ceylon [Sri Lanka] [Sri Lanka Zentralprovinz: Kandy]
SMF_14424 See von Kandy, Ceylon [Sri Lanka] [Sri Lanka Zentralprovinz: Kandy]
Vietnam
UMMZ_110833 Manson, Tonkin, French Indo China
unknown
MCZ_800 [no locality available - Asia]

Genbank Vouchers

Myanmar

RMBH_biv_244_3 (COI, 16S, 28S) Myanmar: Sittaung River basin, reservoir of Yetho River

RMBH_biv_242_3 (COI, 16S, 28S) Myanmar: Sittaung River basin, Pathi river

RMBH_biv_243_12 (COI, 16S, 28S) Myanmar: Sittaung River basin, Pathi River

RMBH_biv_244_5 (COI, 16S, 28S) Myanmar: Sittaung River basin, reservoir of Yetho River

RMBH_biv_636_2 (COI, 16S, 28S) Myanmar: Hlaingbwe Basin, Hlaingbwe Stream

RMBH_biv_636_3 (COI, 16S, 28S) Myanmar: Hlaingbwe Basin, Hlaingbwe Stream

RMBH_biv_247_10 (COI, 16S, 28S) Myanmar: Sittaung Basin, fishing pond near Taungoo

RMBH_biv_250_13 (COI, 16S, 28S) Myanmar: Sittaung River basin, Myit Kyi Pauk Stream

RMBH_biv_243_10 (COI, 16S, 28S) Myanmar: Sittaung River basin, Pathi River

RMBH_biv_384_2 (COI, 28S) Myanmar: Bago River

RMBH_biv_356_2 (COI, 28S) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, fish pond near Kalemyo

RMBH_biv_372_1 (COI, 28S) Myanmar: Bilin Basin, Lake Shwe Laung

RMBH_biv_1024_1 (COI, 16S) Myanmar: Haungthayaw River

RMBH_biv_366_2 (COI, 28S) Myanmar: Salween Basin, Mizan Stream

RMBH_biv_363_1 (COI, 28S) Myanmar: Haungthayaw River upStream of Kawkareik town

RMBH_biv_359_3 (COI, 28S) Myanmar: tributary of Haungthayaw River

RMBH_biv_365_1 (COI, 28S) Myanmar: Haungthayaw Basin, ox-bow lake south of Hpa-An airport

RMBH_biv_358_1 (COI, 28S) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, tributary of Nay Chin Sayar River

RMBH_biv_364_1 (COI, 28S) Myanmar: Haungthayaw Basin, Stream near Kawkareik town

RMBH_biv_355_1 (COI, 28S) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, Kalemyo market

RMBH_biv_244_2 (COI) Myanmar: Sittaung River basin, reservoir of Yetho River

RMBH_biv_385_2 (COI) Myanmar: Bago Basin, Moload Stream

RMBH_biv_376_2 (COI) Myanmar: Bago - Sittaung channel

RMBH_biv_1024_3 (COI) Myanmar: Haungthayaw River

RMBH_biv_672_2 (COI) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, Nga Wun River near Pyay city

RMBH_biv_359_1 (COI) Myanmar: tributary of Haungthayaw River

RMBH_biv_376_1 (COI) Myanmar: Bago - Sittaung channel

RMBH_biv_372_2 (COI) Myanmar: Bilin Basin, Lake Shwe Laung

RMBH_biv_379_1 (COI) Myanmar: Bago Basin, pond near the Salu Dam

RMBH_biv_384_3 (COI) Myanmar: Bago River

RMBH_biv_648_1 (COI) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, Pathein River

RMBH_biv_392_2 (COI) Myanmar: Bago Basin, Pagaing Stream

RMBH_biv_379_2 (COI) Myanmar: Bago Basin, pond near the Salu Dam

RMBH_biv_378_3 (COI) Myanmar: Lake Moeyungyi

RMBH_biv_378_2 (COI) Myanmar: Lake Moeyungyi

RMBH_biv_364_3 (COI) Myanmar: Haungthayaw Basin, Stream near Kawkareik town

RMBH_biv_363_3 (COI) Myanmar: Haungthayaw River upStream of Kawkareik town

RMBH_biv_355_2 (COI) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, Kalemyo market

RMBH_biv_355_3 (COI) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, Kalemyo market

RMBH_biv_378_1 (COI) Myanmar: Lake Moeyungyi

RMBH_biv_358_2 (COI) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, tributary of Nay Chin Sayar River

RMBH_biv_372_3 (COI) Myanmar: Bilin Basin, Lake Shwe Laung

RMBH_biv_648_2 (COI) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, Pathein River

RMBH_biv_366_3 (COI) Myanmar: Salween Basin, Mizan Stream

RMBH_biv_365_2 (COI) Myanmar: Haungthayaw Basin, ox-bow lake south of Hpa-An airport

RMBH_biv_379_3 (COI) Myanmar: Bago Basin, pond near the Salu Dam

RMBH_biv_363_2 (COI) Myanmar: Haungthayaw River upStream of Kawkareik town

RMBH_biv_1024_2 (COI) Myanmar: Haungthayaw River

RMBH_biv_387_2 (COI) Myanmar: Bago Basin, Kyauk Phar Stream

RMBH_biv_356_3 (COI) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, fish pond near Kalemyo

RMBH_biv_636_1 (COI) Myanmar: Hlaingbwe Basin, Hlaingbwe Stream

RMBH_biv_384_1 (COI) Myanmar: Bago River

RMBH_biv_376_3 (COI) Myanmar: Bago - Sittaung channel

RMBH_biv_358_3 (COI) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, tributary of Nay Chin Sayar River

RMBH_biv_243_14 (COI) Myanmar: Sittaung River basin, Pathi River

RMBH_biv_392_3 (COI) Myanmar: Bago Basin, Pagaing Stream

RMBH_biv_385_3 (COI) Myanmar: Bago Basin, Moload Stream

RMBH_biv_356_1 (COI) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, fish pond near Kalemyo

RMBH_biv_392_1 (COI) Myanmar: Bago Basin, Pagaing Stream

RMBH_biv_387_1 (COI) Myanmar: Bago Basin, Kyauk Phar Stream

RMBH_biv_672_1 (COI) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, Nga Wun River near Pyay city

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