Margaritiferidae
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Margaritiferidae
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Margaritiferidae is a family of medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the order Unionoida.[1][2] They are known as freshwater pearl mussels, because the interior of the shell of these species has a thick layer of nacre or mother of pearl, and the mussels are thus capable of producing pearls.
Genera
Genera within the family Margaritiferidae include:
- Cumberlandia Ortmann, 1912
- Margaritifera Schumacher, 1815
- Pseudunio Haas, 1910
- Ptychorhynchus Simpson, 1900
- Heudeana
- Margaritanopsis
- Shepmania
- Ctenodesma
References
- ↑ Margaritiferidae. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 January 2012.
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