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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae

tribe ANODONTINI Rafinesque, 1820
     synonyms (8 nomina) | cladomics

subtribe ALASMIDONTINA Rafinesque, 1820: 47 Recent species.
synonymy (3 nomina) | 15 genera
Distribution: North America, Central America

subtribe ANODONTINA Rafinesque, 1820: 12 Recent species.
synonymy (4 nomina) | 2 genera
Distribution: North Eurasia, North America, Central America

subtribe CRISTARIINA Lopes-Lima, Bogan & Froufe in Lopes-Lima et al., 2017: 36 Recent species.
synonymy (1 nomen) | 10 genera
Distribution: East Asia, North America, North Eurasia, Central America

genus Leptanodonta Wenz, 1927: fossil only.
synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species

 
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