MUSSELpdb | subfamily Gonideinae Ortmann, 1916

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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae

subfamily GONIDEINAE Ortmann, 1916
synonyms (16 nomina) | cladomics

genus Caudiculatus Simpson, 1900: 1 Recent species.
synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species
Distribution: East Asia

tribe CHAMBERLAINIINI Bogan, Froufe & Lopes-Lima in Lopes-Lima et al., 2017: 6 Recent species.
synonymy (1 nomen) | 2 genera
Distribution: East Asia

tribe CONTRADENTINI Modell, 1942: 35 Recent species.
synonymy (2 nomina) | 6 genera
Distribution: East Asia

tribe CTENODESMINI Pfeiffer, Zieritz, Rahim & Lopes-Lima in Zieritz et al., 2021: 6 Recent species.
synonymy (1 nomen) | 2 genera
Distribution: East Asia

tribe GONIDEINI Ortmann, 1916: 30 Recent species.
synonymy (3 nomina) | 15 genera
Distribution: East Asia, North America, North Eurasia

tribe LAMPROTULINI Modell, 1942: 22 Recent species.
synonymy (2 nomina) | 4 genera
Distribution: East Asia, North Eurasia

tribe PSEUDODONTINI Frierson, 1927: 51 Recent species.
synonymy (3 nomina) | 2 subtribes
Distribution: East Asia

tribe RECTIDENTINI Modell, 1942: 21 Recent species.
synonymy (3 nomina) | 5 genera
Distribution: East Asia

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

genus Baicalinaia Starobogatov, 1970: fossil only.
synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species

genus Ebersininaia Starobogatov, 1970: fossil only.
synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species

genus Propotomida Modell, 1964: fossil only.
synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species

genus Rugunio Starobogatov, 1970: fossil only.
synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species

genus Sinzowinaia Starobogatov, 1970: fossil only.
synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species

genus Sulcopotomida Starobogatov, 1970: fossil only.
synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species

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