Taxonomy Profile: Unionidae (Rafinesque 1820)

Unionidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Unionidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Mollusca
molluscs |
mollusks |
molusco |
mollusques |
Class : Bivalvia
bivalves |
clams |
bivalve |
mexilhão |
ostra |
bivalves |
palourdes |
Order : Unionoida
Superfamily : Unionoidea
Family : Unionidae
Unionidae Direct Children(s):
Parreysiinae
(Henderson 1935)
Unioninae
(Rafinesque 1820)
Ambleminae
(Rafinesque 1820)
Rectidentinae
(Modell 1942)
Gonideinae
(Ortmann 1916)
Modellnaiinae
(Brandt 1974)
Germainaia
(Graf & Cummings 2009)
Unionetta
(Haas 1955)
Schepmania
(Haas 1910)
Ptychorhynchus
(Simpson 1900)
Pseudobaphia
(Simpson 1900)
Protunio
(Haas 1913)
Ctenodesma
(Simpson 1900)
Harmandia
(Rochebrune 1881)
Unionidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Unionidae
Source:
MUSSEL Project Web Site
Acquired:
2013-08-08
Notes:
Graf, D.L. & K.S. Cummings. 2013. The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves), updated 8 August 2013. MUSSEL Project Web Site, http://www.mussel-project.net
Reference for:
Unionidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
Page(s):
526
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-01-8/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Unionidae
Unionidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Unionidae: Comments