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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae


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North America

Central America

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North Eurasia

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Data last updated
Fri 13 February 2026

Publication Pilsbry (1893): summary

Full Citation

Pilsbry, H.A. 1893. Notes on the genera of Unionidæ and Mutelidæ. Nautilus 7: 30. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Iheringella Pilsbry, 1893

Pilsbry, 1893. Nautilus 7: 30.
(new name for Plagiodon Lea, 1856)
Type species: Plagiodon isocardioides Lea, 1857 = Iheringella isocardiodes

Spixoconcha Pilsbry, 1893

Pilsbry, 1893. Nautilus 7: 30.
(new name for Aplodon Wagner, 1827)
Type species: Aplodon inerme Spix in Wagner, 1827 = Monocondylaea minuana

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