Solenaia Explained

Solenaia is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae. They have a very elongated shell that lacks dentition.

Species

There is only one recognized extant species:

There is also one species only known from the fossil record:

Many other species have been recognized before. Chinese literature sources have records of at least five different species.[1] However, recent taxonomic work has moved most former Solenaia species to other genera, including Sinosolenaia, Parvasolenaia, and Koreosolenaia.

Distribution

The only extant species, Solenaia emarginata (synonym: Solenaia khwaenoiensis) is found in Thailand in Chao Phraya and Mae Klong drainages.

Notes and References

  1. 中国蚌科动物的分子系统进化及遗传多样性研究 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202042005/http://wap.cnki.net/lunwen-1012290873.html. 欧阳解秀 . 2017-02-02 . 2017-07-20 . zh-hans . Ph.D. thesis . . dead .