Unioninae
Subfamily of freshwater mussels
Unioninae is a subfamily of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae. This superfamily has a wide distribution, being found throughout Eurasia, North America (including Central America) and Africa.
01Systematics
The following classification is based on MolluscaBase and the MUSSEL Project database:
- Tribe Anodontini Rafinesque, 1820
- Genus Alasmidonta Say, 1818
- Genus Anodonta Lamarck, 1799
- Genus Anodontoides C. T. Simpson, 1898
- Genus Arcidens C. T. Simpson, 1900
- Genus †Cyclanodonta Starobogatov, 1970
- Genus Lasmigona Rafinesque, 1831
- Genus †Modelliella Starobogatov, 1970
- Genus Pegias C. T. Simpson, 1900
- Genus Pseudanodonta Bourguignat, 1877
- Genus Pseudodontoideus Frierson, 1927
- Genus Pyganodon Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894
- Genus †Sichuanoconcha X.-Z. Liu, 1984
- Genus Simpsonaias Frierson, 1914
- Genus Simpsonella Cockerell, 1903
- Genus Strophitus Rafinesque, 1820
- Genus Utterbackia F. C. Baker, 1927
- Genus Utterbackiana Frierson, 1927
- Tribe Cristariini Lopes-Lima, Bogan & Froufe, 2017
- Genus Amuranodonta Moskvicheva, 1973
- Genus Anemina F. Haas, 1969
- Genus Beringiana Starobogatov in Zatravkin, 1983
- Genus Buldowskia Moskvicheva, 1973
- Genus Cristaria Schumacher, 1817
- Genus Pletholophus C. T. Simpson, 1900
- Genus Sinanodonta Modell, 1945
- Tribe Lanceolariini Froufe, Lopes-Lima & Bogan, 2017
- Genus Lanceolaria Conrad, 1853
- Tribe Lepidodesmini Huang & Wu in Huang et al. 2019
- Genus Lepidodesma C. T. Simpson, 1896
- Tribe Middendorffinaiini Lopes-Lima, Bolotov & Bogan, 2020
- Genus Middendorffinaia Moskvicheva & Starobogatov, 1973
- Tribe Nodulariini Starobogatov & Zatravkin, 1987
- Genus Cuneopsis C. T. Simpson, 1900
- Genus Inversiunio Habe, 1991
- Genus Nodularia Conrad, 1853
- Genus Pseudocuneopsis X. Huang, Y. Dai, Z. Chen & X. Wu, 2022
- Genus Schistodesmus C. T. Simpson, 1900
- Genus Tchangsinaia Starobogatov, 1970
- Tribe Unionini Rafinesque, 1820
- Genus Aculamprotula X.-P. Wu, Y.-L. Liang, H.-Z. Wang & S. Ouyang, 1999
- Genus Acuticosta C. T. Simpson, 1900
- Genus †Betekeia Starobogatov, 1970
- Genus Diaurora Cockerell, 1903
- Genus †Heterunio Lindholm, 1932
- Genus †Modellinaia Starobogatov, 1970
- Genus †Palindonaia Modell, 1950
- Genus †Pristinunio Starobogatov, 1970
- Genus Protunio P. Haas, 1913
- Genus Pseudobaphia C. T. Simpson, 1900
- Genus Rhombuniopsis F. Haas, 1920
- Genus †Rumanunio Starobogatov, 1970
- Genus †Sculptunio Lindholm, 1932
- Genus †Sibirunio Starobogatov, 1970
- Genus †Tuberunio Lindholm, 1932
- Genus Unio Philipsson, 1788
The MUSSEL Project database and ITIS instead only divide the subfamily into five tribes, with Anodontini having three subtribes.
Sources and credits
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