Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae
Parent taxon: Unionoidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Beu et al. 1990, Bieler and Mikkelsen 2006, Bouchet et al. 2010, Newell 1965, Shoshani et al. 1989 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Actinodontophoridae, Margaritiferidae, Mutelidae, Pachycardiidae, Sancticarolitidae
Subtaxa: Acuneopsis Alasmidontinae Ambleminae Anodonta Coelatura Coelaturinae Comptio Cuneopsis Danlengiconcha Elongaria Eocuneopsis Eolamprotula Gonideinae Jishuiconcha Lamprotula Liopotomida Liovetulonaia Luochengella Modellnaiinae 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
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder