MUSSELpdb

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Taxonomy

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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 Lor et al. (2020): summary

publication summary

Full Citation

Lor, Y., T.M. Schreier, D.L. Waller & C.M. Merkes. 2020. Using environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect the endangered Spectaclecase Mussel (Margaritifera monodonta). Freshwater Science 39(4): 837-847. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820)

Margaritifera falcata (Gould, 1850)

Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Margaritifera marrianae (R.I. Johnson, 1983)

Margaritifera monodonta (Say, 1829) = Cumberlandia monodonta

Ortmanniana ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819)

Theliderma metanevra (Rafinesque, 1820)

Truncilla truncata (Rafinesque, 1820)