Unio sula Simpson, 1900

Bolotov, Ivan N., Vikhrev, Ilya V., Lopes-Lima, Manuel, Gofarov, Mikhail Y., Konopleva, Ekaterina S., Lyubas, Artem A., Lunn, Zau, Chan, Nyein & Bogan, Arthur E., 2019, Unio sella and U. sula: A review of enigmatic taxonomic names linked to Gibbosula laosensis (Lea, 1863) (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae: Gibbosulinae), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 67, pp. 440-447 : 446

Unio sula Simpson, 1900

Unio sula Simpson, 1900: 678 ; Haas, 1912: 122; Simpson, 1914: 521; Brandt, 1974: 260.

Taxonomic status. Nomen nudum, probably an incorrect spelling of the name Unio sella Prashad, 1922 (see Fig. 4D and Discussion).

Figures

Fig. 4. Lectotype of Unio sella Prashad, 1922 [=Yaukthwa nesemanni] (MSNG, without ID number) and proposed topotype of this taxon (NCSM 103033). A, B, lectotype [designated in this study], lateral view. A, inner side of the left valve and outer side of the right valve; B, vice versa. C, lectotype, dorsal view. Scale bar = 5 mm. D, original label of the lectotype [probably by C.M. Tapparone-Canefri]. E, F, secondary labels of the lectotype [probably by B. Prashad]. G, H, shell of proposed topotype from Thauk Ye Kupt River, lateral view. G, inner side of the left valve and outer side of the right valve; H, vice versa. Scale bar = 10 mm. (Photos: Ilya Vikhrev [A–F] and Ekaterina Konopleva [G–H]).