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Unio

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Unio may refer to:

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unio, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4374770	https://www.gbif.org/species/4374770
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	62726	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=62726

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Uniomorphi	Gray 1854
-	Unioni	Gray 1854
-	Unionata	Gray 1854
order	Unionida
suborder	Unionidina	Gray 1854
superfamily	Unionoidea
family	Unionidae	Rafinesque 1820
subfamily	Unioninae	Fleming 1828
genus	Unio	Philipsson 1788

Scientific Name

Unio Philipsson, 1788

Name Published In

Philipsson, Laurentius M. 1788. Dissertatio historico-naturalis sistens nova testaceorum genera. Typ. Berlingianis, Lundae.: 1-23.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Unio	genus	belongs to Unionidae	stated without evidence	Nagao, 1928
Unio	genus	belongs to Unioninae	stated without evidence	Vokes, 1980

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

4 (20%)

First Recorded Appearance

247 - 242 Ma
Triassic

Environment

freshwater (based on Unionida)

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Bivalvia)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Bivalvia)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Bivalvia)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

H. E. Vokes. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Common Name(s)

Flussmuscheln, Freshwater Mussels

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unio

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Unio (Palaeunio) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		1	174 Ma Middle Jurassic	174 Ma Middle Jurassic
Unio abyssinicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio aldrichi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio alfieranus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio alixus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio amarillensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio amphicaena species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio ampulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio atticus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio balonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio barbouri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio bardianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio baueri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio belliplicatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio biangulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio biangulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio bitumen ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Unio brachyopisthus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio brimhallensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio bruguierianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio butchianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio bybasii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio caloosaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio carteri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Unio catawbensus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio cathaicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio clinopisthus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio cochlearella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio combianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio condoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio conesii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio cornueliana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio crassus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio cristonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio cryptorhynchus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio danae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio danischi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio delphinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio dembeae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio dernaica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio deviatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio deweyanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio divariocatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio dockumensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio douglasiae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio douglassi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio dumblei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio durieui species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio elongata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio elongatulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio endlichi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio fabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio farri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio felchii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio flavidens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio flexuosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio foucauldianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio franconica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Unio gallinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio galloprovincialis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Unio gardneri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio gassiesei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio gibbus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio goniambonatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio gonionotus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio gouldiamus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio graciliratus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio hamili ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Unio haydeni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio hedeius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio holmesianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio hunteri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Unio ilqui species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio imbricatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Unio indifferens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio inheringi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio introrugatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio inusitatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio ionicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio iridoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio johnstoni ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Unio kirchbergensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio kirklandensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio lapilloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio lessoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio listeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio littoralis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Unio macneilii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio macropisthus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio maestus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio mamillatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Unio mammillaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio mancus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio marcens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio maroccanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio meekii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio mendax species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio meridionalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio mesaverdensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio migliorinii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio mogymirim species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio musius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio nasululus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio natosini ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Unio nebrascensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio neomexicanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio nepeansis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio nieuwenhousi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio nucalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio okefenokensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio orphaenus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio osbechii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio paliatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio paraholmesianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio pequensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio peregrinus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Unio persuleatua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio pictorum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Unio prestwichi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio primaevus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio proavitus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio propheticus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio pseudatavus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio pseudendlichi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio ravoisieri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio rectoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio reerianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio reesidei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio regularis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Unio rochechourti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio rochechovartii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio rosaceus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio rostriformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio rugososulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio sacculus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio sanctrumjohanium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio sandrius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio savannanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio schodei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio schombergiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio scrobicularioides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Unio scutella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio senectus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio senex species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio shoshonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio socculus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio spatulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio stantoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio stewardi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio stricklandii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	152 Ma Late Jurassic	152 Ma Late Jurassic
