MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
superfamily UNIONOIDEA Rafinesque, 1820
synonyms (76 nomina) | cladomics
Included Taxa
family MARGARITIFERIDAE Henderson, 1929: 16 Recent freshwater species.
synonymy (5 nomina) | 6 genera, 2 subfamilies
Recent Distribution: North America, North Eurasia, East Asia
family UNIONIDAE Rafinesque, 1820: 812 Recent freshwater species.
synonymy (71 nomina) | 5 subfamilies, 36 genera
Recent Distribution: North America, East Asia, North Eurasia, Central America, Afrotropics, Australasia
