Pleurobemini

Ambleminae

Ambleminae

Subfamily of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae

Ambleminae is a subfamily of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae. They are found throughout much of eastern North America south to Central America, although fossils are also known from Siberia. Some species have also been introduced to East Asia. They are the most speciose radiation of the Unionidae, with more than 300 species.[1][2]

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Fossils of this group date back to the Late Cretaceous.[3]

Systematics

The following classification is based on MolluscaBase and the MUSSEL Project database:[1][3]

  • Tribe Amblemini Rafinesque, 1820
  • Tribe Lampsilini Ihering, 1901
  • Tribe Pleurobemini Hannibal, 1912
  • Tribe Popenaiadini Heard & Guckert, 1970
    • Genus Barynaias Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894
    • Genus Martensnaias Frierson, 1927
    • Genus Micronaias C. T. Simpson, 1900
    • Genus Nephritica Frierson, 1927
    • Genus Nephronaias Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894
    • Genus Popenaias Frierson, 1927
    • Genus Psoronaias Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894
    • Genus Psorula F. Haas, 1930
    • Genus Reticulatus Frierson, 1927
    • Genus Sphenonaias Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894
  • Tribe Quadrulini Ihering, 1901

References

  1. [1]
    "MUSSELpdb | subfamily Ambleminae". mussel-project.uwsp.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  2. [2]
    Pfeiffer, John M.; Atkinson, Carla L.; Sharpe, Ashley E.; Capps, Krista A.; Emery, Kitty F.; Page, Lawrence M. (January 2019). "Phylogeny of Mesoamerican freshwater mussels and a revised tribe-level classification of the Ambleminae". Zoologica Scripta. 48 (1): 106–117. doi:10.1111/zsc.12322. ISSN 0300-3256. S2CID 91994864.
  3. [3]
    "Molluscabase - Ambleminae Rafinesque, 1820". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
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    "Molluscabase - Lenelliptio C. M. Kolesnikov, 1980†". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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    "MUSSELpdb | valid gen. Eonaias species". mussel-project.uwsp.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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    "MUSSELpdb | valid gen. Proparreysia species". mussel-project.uwsp.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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    "MUSSELpdb | valid gen. Protamblema species". mussel-project.uwsp.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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    Herausgeber, Bauer, Gerhard (6 December 2012). Ecology and Evolution of the Freshwater Mussels Unionoida. Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-56869-5. OCLC 1184364647.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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