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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

superfamily CYRENOIDEA Gray, 1840

synonyms (4 nomina) | cladomics

Included Taxa

Decorative image of a representative Cyrenidae

family CYRENIDAE Gray, 1840: 87 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (2 nomina) | 6 genera

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

Decorative image of a representative Cyrenoididae

family CYRENOIDIDAE H. & A. Adams, 1857: 8 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 nomen) | 5 genera

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

family GLAUCONOMIDAE Gray, 1853: no Recent freshwater species in the MUSSELpdb.

synonymy (1 nomen) | 2 genera

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