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River Mussels

Unionidae

The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionoida, the bivalve mollusks sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids.

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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

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