Review Article

Follow the Footsteps of Leonardo Fea: An Example of an Integrative Revision of Freshwater Mussel Taxa Described from the Former British Burma (Myanmar)

Table 2

Taxonomic review of freshwater mussel taxa listed by C.M. Tapparone-Canefri [15] and those presented in the MSNG collection (samples of Leonardo Fea).

PageNominal taxon by Tapparone-Canefri (1889 and collection labels) (original spelling and authorship)Re-identification by Prashad (1922) (original spelling and authorship)Label data [old locality code: See Table 1 for detail]Modern taxonomic placementTapparone-Canefri’s sample depositoryComments and references

355Pseudodon inoscularis GouldPseudodon vondembuschiana var. inoscularis (Gould)Meetan, fiume Houngdarau (L. Fea) [HG-01]Pseudodon kayinensis Bolotov et al., 2020Whereabouts unknown (probably in ZSI)Only specimens of Pseudodon kayinensis were collected from the Haungthayaw Basin. Tapparone-Canefri referred to a shell image from Hanley and Theobald ([70]: Pl. IX, image 2), which is morphologically very similar to this species (this study) (Figures 6(o) and 6(p))
343Unio bonneaudii Eydoux et Souleyet, 1838Indonaia bonneaudi (Eydoux)Meetan, fiume Houngdarau (L. Fea) [HG-01]Radiatula mouhoti haungthayawensis Bolotov et al., 2019Whereabouts unknownBased on the description, distribution, and molecular data on the type series of Radiatula mouhoti haungthayawensis (see [23]) (Figure 2(q))
343, 344Unio burmanus Blanford, 1869N/ALabel: Teinzo del mule Chaung – Marz. 1886. L. Fea.
Published label data: Teinzò, nel fiume mule, N. E. di Bhamò [AY-03]
Radiatula chaudhurii (Preston, 1912)MSNGTapparone-Canefri’s sample examined; new samples from the locality sequenced (this study) (Figures 2(n)–2(p))
344Unio coeruleus Lea, 1852Indonaia caerulea (Lea)Mandalay (L. Fea) [AY-01]Indonaia andersoniana (Nevill, 1877)MSNGTapparone-Canefri’s sample examined; new samples from the locality sequenced (this study) (Figures 2(d)-2(f), and 2(h))
347Unio corrianus LeaLamellidens corrianus (Lea)Mandalay, del mercato [AY-01]Lamellidens generosus Gould, 1847)MSNGBased on Tapparone-Canefri’s sample, description, shell shape, distribution, and DNA sequence data on new samples from Ayeyarwady Basin (this study) (Figures 4(g) and 4(h))
343Unio crispatus GouldIndonaia crispata (Gould)Meetan, fiume Houngdarau (L. Fea) [HG-01]Indochinella pugio paradoxa Bolotov et al., 2019Whereabouts unknownBased on the description, distribution, and DNA sequence data on the type series of Indochinella pugio paradoxa (see [23]) (Figure 2(c))
348Unio dolichorhynchus Tapparone-Canefri, 1889Lamellidens corrianus (Lea)Mercato di Mandalay (L. Fea) [AY-01]Trapezidens dolichorhynchus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1889)Whereabouts unknownBased on Prashad’s ([16]: Pl. II, image 11) image of Unio dolichorhynchus, the description, distribution, and DNA sequence data on topotypes ([24, 30]; this study) (Figure 5(l))
345Unio exsolescens [sic.] GouldTrapezoideus exolescens (Gould)Meetan, fiume Houngdarau (L. Fea) [HG-01]Trapezoideus mitanensis sp. nov.Whereabouts unknownBased on the description, distribution, and DNA sequence on the type series of the new species (this study) (Figures 6(l)–6(n))
340Unio feae Tapparone-Canefri, 1889Parreyssia feae (Tapparone-Canefri)Meetan, fiume Houngdarau (L. Fea in numerosi esemplari) [HG-01]Leoparreysia tavoyensis (Gould, 1843)MNHN; ZSITapparone-Canefri’s sample examined; new topotypes from the Haungthayaw River sequenced (this study) (Figures 3(h) and 3(i)).
345Unio foliaceus GouldTrapezoideus foliaceus (Gould)Label: “A(lta). Birmania: Teinzo”. Published data: Teinzò, N. E. di Bhamò (L. Fea) [AY-03]Yaukthwa zayleymanensis (Preston, 1912)MSNGTapparone-Canefri’s sample examined; new topotypes from the locality sequenced (this study) (Figures 6(h)–6(k))
