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Solenaia Soleniformis
''Solenaia'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae. 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 and Korea. Species In WoRMS there is only one species listed in this genus. On the other hand, Chinese literature sources have records of at least five different species. The MussellP database from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, list eight different species. The list below summarizes these findings as follows: * ''Solenaia carinata'' (Heude, 1877) * '' Solenaia emarginata'' (Lea, 1860) * '' Solenaia iridinea'' (Heude, 1874): Better known as '' Solenaia oleivora'' in Chinese literatures. *'' Solenaia khwaenoiensis'' Panha & Deein, 2003: 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 * '' Solenaia rivular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus (biology)
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus '' Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should clearly demons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
