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

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Bivalvia | Myida

superfamily MYOIDEA Lamarck, 1809: syonymy
     2 families

MYOIDEA Lamarck, 1809
Lamarck, 1809. Philosophie zoologique 1: ??.
Type genus: Mya Linnaeus, 1758 = Mya

CORBULOIDEA Lamarck, 1818
Lamarck, 1818. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 5: 423, 466, 493 [as 'Les Corbulées'].
Type genus: Corbula Bruguière, 1797 = Corbula

SOLEMYOIDEA Gray, 1840
Gray, 1840. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 42nd ed.: 136, 150.
Type genus: Solemya Lamarck, 1818 = Solemya

PHOLADOMYOIDEA King, 1844
King, 1844. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 14: ??.
Type genus: Pholadomya Sowerby, 1823 = Pholadomya

POROMYOIDEA Dall, 1886
Dall, 1886. Bull. MCZ 12(6): 195, 1280.
Type genus: Poromya Forbes, 1844 = Poromya

DIMYOIDEA Fischer, 1886
Fischer, 1886. Manuel Conchyl. (10): 936.
Type genus: Dimya Rouault, 1850 = Dimya

ERODONOIDEA Winckworth, 1932
Winckworth, 1932. unknown publication: ??.
Type genus: Erodona Bosc, 1801 = Erodona

LENTIDIOIDEA Vokes, 1945
Vokes, 1945. unknown publication: ??.
Type genus: Lentidium Cristofori & Jan, 1832 = Lentidium

POTAMOCORBULOIDEA Habe, 1977
Habe, 1977. Mollusc. Japan: 282.
Type genus: Potamocorbula Habe, 1955 = Potamocorbula

ANTICORBULOIDEA Huber, 2010
Huber, 2010. Compendium of Bivalves: 463.
Type genus: Anticorbula Dall, 1898 = Anticorbula

CARYOCORBULOIDEA of Authors, unknown year
Type genus: Caryocorbula Gardner, 1926 = Caryocorbula

 
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