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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 Mitchell et al. (2016): summary

publication summary

Full Citation

Mitchell, A., D. Guerra, D. Stewart & S. Breton. 2016. In silico analyses of mitochondrial ORFans in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida) provide a framework for future studies of their origin and function. BMC Genomics 17, 597: 1-22. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta anatina

Cumberlandia monodonta

Hyridella menziesii = Echyridella menziesii

Inversidens japanensis = Pronodularia japanensis

Lasmigona complanata = Pterosyna complanata

Lasmigona compressa = Platynaias compressa

Lasmigona subviridis = Platynaias subviridis

Margaritifera falcata

Margaritifera margaritifera

Pyganodon grandis

Quadrula quadrula

Solenaia carinatus = Sinosolenaia carinata

Toxolasma lividus = Toxolasma lividum

Toxolasma parvum

Utterbackia imbecillis

Utterbackia peninsularis

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis

 
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