MUSSELpdb | subfamily Margaritiferinae Henderson, 1929

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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Margaritiferidae

subfamily MARGARITIFERINAE Henderson, 1929
synonyms (4 nomina) | cladomics

genus Cumberlandia Ortmann, 1912: 1 Recent species.
synonymy (1 available nomina) | 1 species
Distribution: North America

genus Margaritifera Schumacher, 1816: 7 Recent species.
synonymy (14 available nomina) | 23 species
Distribution: East Asia, North America, North Eurasia

genus Pseudunio Haas, 1910: 3 Recent species.
synonymy (4 available nomina) | 5 species
Distribution: North Eurasia

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