MUSSELpdb

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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae

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North America

Central America

South America

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North Eurasia

East Asia

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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Publication Bolotov et al. (2013): summary

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Full Citation

Bolotov, I.N., A.A. Makhrov, Yu.V. Bespalaya, I.V. Vikhrev, O.V. Aksenova et al. 2013. Results of testing the Comparatory Method: The curvature of the shell valve frontal section is inappropriate as a systematic character for the freshwater pearl mussel genus Margaritifera. Biology Bulletin 40(2): 221-231. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Margaritifera margaritifera
+ Unio elongata Lamarck, 1819
+ Margaritana borealis Westerlund, 1871