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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae


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Geography

Summary

North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia


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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Mytiloida

superfamily MYTILOIDEA Rafinesque, 1815

synonyms (4 nomina) | cladomics

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Decorative image of a representative Mytilidae

family MYTILIDAE Rafinesque, 1815: 5 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (4 nomina) | 9 genera

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

 
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