Bivalvia | Unionida

superfamily UNIONOIDEA Rafinesque, 1820

synonyms (77 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, North Eurasia, East Asia

Decorative image of a representative Unionidae

family UNIONIDAE Rafinesque, 1820: 812 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (71 nomina) | 44 genera, 5 subfamilies

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

family TEGULAEDONTIDAE Van Damme & Bogan in Van Damme et al., 2015: fossil only.

synonymy (1 nomen) | 1 genus