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

Leonardo Fea, an Italian explorer and traveler, sampled a comprehensive collection of continental Mollusca during his travels throughout the former British Burma (currently Myanmar) in 1885-1887. Cesare Maria Tapparone-Canefri, malacologist, studied this sample published paper with description numerous terrestrial freshwater molluscan taxa new to science. This was partly deposited Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Genova (MSNG), Italy Indian Museum (ZSI: Zoological Survey India) Kolkata. Here, we provide re-analysis C.M. Tapparone-Canefri’s Burmese Unionidae collection. Our study reveals that type series only four nominal described by Tapparone-Canefri as science 1889 are still available MSNG, i.e. Unio rectangularis, U. pulcher, protensus var. obtusatus, marginalis subflabellata. The first taxon is valid species belonging genus Yaukthwa, while pulcher obtusatus considered here junior synonyms widespread Lamellidens generosus, last corresponds L. savadiensis. MSNG also contains shell lots Indochinella pugio pugio, I. paradoxa, Indonaia andersoniana, Radiatula chaudhurii, R. mouhoti haungthayawensis, savadiensis, Yaukthwa nesemanni, Y. zayleymanensis, most which were listed work under incorrect names. We revise all mussel based on original descriptions, DNA sequences, morphological data, biogeographic evidence. A from Haungthayaw River identified exolescens Trapezoideus mitanensis sp. nov., fourth small Contradentini restricted range. Finally, taxonomic opinions proposed for Leoparreysia tavoyensis, Trapezidens dolichorhynchus,