Unioninae

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.[1]

Unioninae
Unio crassus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Subfamily: Unioninae
Rafinesque, 1820
Genera

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Systematics

The following classification is based on MolluscaBase and the MUSSEL Project database:[1][2]

  • 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.[2][3]

References
  1. "MUSSELpdb | subfamily Unioninae". mussel-project.uwsp.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  2. "Molluscabase - Unioninae Rafinesque, 1820". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  3. "Unioninae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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