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MUSSELpdb

Taxonomy

Margaritiferidae

Species & Genus Richness by
Taxonomy

Geography

Central America

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Thu 18 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Veneroida | Veneroidea

family VENERIDAE Rafinesque, 1815

synonyms (0 nomina) | cladomics

Included Taxa

genus Chamelea Mörch, 1853: no Recent freshwater species in the MUSSELpdb.

synonymy (1 available nomen) | 0 species

genus Mercenaria Schumacher, 1817: no Recent freshwater species in the MUSSELpdb.

synonymy (1 available nomen) | 0 species

genus Meretrix Lamarck, 1799: no Recent freshwater species in the MUSSELpdb.

synonymy (1 available nomen) | 0 species

Recent Distribution: Afrotropics

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