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MUSSELpdb

Taxonomy

Margaritiferidae

Species & Genus Richness by
Taxonomy

Geography

Central America

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Veneroida

superfamily VENEROIDEA Rafinesque, 1815

synonyms (0 nomina) | cladomics

Included Taxa

family VENERIDAE Rafinesque, 1815: no Recent freshwater species in the MUSSELpdb.

synonymy (0 nomina) | 3 genera

Distribution: Afrotropics

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