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Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 290 [as ‘Uniodia, Les Uniodés’].
Fleming, 1828. Hist. Brit. Anim.: 408, 415.
Type genus: Unio Retzius, 1788 = Unio

Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 310 [as ‘Amblemidia, Les Amblémides’].
Deshayes, 1830. Enc. Méth. 2 (Première partie): 18 [as ‘Ablemidiæ’ [sic] ].
Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 180.
Type genus: Amblema Rafinesque, 1820 = Amblema

ANODONTIDAE Rafinesque, 1820

Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 316 [as ‘Anodontidia, Les Anodontides’].
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 286, 381.
Ortmann, 1910. Nautilus 23: 117.
Type genus: Anodonta Lamarck, 1799 = Anodonta

ALASMIDONTIDAE Rafinesque, 1820

Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 317 [as ‘Alasmidia. Les Alasmides’].
Deshayes, 1830. Enc. Méth. 2 (Première partie): 13 [as ‘Alasmides’].
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 268, 381 [as ‘Alasmodontinæ’].
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 8-9, 18.
(correct name for Alasmodontidae Swainson, 1840)
Type genus: Alasmidonta Say, 1818 = Alasmidonta

ALASMODONTIDAE Swainson, 1840

Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 264, 268, 275, 287-288, 290, 381.
(name corrected to Alasmidontidae Rafinesque, 1820)
Type genus: Alasmodon Thompson, 1820 = Alasmidonta

LAMPSILIDAE Ihering, 1901

Ihering, 1901. Nautilus 15(4): 53.
Ortmann, 1910. Nautilus 23: 118.
Ortmann, 1912. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 8: 224.
Type genus: Lampsilis Rafinesque, 1820 = Lampsilis

QUADRULIDAE Ihering, 1901

Ihering, 1901. Nautilus 15(5): 53 [as ‘Quadrulinæ’].
Haas, 1929. Senckenbergiana 11: ??.
Type genus: Quadrula Rafinesque, 1820 = Quadrula

PLEUROBEMIDAE Hannibal, 1912

Hannibal, 1912. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 10(2): 119.
Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 179.
Type genus: Pleurobema Rafinesque, 1819 = Pleurobema

PROPTERIDAE Hannibal, 1912

Hannibal, 1912. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 10(2): 119.
Type genus: Proptera Rafinesque, 1819 = Potamilus

GONIDEIDAE Ortmann, 1916

Ortmann, 1916. Nautilus 30: 53.
Type genus: Gonidea Conrad, 1857 = Gonidea

PSEUDODONTIDAE Frierson, 1927

Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 67.
Type genus: Pseudodon Gould, 1844 = Pseudodon

PARREYSIIDAE Henderson, 1935

Henderson, 1935. GSA, Spec. Pap. 3: 69.
Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 186.
Type genus: Parreysia Conrad, 1853 = Parreysia

PSEUDAVICULIDAE Modell, 1942

Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 176.
Type genus: Pseudavicula Simpson, 1900 = Prisodontopsis

ELLIPTIONIDAE Modell, 1942

Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 178, 180.
Modell, 1943. Arch. Moll. 75: 110.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 88.
Type genus: Elliptio Rafinesque, 1819 = Elliptio

HEUDEANIDAE Modell, 1942

Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 184.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 101.
Type genus: Heudeana Frierson, 1922 = Ptychorhynchus

LAMPROTULIDAE Modell, 1942

Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 187.
Modell, 1943. Arch. Moll. 75: 113.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 109.
Type genus: Lamprotula Simpson, 1900 = Lamprotula

CAFFERIIDAE Modell, 1942

Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 188.
Type genus: Cafferia Simpson, 1900 = Unio

HYRIOPSIDAE 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

LAMELLIDENTIDAE Modell, 1942

Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 188.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 111.
Type genus: Lamellidens Simpson, 1900 = Lamellidens

CONTRADENTIDAE Modell, 1942

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

RECTIDENTIDAE 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

CAELATURIDAE Modell, 1942

Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 190.
Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 64.
(name corrected to Coelaturidae Modell, 1942)
Type genus: Caelatura Conrad, 1853 = Coelatura

NANNONAIIDAE Modell, 1942

Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 190.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 117.
Type genus: Nannonaia Haas, 1913 = Elongaria

