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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

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North America

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

Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini

subtribe CRISTARIINA Lopes-Lima, Bogan & Froufe in Lopes-Lima et al., 2017

synonyms (1 nomen) | cladomics

Included Taxa

genus Acudonta Wu, Liu & Zhang in Wu et al., 2025: 1 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species

Distribution: East Asia

genus Amuranodonta Moskvicheva, 1973: 1 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (2 available nomina) | 1 species

Distribution: East Asia

genus Anemina Haas, 1969: 1 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (2 available nomina) | 1 species

Distribution: East Asia

genus Beringiana Starobogatov in Zatravkin, 1983: 4 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (3 available nomina) | 4 species

Distribution: North America, East Asia

Decorative image of a representative of Buldowskia flavotincta

genus Buldowskia Moskvicheva, 1973: 5 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 5 species

Distribution: East Asia

genus Cristaria Schumacher, 1817: 6 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (8 available nomina) | 9 species

Distribution: East Asia, North Eurasia

genus Mimo Xiang, Lu, He & Li, 2025: 2 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 2 species

Distribution: East Asia

genus Pletholophus Simpson, 1900: 4 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 4 species

Distribution: East Asia

genus Simpsonella Cockerell, 1903: 2 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (2 available nomina) | 2 species

Distribution: East Asia

genus Sinanodonta Modell, 1945: 10 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (5 available nomina) | 10 species

Distribution: East Asia, North Eurasia, North America, Central America

 
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