original description(ofMargaritana margaritifera middendorffi Rosén, 1926)Rosén O.V. (1926). Land- and freshwater mollusks, collected by the Kamchatka expedition in 1908-1909. <em>Ezhegodnik Zoologicheskogo Muzeya Akademii Nauk.</em> 27: 261-274. In Russian. page(s): 269 [details]
original description(ofDahurinaia shigini Zatravkin & Bogatov, 1987)Zatravkin M.N., Bogatov V.V. (1987). Krupnye dvustvorchatye molliuski presnykh i solonovatykh vod Dalnego Vostoka SSSR: opredelitel. [Large bivalve molluscs in fresh and marine waters of the
Far East of the USSR: keys to identification]. <em>Vladivostok: DVO AN SSSR.</em> 152 p. [in Russian]. page(s): 23, sp. 6, fig. 4 в [details]
original description(ofKurilinaia zatravkini Bogatov, Prozorova & Starobogatov, 2003)Bogatov, V.V., Prozorova L.A., Starobogatov Ya.I. (2003). The family Margaritiferidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in Russia. <em>Ruthenica, Russian Malacological Journal.</em> 13(1): 41-52. page(s): 49, figs. 4B, F [details]
original description(ofMargaritana sachalinensis Zhadin, 1938)Zhadin V.I. (1938). Family Unionidae. <em>Fauna of the USSR. Mollusks.</em> 4(1): 1-170. (in Russian). page(s): 114, fig. 37 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description(ofKurilinaia kamchatica Bogatov, Prozorova & Starobogatov, 2003)Bogatov, V.V., Prozorova L.A., Starobogatov Ya.I. (2003). The family Margaritiferidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in Russia. <em>Ruthenica, Russian Malacological Journal.</em> 13(1): 41-52. page(s): 43, fig. 4, A, C [details]
basis of recordTakeuchi M., Okada A. & Kakino W. (2015). Phylogenetic relationships of two freshwater pearl mussels, <i>Margaritifera laevis</i> (Haas, 1910) and <i>Margaritifera togakushiensis</i> Kondo & Kobayashi, 2005 (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae), in the Japanese archipelago. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 35(4): 218-226.[details]
additional sourceMiura, K.; Ishiyama, N.; Kawajiri, K.; Atsumi, K.; Tachibana, M.; Nagasaka, Y.; Machida, Y.; Yiyang, G.; Negishi, J. N.; Koizumi, I.; Nakamura, F. (2019). Simple nonlethal identification criteria for two endangered freshwater pearl mussels, <i>Margaritifera laevis</i> and <i>Margaritifera togakushiensis</i>, in Hokkaido, northern Japan. <em>Ecological Research.</em> 34(5): 667-677., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12038[details]
additional sourceBolotov, I. N.; Bespalaya, Y. V.; Vikhrev, I. V.; Aksenova, O. V.; Aspholm, P. E.; Gofarov, M. Y.; Klishko, O. K.; Kolosova, Y. S.; Kondakov, A. V.; Lyubas, A. A.; Paltser, I. S.; Konopleva, E. S.; Tumpeesuwan, S.; Bolotov, N. I.; Voroshilova, I. S. (2015). Taxonomy and Distribution of Freshwater Pearl Mussels (Unionoida: Margaritiferidae) of the Russian Far East. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(5): e0122408., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122408[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceAkiyama, Y. B.; Kishi, D.; Ito, K.; Kondo, T. (2018). Microalgal Community in Fecal Pellets of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera laevis (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae) in a Drainage Ditch Connected to the Hida River, Gifu Prefecture, Central Honshu, Japan. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 76 (1-4): 65-78.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceSakai, H.; Kurihara, Y.; Goto, A. (2017). Genetic Diversity, Divergence and Population Structure in the Japanese. Freshwater Pearl Mussels Margaritifera laevis and M. togakushiensis. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 75 (1-4): 39-53.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceAkiyama, Y. B.; Iwakuna, T. (2009). Discrepancy between the Distributions of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera laevis and its Hosts in the Abira River, Central Hokkaido, Japan. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 67 (3-4): 199-205.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceKobayashi, O.; Kondo, T. (2008). Age Determination of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera laevis (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae) in the Chubu-Nougu River, Nagano Prefecture. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 67 (1-2): 61-71.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceKobayashi, O.; Kondo, T. (2007). Comparative Morphology of Glochidia and Juveniles between Two Species of Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae) from Japan. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 65 (4): 355-363.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceKurihara, Y.; Sakai, H.; Kitano, S.; Kobayashi, O.; Goto, A. (2005). Genetic and Morphological Divergence in the Freshwater Pearl Mussel, Margaritijera laevis (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae ), with Reference to the Existence of Two Distinct Species. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 64 (1 2): 55-62.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceKobayashi, O.; Kondo, T. (2005). Difference in Host Preference between Two Populations of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera laevis (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae) in the Shinano River System, Japan. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 64 (1-2): 63-70.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceKondo, T.; Yamada, M.; Kusano, Y.; Sakai, K. (2000). Fish Hosts of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera laevis (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae) in the Furebetsu River, Hokkaido. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 59 (2): 177-179.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceSakai, H., Kurihara, Y., Furu'uchi, T., Okada, A., Takeuchi, M., Kakino, W., Suda, Y. & Goto, A. (2022). Re-identifications of Two Freshwater Pearl Mussel Species Distributed in the Kamchatka–Sakhalin–Kuril–Japan Region Based on Morphological Comparison of Type Specimens (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae). <em>Venus.</em> 80 (3-4): 47-66 [August 26].[details] Available for editors [request]
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Distribution Sakhalin Island, South Kurile Islands (Kunashir, Iturup and Shikotan), Honshu and Hokkaido Islands [details] Habitat Small streams, small- and medium-sized rivers. Usually, populations were recorded on sand-gravel grounds at the run and pool sites [details] Type locality Russia, Sakhalin Island, without a precise locality [details]