The objective of this page is to illustrate (with photographs)
all of the "genera" of freshwater mussels (Unionoida)
in the world. The genera included are largely those recognized
by Haas (1969) with the exception of the North American fauna,
which follow Turgeon, et al. (1998). Other deviations from Haas
(1969) will be referenced to the new source of information. If
anyone spots any errors or misspellings of type localities, type
designations, rivers or other geographic names, please let me
know and I will make appropriate changes. I plan on adding information
on type species for each genus and a list of currently recognized
species/taxa in the near future. An example of the kind of added
information can be seen in the account for the genus Castalina.
If anyone has any comments on how and what type of data to include
in these species list sections, please let me know. I am still
playing around with the format. Also understand that these pages
(like many on the web) are "works in progress" and the
data contained in them should be checked to the primary literature
to ensure accuracy. Museum Acronyms used in photo captions follow:
Systematic
Research Collections - Mollusca.
Literature Cited
All photos copyright: Kevin S. Cummings - 1999.
(A - D) (E
- H) (I - L) (M - P) (Q - T) (U
- Z)
Iheringella semisulcata (H. Adams, 1870)
INHS 17843. Rio Matos, Beni, Bolivia.
Type Species: Plagiodon isocardiodes Lea, 1856
Indonaia crispata (Gould, 1843)
FMNH 162662. Thailand.
Type Species: Unio caeruleus Lea, 1831
See account for Scabies regarding the identity of this genus and species.
Inversidens japanensis (Lea, 1859)
INHS 21575. Japan.
Type Species: Unio brandtii Kobelt, 1879
Iridina spekii (Woodward, 1859)
FMNH 52384. Lake Tanganyika, Kampala, Central Africa.
Type Species: Unio brandtii Kobelt, 1879
Lamellidens testudinarius (Spengler, 1793)
FMNH 68295. Calcutta, India.
Type Species: Unio marginalis Lamarck, 1819
Type Species: Unio brandtii Kobelt, 1879
Lamprotula leai (Gray, 1834)
FMNH 70924. River Day, Vietnam.
Type Species: Chama plumbea Chemnitz, 1795
Lamproscapha falsa (Simpson, 1900)
INHS 14888. Rio Camoruco, Cojedes, Venezuela.
Type Species: Anodon ensiformis Spix, 1827
Lampsilis radiata (Gmelin, 1791)
INHS 2032 (male top, female bottom). Wordon Pond, Washington County,
Rhode Island.
Type Species: Unio ovatus Say, 1817
Lanceolaria grayana (Lea, 1834)
INHS 20152. Tai Hu Lake, Jiangsu Province, China.
Type Species: Unio grayanus Lea, 1834
Lasmigona compressa (Lea, 1829)
INHS 8901. East Fork Spoon River, Stark County, Illinois.
Type Species: Alasmidonta costata Rafinesque, 1820
Leguminaia wheatleyi (Lea, 1862)
FMNH 21865. Tigris River, Asia Minor.
Type Species: Monocondylaea mardinensis Lea, 1864
Leila blainvilliana (Lea, 1834)
FMNH 127223. Uruguay.
Type Species: Iridina esula d'Orbigny, 1835
Lemiox rimosus (Rafinesque, 1831)
INHS 14145. Duck River, Maury County, Tennessee.
Type Species: Eurynia (Lemiox) rimosa Rafinesque, 1831
Type Species: Unio languilati Heude, 1874
Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820)
INHS 8019. Henderson Creek, Henderson County, Illinois.
Type Species: Unio (Leptodea) leptodon Rafinesque, 1820
Lexingtonia dolabelloides (Lea, 1840)
INHS 4343. Duck River, Maury County, Tennessee.
Type Species: Unio subplanus Conrad, 1837
Ligumia subrostrata (Say, 1831)
INHS 5569. Skillet Fork, Marion County, Illinois.
Type Species: Unio rectus Lamarck, 1819
Lortiella froggatti Iredale, 1934
INHS 16213. Fitzroy River, SW Kimberley, Western Australia.
Type Species: Mycetopus rugatus Sowerby, 1868
[=Lortiella rugata (Sowerby, 1868)] (by original designation).
Original Citation: Iredale, T. 1934. The freshwater mussels
of Australia. Australian Zoologist 8:57-78.
Remarks: Although the type species was not designated in
a formal manner McMichael & Hiscock (1958:432) pointed out
that there was no doubt as to Iredale's (1934) designation of
Mycetopus rugatus Sowerby, 1868 as the type species.
FRESHWATER MUSSEL (UNIONOIDA) GENERA OF THE WORLD