Kingdom Animalia Family Unionidae Rank Genus | Class Bivalvia Phylum Mollusca Order Unionoida | |
Similar Unionoida, Cockscomb pearl mussel, Sinonovacula, Mactra antiquata, Lasmigona | ||
Solenaia is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae.
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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:
References
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