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 Publication Bolotov et al. (2016): summarypublication summary | cladograms
 Complete CitationBolotov, I.V., I.V. Vikhrev, Y.V. Bespalaya, M.Y. Gofarov, A.V. Kondakov et al. 2016. Multi-locus fossil-calibrated phylogeny, biogeography and a subgeneric revision of the Margaritiferidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionoida). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103: 104-121. Available electronically. Attributed Nominal Species| Anodontites elongata Whelan et al., 2011‘Swainson’  of Authors.
 Whelan et al., 2011. MPE 61: 506.
 Graf et al., 2015. MPE 85: 3.
 Bolotov et al., 2016. MPE 103: 108.
 Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. MPE 106: 178.
 Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
 Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
 Konopleva et al., 2017. Systemat. Biodiv. 15(3): 208.
 Combosch et al., 2017. MPE 107: 195.
 Bolotov et al., 2018. Sci. Repts. 8: Table S1.
 Huang et al., 2018. MPE 120: 302.
 Lopes-Lima et al., 2018. MPE 127: 103.
 Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4.
 Bolotov et al., 2019. Sci. Repts. 9: Table S1.
 Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: 116.
 Guerra et al., 2019. BMC Evol. Biol. 19 (229): 3.
 Bolotov et al., 2020. Sci. Repts. 10: Table S1.
 Sano et al., 2020. Plankton Benthos Res. 15(2): 101.
 Wu et al., 2020. Invert. Syst. 34: 195.
 Wu et al., 2021. J. Lake Sci. 33(6): attached Table 1.
 Chen et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(4): Table 1.
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 Taxonomic OpinionsAlathyria jacksoni  Alathyria pertexta  Alathyria profuga  Anodonta anatina  Anodontites elongata  Aspatharia pfeifferiana  Castalia ambigua  Chambardia wahlbergi  Diplodon demeraraensis  = Diplodon suavidicus Etheria elliptica  Lampsilis cardium  Lortiella froggatti  Margaritifera (Margaritanopsis) laosensis  = Gibbosula laosensis Margaritifera (Margaritanopsis) monodonta  = Cumberlandia monodonta Margaritifera (Pseudunio) auricularia  = Pseudunio auricularius Margaritifera (Pseudunio) marocana  = Pseudunio marocanus Margaritifera (s.s.) dahurica  = Margaritifera dahurica Margaritifera (s.s.) falcata  = Margaritifera falcata Margaritifera (s.s.) laevis  = Margaritifera laevis Margaritifera (s.s.) margaritifera  = Margaritifera margaritifera Margaritifera (s.s.) marrianae  = Margaritifera marrianae Margaritifera (s.s.) middendorffi  = Margaritifera middendorffi+ Margaritifera togakushiensis Kondo & Kobayashi, 2005
 + Margaritifera laevis Huff et al., 2004
 Microdontia anodontaeformis  Neotrigonia bednalli  Neotrigonia lamarckii  Neotrigonia margaritacea  Triplodon corrugatus  Unio pictorum  Unio sp.  = Unio ravoisieri Velesunio ambiguus  |