Solenaia

Solenaia is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae.[1]

Solenaia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Solenaia
Conrad, 1869[1]
Synonyms
  • Balwantia Prashad, 1919.[2]
  • Solenia[3]

Distribution

Most of the species in this genus are endemic to the Yangtze River Basin of China. Additional species are found in Thailand, Northeastern India[4] and Korea.

Species

In WoRMS there is only one species listed in this genus.[1] On the other hand, Chinese literature sources have records of at least five different species.[5] The MussellP database from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, list eight different species.[6] The list below summarizes these findings as follows:

  • Solenaia carinata (Heude, 1877)
  • Solenaia emarginata (Lea, 1860)
  • Solenaia iridinea (Heude, 1874):[7] Better known as Solenaia oleivora in Chinese literatures.[3][7]
  • Solenaia khwaenoiensis Panha & Deein, 2003:[8] Endemic to the Khwae Noi River in Thailand, the famous river in the movie The Bridge over the River Kwai.
  • Solenaia neotriangularis He & Zhuang, 2013[9][10]
  • Solenaia rivularis (Heude, 1877)
  • Solenaia soleniformis (Benson, 1836)[4]
  • Solenaia triangularis (Heude, 1885)
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References
  1. Solenaia Conrad, 1869 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 January 2014.
  2. "Solenaia Conrad, 1869: generic synonymy". Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  3. 中国科学院动物研究所. "橄榄蛏蚌". 《中国动物物种编目数据库》. 中国科学院微生物研究所. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  4. "Solenaia soleniformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2014.3 ed.). Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  5. 欧阳解秀. "中国蚌科动物的分子系统进化及遗传多样性研究" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2015-04-09. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Solenaia Conrad, 1869: species". MusselP database. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  7. "Solenaia iridinea (Heude, 1874): species synonymy". Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  8. "Solenaia khwaenoiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2014.3 ed.). Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  9. Bouchet, Philippe (2014-01-25). "Solenaia neotriangularis He & Zhuang, 2013". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  10. He, Jiang; Zhuang, Zimin (2013). The freshwater bivalves of China. Harxheim: Conchbooks. pp. 197 pp.
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