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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

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Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
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Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
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North America

Central America

South America

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East Asia

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Data last updated
Thu 22 January 2026

Publication Smith (2021): summary

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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

Scabies phaelus Smith, 2021 = Scabies phaselus

Smith, 2021. Genome Biol. Evol. 13(3): 4, Table S2.
(error for Unio phaselus Lea, 1856)

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Aspatharia pfeifferiana

Contradens contradens = Lens contradens

Cristaria plicata

Elliptio complanata

There are 20 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.

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

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