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Taxonomy

Margaritiferidae

Species & Genus Richness by
Taxonomy

Geography

Central America

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

order CARDIOIDA

Included Taxa

superfamily CARDIOIDEA Lamarck, 1809: 5 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (4 nomina) | 1 family

Distribution: North Eurasia

superfamily TELLINOIDEA Blainville, 1814: 5 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 nomen) | 3 families

Distribution: Afrotropics, Central America, South America, North America

superfamily ANTHRACOSIOIDEA Amalitzky, 1892: fossil only.

synonymy (3 nomina) | 4 families

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