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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 Klymus et al. (2020): summary

publication summary

Full Citation

Klymus, K.E., C.A. Richter, N. Thompson, J.E. Hinck & J.W. Jones. 2020. Metabarcoding assays for the detection of freshwater mussels (Unionida) with environmental DNA. Environmental DNA 10.1002/edn3.166: 1-17. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias ligamentina = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Actinonaias pectorosa = Ortmanniana pectorosa

Alasmidonta marginata

Alasmidonta viridis = Sulcularia viridis

Amblema plicata

Anodonta californiensis

Anodonta nuttalliana

Anodonta oregonensis

Corbicula fluminea

Cumberlandia monodonta

Cyclonaias tuberculata

Cyprogenia stegaria

Dreisena [sic] polymorpha = Dreissena polymorpha

Dromus dromas

Elliptio crassidens

Elliptio dilatata = Eurynia dilatata

Epioblasma brevidens

Epioblasma capsaeformis

Epioblasma florentina aureola = Epioblasma aureola

Epioblasma florentina walkeri = Epioblasma walkeri

Epioblasma haysiana

Epioblasma lenior

Epioblasma stewardsonii

Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum = Epioblasma gubernaculum

Epioblasma torulosa rangiana = Epioblasma rangiana

Epioblasma triquetra

Fusconaia barnesiana = Pleuronaia barnesiana

Fusconaia cor

Fusconaia cuneolus

Fusconaia subrotunda

Hemistena lata

Lampsilis abrupta

Lampsilis fasciola

Lampsilis ovata

Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lasmigona costata

Lasmigona holstonia = Alasminota holstonia

Lemiox rimosus

Leptodea fragilis = Potamilus fragilis

Lexingtonia dolabelloides = Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Ligumia recta

Medionidus conradicus

Mytilus edulis

Neotrigonia margaritacea

Pegias fabula

Plethobasus cyphyus

Pleurobema cordatum

Pleurobema oviforme

Pleurobema plenum

Pleurobema rubrum = Pleurobema sintoxia

Pleurobema sintoxia

Potamilus alatus

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Ptychobranchus subtentus

Quadrula cylindrica = Theliderma cylindrica

Quadrula intermedia = Theliderma intermedia

Quadrula pustulosa = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula sparsa = Theliderma sparsa

Strophitus undulatus

Toxolasma lividum

Truncilla truncata

Villosa fabalis = Paetulunio fabalis

Villosa iris = Cambarunio iris

Villosa perpurpurea = Venustaconcha trabalis

Villosa trabalis = Venustaconcha trabalis

Villosa vanuxemensis = Leaunio vanuxemensis

 
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