Unionidae

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

Species

freshwater mussels

FAMILY

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassBivalvia
OrderUnionida
FamilyUnionidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded674,411

蚌科（學名：Unionidae），又名石蛤科或珠蚌科，是軟体動物門雙殼綱古異齒類一個淡水生的物種分支，也是現時蚌目之內最大的一個科，蚌總科之下四個科之一。受生長地帶所限，本科物種的分佈往往受地緣因素限制。

via GBIF

Research

862 papers

Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from the rising sun (Far East Asia): phylogeny, systematics, and distribution.Molecular phylogenetics and evolution · 2020
Therapie der Skabies.Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023
Morphological description of the glochidia of Buldowskia suifunica (Bivalvia: Unionidae).Scientific reports · 2023
Multisystemic inflammatory disease in Pheasantshell (Unionidae, Actinonaias pectorosa) associated with Yokenella regensburgei infection at sites experiencing seasonal mass mortality events.PloS one · 2024
Molecular identity crisis: environmental DNA metabarcoding meets traditional taxonomy-assessing biodiversity and freshwater mussel populations (Unionidae) in Alabama.PeerJ · 2023

via PubMed

Wikidata facts

Image: Anodonta cf anatina.jpg

Show 3 more facts

Commons category: Unionidae
taxon name: Unionidae
taxon common name: škržki

Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~10 min read

Article

9 sections

Contents

Origin and early diversification
Life history
Reproduction
Taxonomy
Genera by taxonomic order
Genera by alphabetic order and region
Fossilization and taphonomic implications
References
External links

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

The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is at its most diverse in North America, with about 297 recognised taxa, but China and Southeast Asia also support very diverse faunas.