MUSSELpdb

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Taxonomy

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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae

Species & Genus Richness by
Taxonomy

Geography

Summary

North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Publication Curole & Kocher (2005): summary

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Full Citation

Curole, J.P. & T.D. Kocher. 2005. Evolution of a unique mitotype-specific protein-coding extension of the cytochrome c oxidase II gene in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida). Journal of Molecular Evolution 61: 381-389. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Anodonta implicata = Utterbackiana implicata

Glebula rotundata

Lampsilis straminea

Lampsilis teres

Margaritifera hembeli

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Potamilus purpuratus

Pyganodon grandis

Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula refulgens = Pustulosa pustulosa

Villosa lienosa = Leaunio lienosus