COELATURIDAE Modell, 1942

Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 190 [as ‘Caelaurinae’].
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 116 [as ‘Caelaturinae’].
(correct name for Caelaturidae Modell, 1942)
Type genus: Coelatura Conrad, 1853 = Coelatura

PSEUDOSPATHIDAE Leloup, 1950

Leloup, 1950. Res. Sci. Explor. Hydrob. Lac Tanganyika (1946-1947) 3: 111.
Pain & Woodward, 1968. Rev. Zool. Botan. Afr. 77: 193, 212.
Type genus: Pseudospatha Simpson, 1900 = Pseudospatha

BRAZZAEAIDAE Leloup, 1950

Leloup, 1950. Res. Sci. Explor. Hydrob. Lac Tanganyika (1946-1947) 3: 73.
Pain & Woodward, 1968. Rev. Zool. Botan. Afr. 77: 192.
Type genus: Brazzaea Bourguignat, 1886 = Brazzaea

CUNEOPSIDAE Mongin, 1963

Mongin, 1963. Mém. Soc. Géol. France 96: 19 [unavailable, introduced conditionally].
Type genus: Cuneopsis Simpson, 1900 = Cuneopsis

OXYNAIIDAE Starobogatov, 1970

Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 65, 284.
Type genus: Oxynaia Haas, 1911 = Nodularia

PSILUNIONIDAE Starobogatov, 1970

Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 65, 284.
Type genus: Psilunio Sabba Stefanescu, 1896 = Potomida

PHYSUNIONIDAE Starobogatov, 1970

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

STROPHITIDAE Starobogatov, 1970

Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 69, 287.
Gordon, 1980. Proc. Ark. Acad. Sci. 34: 58.
Gordon, 1985. Nautilus 99: 8.
Type genus: Strophitus Rafinesque, 1820 = Strophitus

CYPROGENIIDAE Starobogatov, 1970

Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 70, 287.
Type genus: Cyprogenia Agassiz, 1852 = Cyprogenia

DROMIDAE Starobogatov, 1970

Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 70, 287.
Type genus: Dromus Simpson, 1900 = Dromus

FRIERSONIIDAE Starobogatov, 1970

Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 70, 287.
Type genus: Friersonia Ortmann, 1912 = Friersonia

GLEBULIDAE Starobogatov, 1970

Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 70, 287.
Type genus: Glebula Conrad, 1853 = Glebula

MEDIONIDIDAE Starobogatov, 1970

Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 70, 287.
Type genus: Medionidus Simpson, 1900 = Medionidus

PILAEIDAE Starobogatov, 1970

Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 70, 287.
(name corrected to Pileidae Starobogatov, 1970)
Type genus: Pilea Simpson, 1900 = Epioblasma

PTYCHOBRANCHIDAE Starobogatov, 1970

Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 70, 287.
Type genus: Ptychobranchus Simpson, 1900 = Ptychobranchus

PILEIDAE Starobogatov, 1970

Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 70, 287 [as ‘Pilaeini’].
(correct name for Pilaeidae Starobogatov, 1970)
Type genus: Pilea Simpson, 1900 = Epioblasma

MODELLNAIIDAE Brandt, 1974

Brandt, 1974. Arch. Moll. 105: 301.
Type genus: Modellnaia Brandt, 1974 = Modellnaia

QIYANGIIDAE Chen, 1983

Chen, 1983. unknown publication: ??.
Type genus: Qiyangia Chen & Xu, 1980 = Qiyangia

PSEUDANODONTIDAE Stadnichenko, 1984

‘Jaeckel’ Stadnichenko, 1984. Fauna Ukrayiny 29: 112.
Type genus: Pseudanodonta Bourguignat, 1876 = Pseudanodonta

PLICATOUNIONIDAE Chen, 1987

Chen, 1987. unknown publication: ??.
Type genus: Plicatounio Kobayashi & Suzuki, 1936 = Plicatounio

NODULARIIDAE Bogatov & Zatravkin, 1988

‘Starobogatov & Zatravkin’ Bogatov & Zatravkin, 1988. Trudy Zool. Inst. 187: 25.
Type genus: Nodularia Conrad, 1853 = Nodularia

JILINOCONCHIDAE Ma, 1989

Ma, 1989. unknown publication: 259.
Type genus: Jilinoconcha Ma, 1989 = Plesielliptio

