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order UNIONOIDA: 1020 Recent species. 2 genera, 1 family, 5 superfamilies These are the freshwater mussels. There are six modern families, restricted entirely to fresh waters. In addition, there are several fossil families.
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order ADAPEDONTA: 17 Recent species. 1 superfamily |
order ARCOIDA: 5 Recent species. 1 superfamily Arcoids are primarily marine. However, one family is represented in fresh waters. |
order CARDIOIDA: 48 Recent species. 3 superfamilies Cardioids are mostly marine, with a minor radition into freshened waters.
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order LUCINOIDA: 16 Recent species. 1 superfamily |
order MYOIDA: 53 Recent species. 3 superfamilies Myoids are also primarily marine bivalves, but there are freshwater species as well, including species of the Dreissenidae.
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order MYTILOIDA: 38 Recent species. 1 superfamily There are a few secondarily freshwater species in this order, but otherwise mytiloids are primarily marine.
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order SPHAERIOIDA: 272 Recent species. 1 superfamily The Sphaeriidae is the second-most species-rich radition of bivalves into inland habitats.
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order TRIGONIOIDA: 8 Recent species. 2 superfamilies Trigonioids are the marine sister-group to freshwater mussels. |
order VENEROIDA: 162 Recent species. 5 superfamilies The Cyrenidae represents the most significant radition of veneroids into fresh waters, but there are also a number of freshwater species in primarily marine families.
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order ARCHANODONTIDAE: fossil only. 2 genera |
order MODIOMORPHOIDA: fossil only. 1 superfamily |
order PECTINOIDA: fossil only. 1 superfamily An order of bivalves that has freshwater species or at least species attributed to freshwater clades. |
order PTERIOIDA: fossil only. 1 superfamily There are not really any freshwater pterioids, but at least one fossil family has been assigned to a freshwater clade. |