Unio subovalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio subplanatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio subspatulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio supenawensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio tavoyensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio terminalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio terrae-rubrae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio tigridis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio tigris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio torreyensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio tournoueri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio toxonotus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio tumidiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio tumidus species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Unio tumidus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio turgidula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio verbeeki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio verreauxianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio vetustus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio vivicundus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio whitei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio woodwardianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Jacqueminiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Jacqueminiana*
Moquiniana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Moquiniana*
Heckingiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Heckingiana*
Sandriana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Sandriana*
Ellipsopsisiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Ellipsopsisiana*
Batavusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Batavusiana*
Elongatulusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Elongatulusiana*
Platyrhynchoidiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Platyrhynchoidiana*
Bataviana Servain, 1882	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Bataviana*
Lemotheuxiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Lemotheuxiana*
Aegericiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Aegericiana*
Brebissoniana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Brebissoniana*
Turtoniana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Turtoniana*
Falsiana Servain, 1888	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Falsiana*
Limnaeoderma Poli, 1795	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Limnaeoderma*
Granigeriana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Granigeriana*
Hispaniana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Hispaniana*
Socardiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Socardiana*
Crassunio Modell, 1964	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Crassunio*
Holandriana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Holandriana*
Falsusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Falsusiana*
Tumidusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Tumidusiana*
Unis Hutton, 1883	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Unis*
Nanusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Nanusiana*
Schroederiana Servain, 1888	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Schroederiana*
Limella Rafinesque, 1815	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Limella*
Muciduliana Servain, 1888	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Muciduliana*
Uniigenus Renier, 1807	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Uniigenus*
Eydyusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Eydyusiana*
Saintsimoniana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Saintsimoniana*
Desfontainiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Desfontainiana*
Nubilusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Nubilusiana*
Unionea Rafinesque, 1815	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Unionea*
Limosiana Servain, 1882	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Limosiana*
Berenguieriana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Berenguieriana*
Jousseaumeana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Jousseaumeana*
Lymnium Oken, 1815	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Lymnium*
Saint-Simoniana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Saint-Simoniana*
Gallicusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Gallicusiana*
Penchinatiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Penchinatiana*
Chondrostes Gistl, 1847	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Chondrostes*
Rostratiana Servain, 1882	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Rostratiana*
Ateriana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Ateriana*
Moreletiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Moreletiana*
Mucidusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Mucidusiana*
Courquiniana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Courquiniana*
Nemrodia Pallary, 1939	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Nemrodia*
Limnaea Poli, 1791	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Limnaea*
Crassiana Servain, 1882	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Crassiana*
Vincelotiana Germain, 1904	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Vincelotiana*
Mariana Bourguignat, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Mariana*
Asticusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Asticusiana*
Cyrtusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Cyrtusiana*
Meretricisiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Meretricisiana*
Vinceleusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Vinceleusiana*
Melasiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Melasiana*
Villaeana Servain, 1888	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Villaeana*
Requieniana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Requieniana*
Fusculusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Fusculusiana*
Amniciana Servain, 1888	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Amniciana*
Tumidiana Servain, 1882	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Tumidiana*
Myisca Agassiz, 1846	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Myisca*
Limaea Rosen, 1925	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Limaea*
Amnicusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Amnicusiana*
Alpecanusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Alpecanusiana*
Tumidunio Jatzko, 1962	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Tumidunio*
Mancusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Mancusiana*
Sperchinusiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Sperchinusiana*
Eolymnium Prashad, 1919	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Eolymnium*
Locardiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Locardiana*
Shadininaia Starobogatov, 1983	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Shadininaia*
Joannisiana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Joannisiana*
Porniana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Porniana*
Pisaniana Locard, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Pisaniana*
Galliciana Servain, 1882	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Galliciana*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1788	Unio Philipsson
1928	Unio Nagao p. 36
1980	Unio Vokes p. 78
2010	Unio Bouchet et al.

References

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Nagao T. (1928) Palaeogene fossils of the Island of Kyushu, Japan Part II, Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University 12 1, 11-140

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201

Karlsson, Anna (2004) Mollusker - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Gittenberger et al. (2004) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Killeen, I. et al. (2004) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Retzius A.J. (1788). Dissertatio historico-naturalis sistens nova testaceorum genera. Quam præside D. M. Andr. J. Retzio (...) ad publicum examen defert Laurentius Münter Philipsson. 4+23 pp. Lund. - via World Register of Marine Species

Australian Faunal Directory, 2007 version. Available online at http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/ . - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus (authority adjusted) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per included species - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 495 Designation., under the Plenary Powers of a type species in harmony with accustomed usage for the nominal genus Unio Philipsson, 1788 (class Pelecypoda) and validation under the same Powers of the family-group name Margaritiferidae Haas, 1940.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 17(17), 287-322 (1957) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

SN2000/Boss, 1982 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Boss, 1982, PaleoDB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Diss. Nova Test. Gen. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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