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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 | Cardioida

superfamily TELLINOIDEA Blainville, 1814

synonyms (1 nomen) | cladomics

Included Taxa

Decorative image of a representative Donacidae

family DONACIDAE Fleming, 1828: 5 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (0 nomina) | 3 genera

Distribution: Afrotropics, Central America, South America, North America

family SEMELIDAE Stoliczka, 1870: no Recent freshwater species in the MUSSELpdb.

synonymy (0 nomina) | 1 genus

family TELLINIDAE Blainville, 1814: no Recent freshwater species in the MUSSELpdb.

synonymy (1 nomen) | 1 genus

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