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Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae

tribe PLEUROBEMINI Hannibal, 1912

synonyms (2 nomina) | cladomics

Included Taxa

genus Elliptio Rafinesque, 1819: 30 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (4 available nomina) | 45 species

Distribution: North America, North Eurasia

genus Elliptoideus Frierson, 1927: 1 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species

Distribution: North America

genus Eurynia Rafinesque, 1820: 1 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species

Distribution: North America

genus Fusconaia Simpson, 1900: 14 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (3 available nomina) | 19 species

Distribution: North America

genus Hemistena Rafinesque, 1820: 1 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (3 available nomina) | 1 species

Distribution: North America

genus Parvaspina Perkins, Johnson & Gangloff, 2017: 2 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 2 species

Distribution: North America

genus Plethobasus Simpson, 1900: 3 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 5 species

Distribution: North America

genus Pleurobema Rafinesque, 1819: 22 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (5 available nomina) | 30 species

Distribution: North America

genus Pleuronaia Frierson, 1927: 3 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 4 species

Distribution: North America
 
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