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Taxonomy

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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae


Species & Genus Richness by
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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 IUCN (2017): summary

publication summary

Full Citation

IUCN. 2017. IUCN Red List.

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818

Alasmidonta varicosa (Lamarck, 1819)

Aspatharia divaricata (Martens, 1897)

Chambardia bourguignati (Bourguignat, 1885)

Coelatura alluaudi (Dautzenberg, 1908)

Coelatura cridlandi Mandahl-Barth, 1954

Epioblasma triquetra (Rafinesque, 1820)

Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820

Lampsilis cariosa (Say, 1817) = Atlanticoncha ochracea
+ Unio crocatus Lea, 1841

Lampsilis cariosa (Say, 1817)

Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817)

Lasmigona complanata (Barnes, 1823) = Pterosyna complanata

Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) = Potamilus fragilis

Ligumia recta (Lamarck, 1819)
+ Unio (Eurynia) latissima Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio praelongus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio sageri Conrad, 1836

Mutela bourguignati (Bourguignat, 1885)

Obliquaria reflexa Rafinesque, 1820

Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque, 1820)

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (Rafinesque, 1820)

Simpsonaias ambigua Say, 1825

 
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