Unioninae


Unioninae is a subfamily of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae. This superfamily has a wide distribution, being found throughout Eurasia, North 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.