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Margaritiferidae

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Geography

Central America

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae

genus Pleiodon Conrad, 1834: species

3 available nominal genus synonyms (4 total synonyms) | cladomics

Included Species

Pleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823)

syonymy (12 available, 19 total) | specimens (102)

Range: Senegal, western Africa. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Mutela ovata), Critically Endangered A2c
other links: MolluscaBase

Pleiodon spekii (Woodward, 1859)

syonymy (27 available, 38 total) | specimens (161)

Range: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika, Africa. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Pleiodon lanceolatum Kat, 1987 (Tertiary)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Miocene, Africa.

other links: MolluscaBase

Pleiodon moharensis (Gautier, 1965) (Tertiary)

syonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Miocene, Africa.

Pleiodon priscus Ihering, 1912 (fossil)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Pleiodon rusingae Kat, 1987 (Tertiary)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Miocene, Africa.

other links: MolluscaBase

Pleiodon tavernieri (Gautier, 1965) (Tertiary)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Miocene, Africa.

other links: MolluscaBase

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