An overlooked new species of freshwater bivalve from northern Vietnam (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae)

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Language

English

Creator

Bogan, A. E.
Do, V. T.

Source Title

The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Publication date

2018/01/25

Publisher

Dept. of Zoology, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Page

78–86

Content Type

Journal Article

Object Type

Text

Terms of Use

Open Access

Access Status

Open

Repository

NUS Libraries

Start File Page

78

End File Page

86

Volume

66

Issue

1

Call Number

QL319 NMB

Subject

Mussels -- Vietnam -- Classification

Keyword

Unionidae
Pseudobaphia
Vietnam
new species
Bằng River
mussels

Abstract

During recent survey work and examination of museum collections in Hanoi, we became aware that a species misidentified in the literature was in fact a new and rare species of freshwater bivalve. It is currently known only from 12 dry valves in the collections in Hanoi, Vietnam and 2 valves in the North Carolina Museum Collection. These specimens resemble the eastern Chinese genus Pseudobaphia Simpson, 1900. We describe these specimens from the Bằng River, Cao Bằng Province, Vietnam as a new species: Pseudobaphia banggiangensis new species.

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