MUSSELpdb

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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 Layer et al. (2022): summary

publication summary

Full Citation

Layer, M.R., R.L. Minton, T.J. Morris & D.T. Zanatta. 2022. Utility of shell-valve outlines for distinguishing among four lampsiine mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the Great Lakes region. Freshwater Mollusk Biology and Conservation 25(1): 37-53. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Lampsilis cardium (Rafinesque, 1820)

Lampsilis fasciola (Rafinesque, 1820)

Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823)

Ortmanniana ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819)