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Taxonomy

Margaritiferidae

Species & Genus Richness by
Taxonomy

Geography

Central America

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Unionoida | Silesunionoidea

family SILESUNIONIDAE Skawina & Dzik, 2011

synonyms (1 nomen) | cladomics

Included Taxa

genus Cratonaia da Silva, Varejão, Matos, Fürsich, Skawina, Schneider, Warren, Assine & Simões, 2020: fossil only.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species

genus Silesunio Skawina & Dzik, 2011: fossil only.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species

genus Tihkia Sahni & Tewari, 1958: fossil only.

synonymy (1 available nomina) | 3 species

Distribution: East Asia, North Eurasia

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