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River Mussels
Unionidae
The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids.
The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is at its most diverse in North America, with about 297 recognised taxa, but China and Southeast Asia also support very diverse faunas.
9 branches of this family, most-observed first
Ambleminae
subfamilyAmbleminae
Unioninae
subfamilyUnioninae
Gonideinae
subfamilyGonideinae
Parreysiinae
subfamilyParreysiinae
Pseudodontinae
subfamilyPseudodontinae
Rectidentinae
subfamilyRectidentinae
Germainaia
genusGermainaia
Modellnaiinae
subfamilyModellnaiinae
Haasodonta
genusHaasodonta
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Unionidae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51903.