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 Smith (2021): summary

publication summary | cladograms

Full Citation

Smith, C.H. 2021. A high-quality reference genome for a parasitic bivalve with doubly uniparental inheritance (Bivalvia: Unionida). Genome Biology and Evolution 13(3). evab029 (pp. 1-8). Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Aspatharia pfeifferiana

Contradens contradens = Lens contradens

Cristaria plicata

Elliptio complanata

Elliptio crassidens

Etheria elliptica

Hyriopsis cumingii = Sinohyriopsis cumingii

Lamprotula leaii

Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823)

Margaritifera margaritifera

Megalonaias nervosa

Neotrigonia margaritacea

Potamilus streckersoni

Pyganodon grandis

Scabies phaelus [sic] = Scabies phaselus

Uniomerus tetralasmus

Utterbackia peninsularis

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis