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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae

tribe RECTIDENTINI Modell, 1942: synonymy

3 subtribes

Synonyms

HYRIOPSINI Modell, 1942

Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 188.
Modell, 1945. Jena. Z. Med. Naturw. 78: 83.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 112.
Habe, 1977. Mollusc. Japan: 116.
Type genus: Hyriopsis Conrad, 1853 = Hyriopsis

CONTRADENTINI Modell, 1942

Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 189.
Modell, 1945. Jena. Z. Med. Naturw. 78: 83.
Type genus: Contradens Haas, 1911 = Lens

RECTIDENTINI Modell, 1942

Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 189.
Modell, 1945. Jena. Z. Med. Naturw. 78: 83.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 113.
Type genus: Rectidens Simpson, 1900 = Rectidens

PHYSUNIONINI Starobogatov, 1970

Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 68.
Type genus: Physunio Simpson, 1900 = Physunio

CTENODESMINI Zieritz et al., 2021

Pfeiffer, Zieritz, Rahim & Lopes-Lima in Zieritz et al., 2021. Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: 9.
Type genus: Ctenodesma Simpson, 1900 = Ctenodesma

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