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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 | Adapedonta | Solenoidea

family PHARIDAE H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856

synonyms (5 nomina) | cladomics

Included Taxa

Decorative image of a representative Cultellinae

subfamily CULTELLINAE Davies, 1935: no Recent freshwater species in the MUSSELpdb.

synonymy (1 nomen) | 1 genus

Distribution: East Asia

subfamily PHARELLINAE Stoliczka, 1870: 6 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (2 nomina) | 3 genera

Distribution: East Asia

subfamily PHARINAE H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856: no Recent freshwater species in the MUSSELpdb.

synonymy (1 nomen) | 1 genus

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