MUSSELpdb

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Taxonomy

all genera

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 Huang et al. (2013): summary

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Full Citation

Huang, X.-C., J. Rong, Y. Liu, M.-H. Zhang, Y. Wan et al. 2013. The complete maternally and paternally inherited mitochondrial genomes of the endangered freshwater mussel Solenaia carinatus (Bivalvia: Unionidae) and implications for Unionidae taxonomy. PLoS One 8(12), e84352: 1-13. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta woodiana = Sinanodonta woodiana

Cristaria plicata

Hyriopsis cumingii = Sinohyriopsis cumingii

Hyriopsis schlegelii = Sinohyriopsis schlegelii

Lampsilis ornata

Lasmigona compressa = Platynaias compressa

Margaritifera falcata

Pyganodon grandis

Quadrula quadrula

Solenaia carinatus = Sinosolenaia carinata

Toxolasma parvus = Toxolasma parvum

Unio japanensis = Pronodularia japanensis

Unio pictorum

Utterbackia imbecillis

Utterbackia peninsularis

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis