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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 | Unionoidea | Unionidae

subfamily UNIONINAE Rafinesque, 1820

synonyms (23 nomina) | cladomics

Included Taxa

tribe ACUTICOSTINI Starobogatov, 1967: 5 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 nomen) | 1 genus

Distribution: East Asia

tribe ANODONTINI Rafinesque, 1820: 96 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (8 nomina) | 3 subtribes, 1 genus

Distribution: East Asia, North America, North Eurasia, Central America

tribe LANCEOLARIINI Froufe, Lopes-Lima, & Bogan in Lopes-Lima et al., 2017: 13 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 nomen) | 1 genus

Distribution: East Asia

tribe LEPIDODESMINI Huang & Wu in Huang et al. 2019: 2 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 nomen) | 1 genus

Distribution: East Asia

Decorative image of a representative Unionini

tribe UNIONINI Rafinesque, 1820: 91 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (8 nomina) | 16 genera

Distribution: East Asia, Afrotropics, North Eurasia

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