Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae
Parent taxon: Unionidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Acuneopsis, Alasmidontinae, Ambleminae, Anodonta, Coelatura, Coelaturinae, Comptio, Cuneopsis, Danlengiconcha, Elongaria, Eocuneopsis, Eolamprotula, Gonideinae, Jishuiconcha, Lamprotula, Liopotomida, Liovetulonaia, Luochengella, Ningxiaconcha, Paranodonta, Parreysiinae, Periodunio, Plicatounio, Potomida, Proparreysia, Pseudelliptio, Psilounio, Qianweiella, Qiyangia, Qiyangiinae, Quadrula, Radioplicata, Rectidentinae, Rhabdotophorus, Shifangella, Shistodesmus, Solenaia, Tuberonaia, Undulatula, Unionelloides, Unioninae, Wulongiconcha, Yunnanoconcha
Subtaxa: Modellnaia
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Modellnaiinae in the database