UNIONIDAE Rafinesque, 1820
(a family of freshwater mussels)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Anodonta
a genus of freshwater mussels
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 23 images
Unio
a genus of molluscs
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 21 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyUNIONIDAE (a family of freshwater mussels)
OrderUNIONOIDA (an order of molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Adams, L.E. 1896 *** The collector’s manual of British land and freshwater shells ***(Superseded) 2nd edition, 214+9 platespp, Taylor Brothers, Leeds

UNIONIDAE (a family of freshwater mussels) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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