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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

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Bivalvia

order ANOMALODESMATA

superfamily CLAVAGELLOIDEA d’Orbigny, 1844: 2 Recent species.
synonymy (1 nomen) | 1 family

superfamily CUSPIDARIOIDEA Dall, 1886: 4 Recent species.
synonymy (1 nomen) | 1 family

superfamily MYOCHAMOIDEA Carpenter, 1861: 3 Recent species.
synonymy (2 nomina) | 2 families

superfamily PANDOROIDEA Rafinesque, 1815: 6 Recent species.
synonymy (2 nomina) | 2 families

superfamily PHOLADOMYOIDEA King, 1844: 1 Recent species.
synonymy (1 nomen) | 1 family

superfamily POROMYOIDEA Dall, 1886: 1 Recent species.
synonymy (1 nomen) | 1 family

superfamily THRACIOIDEA Stoliczka, 1870 (1839): 6 Recent species.
synonymy (3 nomina) | 3 families

superfamily VERTICORDIOIDEA Stoliczka, 1870: 1 Recent species.
synonymy (1 nomen) | 1 family

 
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