MUSSELpdb | tribe Ctenodesmini Pfeiffer, Zieritz, Rahim & Lopes-Lima in Zieritz et al., 2021

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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae

tribe CTENODESMINI Pfeiffer, Zieritz, Rahim & Lopes-Lima in Zieritz et al., 2021
synonyms (1 nomen) | cladomics

genus Ctenodesma Simpson, 1900: 4 Recent species.
synonymy (2 available nomina) | 4 species
Distribution: East Asia

genus Khairuloconcha Zieritz, Lopes-Lima & Pfeiffer in Zieritz et al., 2021: 2 Recent species.
synonymy (1 available nomina) | 2 species
Distribution: East Asia

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