Proptera Rafinesque 1819 (freshwater mussel)

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Parent taxon: Propterinae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Amblema, Amblemini, Lampsilini, Oxynaiini, Pleurobemini, Quadrulini, Cyprogenia, Popenaias, Megalonaias, Medionidus, Friersonia, Ptychobranchus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Proptera in the database

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