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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 | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea

family SPHAERIIDAE Deshayes, 1855

synonyms (10 nomina) | cladomics

Included Taxa

Decorative image of a representative Euperinae

subfamily EUPERINAE Heard, 1965: 34 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 nomen) | 2 genera

Distribution: South America, Central America, Afrotropics, North America

Decorative image of a representative Sphaeriinae

subfamily SPHAERIINAE Deshayes, (1820): 238 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (9 nomina) | 7 genera

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

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