MUSSELpdb | family Cyrenoididae H. & A. Adams, 1857

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

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Bivalvia | Veneroida | Cyrenoidea

family CYRENOIDIDAE H. & A. Adams, 1857
synonyms (1 nomen) | cladomics

genus Cyanocyclas Blainville, 1818: 6 Recent species.
synonymy (2 available nomina) | 6 species
Distribution: South America

genus Cyrenoida de Joannis, 1835: 6 Recent species.
synonymy (3 available nomina) | 6 species
Distribution: Central America, Afrotropics, North America

genus Geloina Gray, 1842: 5 Recent species.
synonymy (1 available nomina) | 5 species
Distribution: East Asia, Australasia

genus Polymesoda Rafinesque, 1820: 15 Recent species.
synonymy (9 available nomina) | 15 species
Distribution: Central America, South America, North America

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