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Taxonomy

all genera

Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae


Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy


Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family

Geography

Summary

North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia


Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography


Data last updated
Thu 22 January 2026

Publication Kat & Davis (1984): summary

Full Citation

Kat, P.W. & G.M. Davis. 1984. Molecular genetics of peripheral populations of Nova Scotian Unionidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 22: 157-185. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmidonta undulata

Anodonta cataracta fragilis = Pyganodon fragilis

Anodonta implicata = Utterbackiana implicata

Elliptio complanata

Lampsilis cariosa

Lampsilis ochracea = Atlanticoncha ochracea

Lampsilis radiata

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