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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

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Mycetopodidae

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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Publication Smith et al. (2020): summary

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Full Citation

Smith, C.H., J.M. Pfeiffer & N.A. Johnson. 2020. Comparative phylogenomics reveal complex evolution of life history strategies in a clade of bivalves with parasitic larvae (Bivalvia: Unionoida: Ambleminae). Cladistics 36: 505-520. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Atlanticoncha Smith et al., 2020

Smith et al., 2020. Cladistics 36: 516.
Type species: Unio ochraceus Say, 1817 (orig. desig.) = Atlanticoncha ochracea

Attributed Nominal Species

Psoronaias semigranosa Pfeiffer et al., 2019 = Psoronaias crocodilorum

‘von dem Busch in Philippi’ of Authors.
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. Zool. Scripta 48: 108.
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: 116.
Inoue et al., 2020. Zootaxa 4816(4): 460.
Smith et al., 2020. Cladistics 36: 507.
Freeman et al., 2025. Malacologia 67(1/2): 256, Table 1.
(misidentified reference to Unio semigranosus Philippi, 1843)

Cyrtonaias tampicoensis Bogan & Hoeh, 2000 = Cyrtonaias berlandierii

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Bogan & Hoeh, 2000. Geol. Soc. London Spec. Publ. 177: Table 1.
Hoeh et al., 2001. [in] Bauer & Wächtler, Ecol. Evol. Unionoida: 260.
Hoeh et al., 2002. Malac. Review 31/32(2): 127.
Hoeh et al., 2002. Evolution 56(11): Table 1.
Roe & Hoeh, 2003. Mol. Syst. Phylogeo. Moll.: 110.
Campbell et al., 2005. Invert. Biol. 124(2): Appendix 1.
Zanatta & Murphy, 2006. MPE 41(1): Table 1.
Walker et al., 2006. Malacologia 48(1-2): Table 2.
Chapman et al., 2008. Malacologia 50(1-2): 306, Table 1.
Chapman et al., 2008. BMC Evol. Biol. 8: 11, Table 4.
Campbell et al., 2008. Molec. Ecol. Res. 8: Table 1.
Burlakova et al., 2012. Aquatic Biosystems 8(12): [suppl. 1].
Campbell & Lydeard, 2012. Amer. Malac. Bull. 30(1): Appendix 1.
Pfeiffer et al., 2016. Conserv. Genet. 17(2): 281, Table 1.
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. Zool. Scripta 48: 109, Table 2.
Smith et al., 2019. Systemat. Biodiv. 17(4): Table S1.
Burlakova et al., 2019. Malacologia 62(2): Table 1.
Pfeiffer et al., 2019. MPE 137: Table 1.
Inoue et al., 2020. Zootaxa 4816(4): 460.
Smith et al., 2020. Cladistics 36: Table 1.
Freeman et al., 2025. Malacologia 67(1/2): 247, Table 2.
(misidentified reference to Unio tampicoensis Lea, 1838)

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Atlanticoncha ochracea (Say, 1817)

Cyrtonaias tampicoensis = Mesonaias tampicoensis

Ellipsaria lineolata

Elliptoideus sloatianus

Lampsilis cardium

Obliquaria reflexa

Pachynaias spheniopsis

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Pleurobema strodeanum

Popenaias popeii

Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817)

Potamilus amphichaenus

Potamilus capax

Potamilus fragilis

Potamilus inflatus

Potamilus leptodon

Potamilus metnecktayi

Potamilus ohiensis

Potamilus purpuratus

Potamilus streckersoni

Psoronaias semigranosa

Quadrula quadrula

Reginaia ebenus

Truncilla cognata

Truncilla donaciformis

Truncilla macrodon

Truncilla truncata

 
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