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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

For each valid genus, the nominal generic synonyms are listed. The taxonomic history (since 1900) at the bottom of the page lists the genera to which all of the currently included species have been classified.

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genus Ctenodesma Simpson, 1900: nominal genera
     4 valid species

Ctenodesma Simpson, 1900
Simpson, 1900, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 852.
(renamed Cristadens Simpson, 1914)
Type species: Unio borneensis Issel, 1874 (orig. desig.) = Ctenodesma borneensis

Christadens Simpson, 1914
Simpson, 1914, Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1154.
‘Simpson’ Thiele, 1934, Handb. Syst. Weichtierk. 3: 821 [1252].
(incorrect original spelling of Cristadens Simpson, 1914)

Cristadens Simpson, 1914
Simpson, 1914, Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1154.
(new name for Ctenodesma Simpson, 1900; correct name for Christadens Simpson, 1914)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

CtenodesmaSimpson (1900), Haas (1927), Thiele (1934), Haas (1969), ..., Zieritz et al. (2021), Pfeiffer et al. (2021), Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Zieritz et al. (2024)
Ctenodesma (s.s.)Haas (1912), Haas (1924)
CristadensSimpson (1914)

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