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 Inoue et al. (2014): summary

publication summary | cladograms

Full Citation

Inoue, K., A.L. McQueen, J.L. Harris & D.J. Berg. 2014. Molecular phylogenetics and morphological variation reveal recent speciation in freshwater mussels of the genera Arcidens and Arkansia (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 112(3): 535-545. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmidonta marginata

Alasmidonta undulata

Alasmidonta varicosa

Amblema plicata

Arcidens confragosa (Say, 1829) = Arcidens confragosus

Arkansia wheeleri (Ortmann & Walker, 1912) = Arcidens wheeleri

Cumberlandia monodonta

Elliptio dilatata = Eurynia dilatata

Gonidea angulata

Lampsilis ornata

Lasmigona complanata = Pterosyna complanata

Lasmigona compressa = Platynaias compressa

Lasmigona costata

Lasmigona subviridis = Platynaias subviridis

Pyganodon cataracta

Pyganodon fragilis

Pyganodon grandis

Quadrula quadrula

Strophitus subvexus = Pseudodontoideus subvexus

Strophitus undulatus

Utterbackia imbecillis

Utterbackia peggyae

Utterbackia peninsularis