Bivalvia | Unionida

superfamily UNIONOIDEA Rafinesque, 1820

synonyms (76 nomina) | cladomics

Included Taxa

Decorative image of a representative Margaritiferidae

family MARGARITIFERIDAE Henderson, 1929: 16 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (5 nomina) | 6 genera, 2 subfamilies

Recent Distribution: North America, East Asia, North Eurasia

Decorative image of a representative Unionidae

family UNIONIDAE Rafinesque, 1820: 801 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (71 nomina) | 5 subfamilies, 32 genera

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