''Solenaia'' is a
genus of freshwater mussels,
aquatic bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
mollusks in the family
Unionidae.
Distribution
Most of the species in this genus are
endemic to the
Yangtze River Basin of
China
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. 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:
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Solenaia carinata
''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, Northeas ...
'' (Heude, 1877)
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Solenaia emarginata
''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, Northeas ...
'' (Lea, 1860)
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Solenaia iridinea
''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, Northeas ...
'' (Heude, 1874):
Better known as ''
Solenaia oleivora
''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, Northeas ...
'' in Chinese literatures.
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Solenaia khwaenoiensis
''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, Northeas ...
'' Panha & Deein, 2003: Endemic to the
Khwae Noi River in Thailand, the famous river in the movie ''
The Bridge over the River Kwai''.
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Solenaia neotriangularis
''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, Northeas ...
'' He & Zhuang, 2013
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Solenaia rivularis
''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, Northeas ...
'' (Heude, 1877)
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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, Northeas ...
'' (Benson, 1836)
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Solenaia triangularis
''Solenaia'' is a genus (biology), genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic animal, 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 ...
'' (Heude, 1885)
References
External links
Unionidae
Bivalve genera
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