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. 2022 Jan 27;12:1518. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-05257-0

Table 2.

Taxonomic review of the fossil Unionidae (Parreysiinae) from the Maastrichtian Intertrappean Beds of the Deccan Plateau, Indian Plate (see Supplementary Note 2 for detail).

Taxon Original combination and synonyms Type locality Type specimen**
Tribe Indochinellini Bolotov, Pfeiffer, Vikhrev & Konopleva, 2018
Genus Indonaia Prashad, 1918
Indonaia hunteri (Hislop, 1860) comb. nov. Unio hunteri Hislop (1860)235: p. 174, pl. 6, Fig. 25; †Parreysia hunteri (Hislop, 1860): Modell (1969)67: p. 11 Karuni, 100 miles S.S.W. of Nagpur city, Hyderabad Territory, British India [near Karanji Village, 19.8567° N, 78.3141° E, Deccan Plateau, Telangana, India]235 Lectotype PIMB 948 [designated by Hartman et al., 2008]145
Indonaia pascoei Prashad, 1928 Indonaia pascoei Prashad (1928)66: p. 311, pl. 25, Figs. 4–5; †Palindonaia pascoei (Prashad, 1928): Modell (1969)67: p. 9 “…at a point situated 2 furlongs S. 10° W. of Nawapet (17°43′30" 78°23′45"), Hyderabad State (Deccan)” [ca. 400 m SSW of Nawabpet Village, 17.7177° N, 78.3933° E, Telangana, India]66 Holotype [based on original designation; not traced but it is probably in the collection of Geological Survey of India]66
Tribe Lamellidentini Modell, 1942
Genus Lamellidens Simpson, 1900
Lamellidens carteri (Hislop, 1860) Unio carteri Hislop (1860)235: p. 175, pl. 7, Fig. 28; †Lamellidens carteri (Hislop, 1860): Modell (1969)67: p. 11 Karuni, 100 miles S.S.W. of Nagpur city, Hyderabad Territory, British India [near Karanji Village, 19.8567° N, 78.3141° E, Deccan Plateau, Telangana, India]235 Lectotype PIMB 949 [designated by Hartman et al., 2008]145
Lamellidens deccanensis (J. Sowerby in Malcolmson, 1840) comb. nov. Unio deccanensis J. Sowerby in Malcolmson (1840)236: pl. 47, Figs. 4–10; †Hyriopsis deccanensis (J. Sowerby, 1827) [erroneous publication year]: Modell (1969)67: p. 12 Munnoor236 [near Muthnur Village, 19.5192° N, 78.4657° E, Nirmal Hills, Telangana, India]237 Lectotype PIMB 947 (of rather poor quality) [designated by Hartman et al., 2008]145
Lamellidens vredenburgi Prashad, 1921 Lamellidens vredenburgi Prashad (1921)238: p. 368, pl. 12, Figs. 1–2 Goraha, Narbada [probably Gora Village, 1.8608° N, 73.6830° E, Narmada District, Gujarat, India]238 Holotype [based on original designation; not traced but it is probably in the collection of Geological Survey of India]238
Tribe Parreysiini Henderson, 1935
Genus Parreysia Conrad, 1853
Parreysia imbricatus (Hislop, 1860) comb. nov. Unio imbricatus Hislop (1860)235: p. 175, pl. 7, Fig. 27a-c; †Schistodesmus imbricatus (Hislop, 1860): Modell (1969)67: p. 10 Mekalgandi Ghat, 150 miles S.S.W. of Nagpur city, Hyderabad Territory, British India235,236 [near Muthnur Village, 19.5192° N, 78.4657° E, Nirmal Hills, Telangana, India]237 Lectotype PIMB 950 [designated by Hartman et al., 2008]145
Parreysia malcolmsoni (Hislop, 1860) Unio tumida J. Sowerby in Malcolmson (1840): pl. 47, Figs. 11–12 [unavailable as a primary homonym]236; †U. malcolmsoni Hislop (1860): p. 174 [new name for †U. tumida Sowerby in Malcolmson, 1840]235; †Parreysia malcolmensis Modell (1969): p. 11 [error for †U. malcolmsoni Hislop, 1860]67 Mekalgandi Ghat, 150 miles S.S.W. of Nagpur city, Hyderabad Territory, British India235,236 [near Muthnur Village, 19.5192° N, 78.4657° E, Nirmal Hills, Telangana, India]237 Lectotype PIMB 953 (complete shell) [designated by Hartman et al., 2008]145
Parreysia mamillatus (Hislop, 1860) comb. nov. Unio mamillatus Hislop (1860)235: p. 175, pl. 7, Fig. 26; †Schistodesmus mamillatus (Hislop, 1860): Modell (1969)67: p. 10 Karuni, 100 miles S.S.W. of Nagpur city, Hyderabad Territory, British India [near Karanji Village, 19.8567° N, 78.3141° E, Deccan Plateau, Telangana, India]235 Lectotype PIMB 946 [designated by Hartman et al., 2008]145

*Approximate age of the deposits = 67 Myr145,146.

**PIMB—Palaeo Invertebrate Mesozoic Bivalve numbers145 of the Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.