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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 | Mactroidea

family MACTRIDAE Lamarck, 1809

synonyms (1 nomen) | cladomics

Included Taxa

genus Lutraria Lamarck, 1799: no Recent freshwater species in the MUSSELpdb.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 0 species

genus Rangia Des Moulins, 1832: no Recent freshwater species in the MUSSELpdb.

synonymy (3 available nomina) | 0 species

genus Tanysiphon Benson, 1858: 1 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species

Distribution: East Asia

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