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Taxonomy

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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae


Species & Genus Richness by
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Summary

North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia


Species Richness & Endemism by
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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Publication Hauck et al. (2023): summary

publication summary | cladograms

Full Citation

Hauck, L.L., C.L. Atkinson, J.A. Homyack, B.E. Penaluna, C. Mangum et al. 2023. Molecular identity crisis: environmental DNA metabarcoding meets traditional taxonomy— assessing biodiversity and freshwater mussel population (Unionidae) in Alabama. PeerJ 11. e15127 (pp. 1-28). Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Truncilla dociformes Hauck et al., 2023 = Truncilla donaciformis

Hauck et al., 2023. PeerJ 11: fig. 7.
(error for Unio donaciformis Lea, 1828)

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Cyclonaias asperata = Pustulosa kieneriana

Cyclonaias kieneriana = Pustulosa kieneriana

Cyclonaias succissa = Pustulosa succissa

Cyclonaias tuberculata

Ellipsaria lineolata

Elliptio arca

Elliptio arctata

Elliptio crassidens

Elliptio dariensis

Elliptio icterina

Elliptio waccamawensis = Elliptio congaraea

Fusconaia cerina

Fusconaia cor

Fusconaia cuneolus

Fusconaia flava

Fusconaia masoni

Fusconaia subrotunda

Hamiota australis

Hamiota perovalis

Lampsilis hydiana

Lampsilis ornata

Lampsilis reeveiana

Lampsilis satura

Lampsilis straminea

Lampsilis teres

Leptodea fragilis = Potamilus fragilis

Ligumia recta

Medionidus acutissimus

Megalonaias nervosa

Obliquaria reflexa

Obovaria jacksoniana = Obovaria arkansasensis

Obovaria olivaria

Obovaria subrotunda

Obovaria unicolor

Pleurobema beadleianum

Pleurobema chattanoogaensis = Pleurobema decisum

Pleurobema clava

Pleurobema decisum

Pleurobema georgianum

Pleurobema hanleyianum

Pleurobema oviforme

Pleurobema perovatum

Pleurobema pyriforme

Pleurobema taitianum

Pleurobema troschelianum = Pleurobema georgianum

Potamilus inflatus

Potamilus purpuratus

Quadrula apiculata = Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula rumphiana = Quadrula quadrula

Reginaia ebena = Reginaia ebenus

Strophitus subvexus = Pseudodontoideus subvexus

Toxolasma parvum

Tritogonia verrucosa = Quadrula verrucosa

Truncilla dociformes [sic] = Truncilla donaciformis

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis

Villosa lienosa = Leaunio lienosus

Villosa vanuxemensis = Leaunio vanuxemensis

Villosa vibex

 
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