Bivalvia | Myida | Dreissenoidea

family DREISSENIDAE Gray, 1840

synonyms (4 nomina) | cladomics

Included Taxa

genus Congeria Partsch, 1835: 3 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (4 available nomina) | 5 species

Recent Distribution: North Eurasia

Decorative image of a representative of Dreissena polymorpha

genus Dreissena Van Beneden, 1835: 7 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (7 available nomina) | 13 species

Recent Distribution: North Eurasia, North America

Decorative image of a representative of Mytilopsis leucophaeata

genus Mytilopsis Conrad, 1857: 3 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (3 available nomina) | 8 species

Recent Distribution: Central America, East Asia, Afrotropics, North America, North Eurasia, South America

Decorative image of a representative of Rheodreissena xinguana

genus Rheodreissena Geda, Lujan, Perkins, Abernethy, Sabaj & Gangloff, 2018: 5 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 available nomen) | 5 species

Recent Distribution: South America

genus Dreissenomya Fuchs, 1870: fossil only.

synonymy (1 available nomen) | 1 species

genus Prodreissensia Rovereto, 1898: fossil only.

synonymy (1 available nomen) | 2 species

genus Sinucongeria Loerenthey, 1894: fossil only.

synonymy (1 available nomen) | 1 species