352Unio generosus GouldLamellidens generosus (Gould)Bhamò; Meetan, fiume Houngdarau (L. Fea, esemplari tipici) [HG-01]; Mercato di Mandalay (L. Fea) [AY-01]Lamellidens generosus (Gould, 1847)Whereabouts unknownBased on the description, distribution, and DNA sequence data on new samples from the Haungthayaw River (this study)
352Unio generosus var. delapsus Tapparone-Canefri, 1889Lamellidens generosus (Gould)Meetan, fiume Houngdarau (L. Fea) [HG-01]; Mercato di Mandalay (L. Fea) [AY-01]Lamellidens generosus (Gould, 1847)Whereabouts unknownBased on the description, distribution, shell proportions, and new samples from the Haungthayaw River (this study)
353Unio gianellii Tapparone-Canefri, 1889Lamellidens scutum (Sowerby)Mercato di Mandalay (L. Fea) [AY-01]Trapezidens dolichorhynchus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1889)Whereabouts unknownBased on the description, shell proportions, distribution and new samples from Mandalay (this study) (Figure 5(j))
354Unio gianelli var. degener Tapparone-Canefri, 1889Lamellidens scutum (Sowerby)Mercato di Mandalay (L. Fea) [AY-01]Trapezidens dolichorhynchus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1889)Whereabouts unknownBased on the description, shell proportions, distribution, and new samples from Mandalay (this study)
341Unio houngdarauicus Tapparone-Canefri, 1889 syn. Nov.Parreyssia houngdaranicus (sic.) (Tapparone-Canefri)Meetan, fiume Houngdarau (L. Fea) [HG-01]Leoparreysia tavoyensis (Gould, 1843)MNHNTapparone-Canefri’s sample examined; new samples from Haungthayaw River sequenced (this study) (Figure 3(j))
344Unio leioma Benson, 1862Indonaia caerulea (Lea)Mercato di Mandalay (L. Fea, con moltissimi U. crispatus) [AY-01]Indonaia andersoniana (Nevill, 1877)Whereabouts unknownBased on the description, distribution, and DNA sequence data on new samples from Mandalay (Figures 2(l) and 2(m))
342Unio mandelayensis Theobald, 1873Parreyssia mandelayensis (Theobald)Mercato di Mandalay (L. Fea) [AY-01]Leoparreysia tavoyensis (Gould, 1843)Whereabouts unknownBased on the description, distribution, and DNA sequence data on new samples from Mandalay (Figure 3(g))
345Unio marginalis LamarckLamellidens marginalis (Lamarck)Mercato di Mandalay (L. Fea) [AY-01]Trapezidens dolichorhynchus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1889)Whereabouts unknownBased on Tapparone-Canefri’s sample morphology, the description, distribution, and shell proportions (Figure 5(m))
347Unio marginalis var. bilineata Hanley & TheobaldNot listedMandalay (L. Fea) [AY-01]Indonaia andersoniana (Nevill, 1877)MSNGTapparone-Canefri’s sample examined; new samples from the locality sequenced (this study) (Figures 2(g) and 2(i))
346Unio marginalis var. cylindrica Hanley & TheobaldLamellidens marginalis (Lamarck)Mercato di Mandalay (L. Fea) [AY-01]Lamellidens savadiensis (Nevill, 1877)Whereabouts unknownBased on the image of the specimen ([55]: Pl. XLIV, image 1), description and new sequenced samples from the locality (this study)
346Unio marginalis var. obesa Hanley & TheobaldLamellidens marginalis (Lamarck)Mercato di Mandalay (L. Fea) [AY-01]Lamellidens generosus (Gould, 1847)Whereabouts unknownBased on the description, distribution, and DNA sequence data on new samples from Ayeyarwady Basin (this study)
346Unio marginalis var. subflabellata Tapparone-Canefri, 1889Lamellidens marginalis (Lamarck)Mandalay, del mercato (L. Fea) [AY-01]Lamellidens savadiensis (Nevill, 1877)MSNGTapparone-Canefri’s sample examined (this study); new samples from the locality sequenced (this study) (Figures 5(e), 5(g), and 5(h))
347Unio marginalis var. tricolor Hanley & TheobaldLamellidens generosus (Gould)Mandalay, del mercato (L. Fea) [AY-01]Lamellidens savadiensis (Nevill, 1877)MSNGTapparone-Canefri’s sample examined (this study); new samples from the locality sequenced (this study) (Figures 5(d) and 5(f))
