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MUSSELpdb

Taxonomy

Margaritiferidae

Species & Genus Richness by
Taxonomy

Geography

Central America

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Veneroida | Cyrenoidea

family CYRENIDAE Gray, 1840

synonyms (2 nomina) | cladomics

Included Taxa

Decorative image of a representative of Batissa violacea

genus Batissa Gray, 1853: no Recent freshwater species in the MUSSELpdb.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 0 species

Distribution: East Asia, Australasia

genus Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811: 87 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (6 available nomina) | 88 species

Distribution: Afrotropics, East Asia, Australasia, South America, North Eurasia, North America