Gibbosula laosensis (I. Lea, 1863)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gibbosula laosensis (I. Lea, 1863)
- Name authority
- (I. Lea, 1863)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Family
- Margaritiferidae
- Genus
- Gibbosula
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
- infraclassHeteroconchia J. E. Gray, 1854
- subterclassPalaeoheterodonta Newell, 1965
- familyMargaritiferidae J. Henderson, 1929 (1910)
- subfamilyGibbosulinae Bogan, Bolotov, Froufe & Lopes-Lima, 2018
- genusGibbosula C. T. Simpson, 1900
- speciesGibbosula laosensis (I. Lea, 1863)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gibbosula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gibbosula confragosa Frierson, 1928 | MargaritiferidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gibbosula crassa (W. Wood, 1815) | MargaritiferidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gibbosula rochechouartii (Heude, 1875) | MargaritiferidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Margaritifera laosensis (I. Lea, 1863) (I. Lea, 1863) | synonym |
| Margaritifera (Margaritanopsis) laosensis (I. Lea, 1863) (I. Lea, 1863) | synonym |
| Pinctada laosensis (I. Lea, 1863) (I. Lea, 1863) | synonym |
| Margaritanopsis woodthorpi Godwin-Austen, 1919 Godwin-Austen, 1919 | synonym |
| Unio laosensis I. Lea, 1863 I. Lea, 1863 | synonym |
| Margaritana woodthorpi Godwin-Austen, 1919 Godwin-Austen, 1919 | synonym |
| Margaritanopsis laosensis (I. Lea, 1863) (I. Lea, 1863) | synonym |
| Unio sula C. T. Simpson, 1900 C. T. Simpson, 1900 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lopes-Lima, M.; Bolotov, I. N.; Do, V. T.; Aldridge, D. C.; Fonseca, M. M.; Gan, H. M.; Gofarov, M. Y.; Kondakov, A. V.; Prié, V.; Sousa, R.; Varandas, S.; Vikhrev, I. V.; Teixeira, A.; Wu, R.-W.; Wu, X.; Zieritz, A.; Froufe, E.; Bogan, A. E. (2018). Expansion and systematics redefinition of the most threatened freshwater mussel family, the Margaritiferidae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 127: 98–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.041 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FZGX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.