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Taxonomy

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Summary

Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae


species inquirenda


Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy


Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family

Geography

Summary

North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia


Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography


 

Bivalvia

order MYIDA

cladomics

Included Taxa

superfamily DREISSENOIDEA Gray, 1840: 18 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (4 nomina) | 1 family

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

superfamily MYOIDEA Lamarck, 1809: 3 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (11 nomina) | 2 families

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

superfamily PHOLADOIDEA Lamarck, 1809: 2 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (4 nomina) | 2 families

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

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