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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!
Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea family MYCETOPODIDAE Gray, 1840
synonyms (7 nomina) | cladomics 
Global Diversity of the Mycetopodidae. The
orange wedge of the pie depicts the relative Recent species diversity of
the family in the order Unionoida (53 of 1020).
The family Mycetopodidae (53 Recent spp.,
11 gen.) is found in Central
and South America. The family is divided
among four subfamilies, the systematics of which have not been comprehensively
addressed phylogenetically.
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subfamily ANODONTITINAE Modell, 1942: 28 Recent species.
subfamily LEILINAE Morretes, 1949: 2 Recent species.
subfamily MONOCONDYLAEINAE Modell, 1942: 18 Recent species.
subfamily MYCETOPODINAE Gray, 1840: 5 Recent species.
