Family Unionidae

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Kingdom Animalia (animals)
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  Eumetazoa (metazoans)
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  Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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  Protostomia (protostomes)
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  Lophotrochozoa
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  Trochozoa
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  Phylum Mollusca (mollusks)
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  Class Bivalvia (bivalves and clams)
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  Subclass Palaeoheterodonta
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  Order Unionoida
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  Family Unionidae
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  Genus Actinonaias
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  Genus Alasmidonta
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  Genus Amblema
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  Genus Anodonta
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  Genus Anodontoides
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  Genus Arcidens
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  Genus Arkansia
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  Genus Canthyria
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  Genus Cyclonaias
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  Genus Cyprogenia
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  Genus Cyrtonaias
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  Genus Disconaias
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  Genus Dromus
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  Genus Dysnomia
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  Genus Ellipsaria
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  Genus Elliptio
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  Genus Elliptoideus
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  Genus Epioblasma
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  Genus Fusconaia
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  Genus Glebula
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  Genus Gonidea
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  Genus Hemistena
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  Genus Lampsilis (lamp mussels, pocketbooks, and relatives)
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  Genus Lasmigona
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  Genus Lemiox
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  Genus Leptodea
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  Genus Lexingtonia
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  Genus Ligumia
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  Genus Medionidus
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  Genus Megalonaias
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  Genus Obliquaria
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  Genus Obovaria
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  Genus Pegias
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  Genus Plectomerus
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  Genus Plethobasus
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  Genus Pleurobema
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  Genus Popenaias
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  Genus Potamilus
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  Genus Proptera
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  Genus Ptychobranchus
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  Genus Pyganodon
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  Genus Quadrula
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  Genus Quincuncina
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  Genus Simpsonaias
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  Genus Strophitus
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  Genus Toxolasma
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  Genus Tritogonia
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  Genus Truncilla
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  Genus Uniomerus
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  Genus Utterbackia
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  Genus Venustaconcha
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  Genus Villosa