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Taxonomy

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Summary

Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae


Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy


Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family

Geography

Summary

North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia


Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography


Data last updated
Thu 19 March 2026

Publication Yen (1951): summary

Full Citation

Yen, T.-C. 1951. Fresh-water mollusks of Cretaceous Age from Montana and Wyoming. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 233-A: 1-20. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Protelliptio douglassi (Stanton)

Sulcatapex cretaceus Yen

Unio farri Stanton = Ligumia farri

Unio natosini McLearn = Quadrula natosini

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