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 <small>Rafinesque, 1820</small>
- Genus Alasmidonta <small>Say, 1818</small>
- Genus Anodonta <small>Lamarck, 1799</small>
- Genus Anodontoides <small>C. T. Simpson, 1898</small>
- Genus Arcidens <small>C. T. Simpson, 1900</small>
- Genus â Cyclanodonta <small>Starobogatov, 1970</small>
- Genus Lasmigona <small>Rafinesque, 1831</small>
- Genus â Modelliella <small>Starobogatov, 1970</small>
- Genus Pegias <small>C. T. Simpson, 1900</small>
- Genus Pseudanodonta <small>Bourguignat, 1877</small>
- Genus Pseudodontoideus <small>Frierson, 1927</small>
- Genus Pyganodon <small>Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894</small>
- Genus â Sichuanoconcha <small>X.-Z. Liu, 1984</small>
- Genus Simpsonaias <small>Frierson, 1914</small>
- Genus Simpsonella <small>Cockerell, 1903</small>
- Genus Strophitus <small>Rafinesque, 1820</small>
- Genus Utterbackia <small>F. C. Baker, 1927</small>
- Genus Utterbackiana <small>Frierson, 1927</small>
- Tribe Cristariini <small>Lopes-Lima, Bogan & Froufe, 2017</small>
- Genus Amuranodonta <small>Moskvicheva, 1973</small>
- Genus Anemina <small>F. Haas, 1969</small>
- Genus Beringiana <small>Starobogatov in Zatravkin, 1983</small>
- Genus Buldowskia <small>Moskvicheva, 1973</small>
- Genus Cristaria <small>Schumacher, 1817</small>
- Genus Pletholophus <small>C. T. Simpson, 1900</small>
- Genus Sinanodonta <small>Modell, 1945</small>
- Tribe Lanceolariini <small>Froufe, Lopes-Lima & Bogan, 2017</small>
- Genus Lanceolaria <small>Conrad, 1853</small>
- Tribe Lepidodesmini <small>Huang & Wu in Huang et al. 2019</small>
- Genus Lepidodesma <small>C. T. Simpson, 1896</small>
- Tribe Middendorffinaiini <small>Lopes-Lima, Bolotov & Bogan, 2020</small>
- Genus Middendorffinaia <small>Moskvicheva & Starobogatov, 1973</small>
- Tribe Nodulariini <small>Starobogatov & Zatravkin, 1987</small>
- Genus Cuneopsis <small>C. T. Simpson, 1900</small>
- Genus Inversiunio <small>Habe, 1991</small>
- Genus Nodularia <small>Conrad, 1853</small>
- Genus Pseudocuneopsis <small>X. Huang, Y. Dai, Z. Chen & X. Wu, 2022</small>
- Genus Schistodesmus <small>C. T. Simpson, 1900</small>
- Genus Tchangsinaia <small>Starobogatov, 1970</small>
- Tribe Unionini <small>Rafinesque, 1820</small>
- Genus Aculamprotula <small>X.-P. Wu, Y.-L. Liang, H.-Z. Wang & S. Ouyang, 1999</small>
- Genus Acuticosta <small>C. T. Simpson, 1900</small>
- Genus â Betekeia <small>Starobogatov, 1970</small>
- Genus Diaurora <small>Cockerell, 1903</small>
- Genus â Heterunio <small>Lindholm, 1932</small>
- Genus â Modellinaia <small>Starobogatov, 1970</small>
- Genus â Palindonaia <small>Modell, 1950</small>
- Genus â Pristinunio <small>Starobogatov, 1970</small>
- Genus Protunio <small>P. Haas, 1913</small>
- Genus Pseudobaphia <small>C. T. Simpson, 1900</small>
- Genus Rhombuniopsis <small>F. Haas, 1920</small>
- Genus â Rumanunio <small>Starobogatov, 1970</small>
- Genus â Sculptunio <small>Lindholm, 1932</small>
- Genus â Sibirunio <small>Starobogatov, 1970</small>
- Genus â Tuberunio <small>Lindholm, 1932</small>
- Genus Unio <small>Philipsson, 1788</small>
The MUSSEL Project database and ITIS instead only divide the subfamily into five tribes, with Anodontini having three subtribes.
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