MUSSELpdb

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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae

Species & Genus Richness by
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Geography

Summary

North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Sphaerioida

superfamily SPHAERIOIDEA Deshayes, (1820)

synonyms (10 nomina) | cladomics

Included Taxa

family SPHAERIIDAE Deshayes, 1855: 272 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (10 nomina) | 2 subfamilies

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