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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!

The synonymy list the nominal family-group level taxa circumscribed within the valid taxon.

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae

subfamily GONIDEINAE Ortmann, 1916: nominal family-group taxa
     8 tribes, 6 genera

GONIDEINAE Ortmann, 1916
Ortmann, 1916, Nautilus 30: 53.
Type genus: Gonidea Conrad, 1857 = Gonidea

PSEUDODONTINAE Frierson, 1927
Frierson, 1927, Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 67.
Type genus: Pseudodon Gould, 1844 = Pseudodon

CONTRADENTINAE Modell, 1942
Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 189.
Modell, 1945, Jena. Z. Med. Naturw. 78: 83.
Type genus: Contradens Haas, 1911 = Lens

HEUDEANINAE Modell, 1942
Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 184.
Modell, 1964, Arch. Moll. 93: 101.
Type genus: Heudeana Frierson, 1922 = Ptychorhynchus

HYRIOPSINAE Modell, 1942
Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 188.
Modell, 1945, Jena. Z. Med. Naturw. 78: 83.
Modell, 1964, Arch. Moll. 93: 112.
Habe, 1977, Mollusc. Japan: 116.
Type genus: Hyriopsis Conrad, 1853 = Hyriopsis

LAMPROTULINAE Modell, 1942
Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 187.
Modell, 1943, Arch. Moll. 75: 113.
Modell, 1964, Arch. Moll. 93: 109.
Type genus: Lamprotula Simpson, 1900 = Lamprotula

NANNONAIINAE Modell, 1942
Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 190.
Modell, 1964, Arch. Moll. 93: 117.
Type genus: Nannonaia Haas, 1913 = Elongaria

RECTIDENTINAE Modell, 1942
Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 189.
Modell, 1945, Jena. Z. Med. Naturw. 78: 83.
Modell, 1964, Arch. Moll. 93: 113.
Type genus: Rectidens Simpson, 1900 = Rectidens

LEGUMINAIINAE Starobogatov, 1970
Starobogatov, 1970, Fauna Moll. Continent.: 61, 283.
Type genus: Leguminaia Conrad, 1865 = Leguminaia

PHYSUNIONINAE Starobogatov, 1970
Starobogatov, 1970, Fauna Moll. Continent.: 68.
Type genus: Physunio Simpson, 1900 = Physunio

PSILUNIONINAE Starobogatov, 1970
Starobogatov, 1970, Fauna Moll. Continent.: 65, 284.
Type genus: Psilunio Sabba Stefanescu, 1896 = Potomida

CHAMBERLAINIINAE Lopes-Lima et al., 2017
Bogan, Froufe & Lopes-Lima in Lopes-Lima et al., 2017, MPE 106: 182, 185.
Type genus: Chamberlainia Simpson, 1900 = Chamberlainia

PILSBRYOCONCHINAE Bolotov et al., 2017
Bolotov, Vikhrev et Tumpeesuwan in Bolotov et al., 2017, Sci. Repts. 7: 11.
Type genus: Pilsbryoconcha Simpson, 1900 = Pilsbryoconcha

CTENODESMINAE Zieritz et al., 2021
Pfeiffer, Zieritz, Rahim & Lopes- Lima in Zieritz et al., 2021, Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: 9.
Type genus: Ctenodesma Simpson, 1900 = Ctenodesma

SCHEPMANIINAE Zieritz et al., 2021
Lopes-Lima, Pfeiffer & Zieritz in Zieritz et al., 2021, Aquatic Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 31: 8.
Type genus: Schepmania Haas, 1910 = Schepmania

INDOPSEUDODONTINAE Bolotov et al., 2023
Bolotov, Konopleva, Kondakov & Vikhrev in Bolotov et al., 2023, Water 15: 22, Table 1.
Type genus: Indopseudodon Prashad, 1922 = Indopseudodon

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