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Unioninae

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Unioninae Fleming
1942Cafferiinae Modell
1942Heudeaninae Modell
1967Acuticostinae Starobogatov
1970Strophitinae Starobogatov
1980Unioninae Vokes p. 73
1987Nodulariinae Starobogatov and Zatravkin
1990Unioninae Beu et al. p. 396
2010Unioninae Bouchet et al.
2011Unioninae Carter et al. p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyUnionidaeRafinesque 1820
subfamilyUnioninaeFleming 1828
subfamilyUnioninaeFleming 1828

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Unioninae Fleming 1828
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Tr. Anodontini Rafinesque 1820
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G. †Sichuanoconcha Liu 1984
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G. †Xishanoconcha Wang 1984
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Invalid names: Brachyanodontini Bogatov et al. 2002 [synonym], Pseudanodontinae Stadnichenko 1984 [synonym]
G. Cucumerunio Iredale 1934
G. †Lithodomina Waagen 1881
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Lithodomina abbreviata Waagen 1881
Lithodomina bakhensis Reed 1944
Lithodomina typa Waagen 1881
G. Unio Philipsson 1788
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Subg. †Unio (Palaeunio) Ma 1999
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Unio bitumen Cooke 1919
Unio carteri Hislop 1859
Unio deserticus Mongin and Lapparent 1968
Unio franconica Dehm 1935
Unio galloprovincialis Matheron 1842
Unio hamili McLearn 1929
Unio hubbardii Gabb 1869
Unio hunteri Hislop 1859
Unio imbricatus Hislop 1859
Unio johnstoni Smith 1893
Unio kirchbergensis Krauss 1852
Unio littoralis Lamarck 1801
Unio mamillatus Hislop 1859
Unio natosini McLearn 1929
Unio patapscoensis Clark 1911
Unio penultimus Gabb 1864
Unio peregrinus Phillips 1829
Unio pictorum Linnaeus 1767
Unio rackianus Brusina 1874
Unio regularis Frič 1869
Unio scrobicularioides Frič 1869
Unio sparsa Martin 1933
Unio stricklandii Phillips 1871
Unio tumidus Retzius 1788
Unio vetustus Meek 1860
Invalid names: Margaritana Schumacher 1817 [synonym]
Invalid names: Acuticostinae Starobogatov 1967 [synonym], Cafferiinae Modell 1942 [synonym], Heudeaninae Modell 1942 [synonym], Nodulariinae Starobogatov and Zatravkin 1987 [synonym], Strophitinae Starobogatov 1970 [synonym], Unionini Rafinesque 1820 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wordian to the top of the Holocene or 266.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 264.28 Ma

Collections (174 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan Lithodomina typa (125843)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Lithodomina abbreviata (126279 126280 127025) Lithodomina bakhensis (126281 126993)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Nepal Lithodomina sp. (43146)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Lithodomina abbreviata (126882) Lithodomina sp. (126933) Lithodomina typa, Lithodomina abbreviata (89061)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Tanzania (Ruvuma) Unio sp. (105297)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Zambia (Eastern) Unio karrooensis (99437)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) Unio sp. (111729)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Unio sp. (135657 207500)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Unio sp. (84272 93581 93594 93604 93611 93613 93615)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) Unio sp. (48423 84017)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Unio sp. (98300)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Arizona) Unio sp. (84014)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Unionidae indet. (22684)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Hungary Unio vizeri (125465)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7USA (Utah) Unio sp. (189379)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5China (Sichuan) Unio sichuanensis (200960)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3United Kingdom (England) Unio kendalli (61677) Unio sp. (82233)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3China (Sichuan) Unio sp. (47078)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (Scotland) Unio andersoni (40565 40696 40699 40710 40715 40717)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0Japan (Gifu) Unio ogamigoensis (40165)