SILESUNIONIDAE Skawina & Dzik, 2011

Skawina & Dzik, 2011. J. Linn. Soc., Zool. 163: 874.
Type genus: Silesunio Skawina & Dzik, 2011 = Silesunio

PILSBRYOCONCHIDAE Bolotov et al., 2017

Bolotov, Vikhrev et Tumpeesuwan in Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: 11.
Type genus: Pilsbryoconcha Simpson, 1900 = Pilsbryoconcha

CRISTARIIDAE Lopes-Lima et al., 2017

Lopes-Lima, Bogan & Froufe in Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. MPE 106: 180.
Type genus: Cristaria Schumacher, 1817 = Cristaria

LANCEOLARIIDAE Lopes-Lima et al., 2017

Froufe, Lopes-Lima, & Bogan in Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. MPE 106: 181.
Type genus: Lanceolaria Conrad, 1853 = Lanceolaria

CHAMBERLAINIIDAE Lopes-Lima et al., 2017

Bogan, Froufe & Lopes-Lima in Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. MPE 106: 182, 185.
Type genus: Chamberlainia Simpson, 1900 = Chamberlainia

LEOPARREYSIIDAE Bolotov et al., 2017

Vikhrev, Bolotov & Kondakov in Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: 2.
Type genus: Leoparreysia Bolotov et al., 2017 = Leoparreysia

INDOCHINELLIDAE Bolotov et al., 2018

Bolotov, Pfeiffer, Vikhrev, & Konopleva in Bolotov et al., 2018. Sci. Repts. 8: 5.
Type genus: Indochinella Bolotov et al., 2018 = Indochinella

ACULAMPROTULIDAE Huang et al., 2019

Huang & Wu in Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: 57.
Type genus: Aculamprotula Wu et al., 1999 = Aculamprotula

LEPIDODESMIDAE Huang et al., 2019

Huang & Wu in Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: 57.
Type genus: Lepidodesma Simpson, 1896 = Lepidodesma

MIDDENDORFFINAIIDAE Lopes-Lima et al., 2020

Lopes-Lima, Bolotov & Bogan in Lopes-Lima et al., 2020. MPE 146: [23].
Type genus: Middendorffinaia Moskvicheva & Starobogatov, 1973 = Middendorffinaia

SCHEPMANIIDAE Zieritz et al., 2021

Lopes-Lima, Pfeiffer & Zieritz in Zieritz et al., 2021. Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: 8.
Type genus: Schepmania Haas, 1910 = Schepmania

CTENODESMIDAE 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

INDOPSEUDODONTIDAE Bolotov et al., 2023

Bolotov, Konopleva, Kondakov & Vikhrev in Bolotov et al., 2023. Water 15: 22, Table 1.
Type genus: Indopseudodon Prashad, 1922 = Indopseudodon

GLOBUNIONIDAE Dai et al., 2025

Dai, Chen, Huang & Wu in Dai et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(2): 785.
Type genus: Globunio Dai et al., 2025 = Globunio

LIMNOSCAPHIDAE Lindholm, 1932

Lindholm, 1932. Trans. United Geol. Prosp. Serv. USSR 238: ??.
Type genus: Limnoscapha Lindholm, 1932 = Limnoscapha

ACUTICOSTIDAE Starobogatov, 1967

Starobogatov, 1967. Trudy 3rd Sess. Vses. Paleont. Obshch. 9: 178.
Type genus: Acuticosta Simpson, 1900 = Acuticosta

ANADONTIDAE Zatravkin, 1983

‘Rafinesque’ Zatravkin, 1983. [in] I.M. Likharev, Molluscs: 41.
(error for Anodontidae Rafinesque, 1820)
Type genus: Anodonta Lamarck, 1799 = Anodonta

BRACHYANODONTIDAE Starobogatov et al., 2004

Starobogatov et al., 2004. Key Freshw. Invert. Russia 6 (molluscs, polychaetes, nemerteans): 30.
Type genus: Brachyanodon Fischer & Crosse, 1894 = Brachyanodon

POPENAIDIDAE Graf & Cummings, 2021

Graf & Cummings, 2021. J. Moll. Studies 87(1): 6.
(error for Popenaiadidae Heard & Guckert, 1970)
Type genus: Popenaias Frierson, 1927 = Popenaias

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