346Unio marginalis var. zonata Hanley & TheobaldLamellidens generosus (Gould)Kokareet, Tenasserim (L. Fea) [HG-02]Lamellidens generosus (Gould, 1847)Whereabouts unknownBased on the description, distribution, and DNA sequence data on new samples from the locality (Figure 4(d))
339Unio Parma, Benson, ex reeveParreyssia tavoyensis (Gould)Meetan, fiume Houngdarau (L. Fea) [HG-01]Leoparreysia tavoyensis (Gould, 1843)Whereabouts unknownBased on the description, distribution, and DNA sequence data on topotypes of Unio Parma from the Tanintharyi River and a sample from the Haungthayaw River (Figure 3(d))
349Unio protensus Tapparone-Canefri, 1889Lamellidens corrianus (Lea)Prome, Bassa Birmania (L. Fea) [AY-02]Trapezidens dolichorhynchus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1889)Whereabouts unknownBased on Prashad’s ([16]: Pl. II, image 9) image of Unio protensus, the description, distribution and new sequenced samples (this study) (Figure 5(i))
350Unio protensus var. ellipticus Tapparone-Canefri, 1889Lamellidens corrianus (Lea)Prome, Bassa Birmania (L. Fea) [AY-02]Trapezidens dolichorhynchus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1889)Whereabouts unknownBased on Prashad’s image of Unio protensus var. ellipticus ([16]: Pl. II, image 10), description, shell proportions, distribution and new sequenced samples (this study) (Figure 5(k))
350Unio protensus var. obtusatus Tapparone-Canefri, 1889Lamellidens marginalis (Lamarck)Prome, Bassa Birmania (L. Fea) [AY-02]Lamellidens generosus (Gould, 1847)MSNGBased on examined holotype, description, shell proportions, distribution, and new sequenced samples (this study) (Figures 4(e) and 4(f))
344Unio pugio Benson, 1862Oxynaia pugio (Benson)Label: “Mandalay, del mercato” [AY-01].
Published label data: Prome, Bassa Birmania (L. Fea, pochi esemplari) [AY-02]; mercato di Mandalay (L. Fea, esemplari numerosissimi) [AY-01]
Indochinella pugio pugio (Benson, 1862)MSNGTapparone-Canefri’s sample examined; new sample from Mandalay sequenced (this study) (Figures 2(a) and 2(b))
350Unio pulcher Tapparone-Canefri, 1889Lamellidens generosus (Gould)Tenasserim: Meetan, del fiume Houngdarau. Leg. L. Fea [HG-01]Lamellidens generosus (Gould, 1847)MSNGBased on the syntypes, description, shell proportions, distribution, and new samples from the type locality (this study) (Figures 4(a) and 4(b))
351Unio pulcher var. lamellatiformis Tapparone-Canefri, 1889Lamellidens generosus (Gould)Meetan, fiume Houngdarau (L. Fea) [HG-01]Lamellidens generosus (Gould, 1847)Whereabouts unknownBased on the description, shell proportions, distribution and new samples from the type locality
351Unio pulcher var. ponderosulus Tapparone-Canefri, 1889Lamellidens lamellatus (Lea)Meetan, fiume Houngdarau (L. Fea) [HG-01]Lamellidens generosus (Gould, 1847)Whereabouts unknownBased on the description, shell proportions, distribution, and new samples from the type locality
354Unio rectangularis Tapparone-Canefri, 1889Margaritanopsis laosensis (Lea)Teinzo, nel fiume mule, Monti E. di Bhamo (L. Fea) [AY-03]Yaukthwa rectangularis (Tapparone-Canefri, 1889)MSNGHolotype examined [27]; new topotypes sequenced (this study) (Figures 5(d) and 5(e))
N/AUnio Sella Tapparone-Canefri, unpublished nameMargaritanopsis laosensis (Lea)Carin independ. 1000-1200 m [ST-01]Yaukthwa nesemanni (Konopleva, Bolotov & Kondakov, 2017) (=Unio sella Prashad, 1922; unavailable name, introduced as a synonym)MSNGEarlier, the lectotype of Unio sella Prashad, 1922 was designated and examined; topotypes sequenced [24, 28] (Figures 6(a)–6(c))
343Unio smaragdites Benson, 1862 (this shell is labelled as “Unio scobinatus Bens.??” in MSNG)Parreyssia smaragdites (Benson)Label: Mandalay, del mercato [AY-01].
Published label data: Mercato di Mandalay (L. Fea) [AY-01]
Indonaia andersoniana (Nevill, 1877)MSNGTapparone-Canefri’s sample examined; new sample from Mandalay sequenced (this study) (Figures 2(j) and 2(k))

N/A – not available.