MUSSELpdb | superfamily Unionoidea Rafinesque, 1820

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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida

superfamily UNIONOIDEA Rafinesque, 1820
synonyms (74 nomina) | cladomics

family MARGARITIFERIDAE Henderson, 1929: 15 Recent species.
synonymy (5 nomina) | 6 genera, 2 subfamilies
Distribution: North Eurasia, North America, East Asia

family UNIONIDAE Rafinesque, 1820: 816 Recent species.
synonymy (70 nomina) | 5 subfamilies, 33 genera
Distribution: Central America, East Asia, North America, North Eurasia, Afrotropics, Australasia

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