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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea

family MYCETOPODIDAE Gray, 1840: syonymy
     4 subfamilies

MYCETOPODIDAE Gray, 1840
Gray, 1840. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 42nd ed.: 138, 155.
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 197.
Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 176.
Type genus: Mycetopoda d’Orbigny, 1835 = Mycetopoda

ANODONTITIDAE Modell, 1942
Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 175.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 81.
Type genus: Anodontites Bruguière, 1792 = Anodontites

GLABARIDAE Modell, 1942
Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 175.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 81.
Type genus: Glabaris Gray, 1847 = Anodontites

MONOCONDYLAEIDAE Modell, 1942
Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 175.
Morretes, 1949. Arqu. Mus. Paranaense 7: 24.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 81.
Type genus: Monocondylaea d’Orbigny, 1835 = Monocondylaea

LEILIDAE Morretes, 1949
Morretes, 1949. Arqu. Mus. Paranaense 7: 28.
Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 74.
Type genus: Leila Gray, 1840 = Leila

FOSSULIDAE Bonetto, 1966
Bonetto, 1966. Arch. Moll. 95: 7, 5.
Type genus: Fossula Lea, 1870 = Fossula

MYCETOPIDAE Adams & Adams, 1857
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 504.
Carpenter, 1861. Lectures on the Mollusca: ??.
Type genus: Mycetopus d’Orbigny, 1840 = Mycetopoda
 
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