Unioninae
subfamily of molluscs
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.
Systematics
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.
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