Mycetopodidae
| Mycetopodidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Paleoheterodonta |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Mycetopodidae Gray, 1840 |
| Diversity | |
| 4 subfamilies, 10 genera. See text. | |
The Mycetopodidae are a family of freshwater pearly mussels in the order Unionoida restricted to South America.[1][2] They are named for the mushroom-like shape of their foot. Like all members of the Unionoida they reproduce via a larval stage that temporarily parasitizes fish. Banarescu lists the following subfamilies and genera.
Anodontitinae
- Anodontites
Mycetopodinae
- Mycetopoda
- Mycetopodella
Monocondylaeinae
- Monocondylaea
- Haasica
- Iheringella
- Fossula
- Tamsiella
- Diplodontites
Leilinae
- Leila
References
- ↑ Huber, Markus (2010). Compendium of Bivalves. A Full-color Guide to 3'300 of the World's Marine Bivalves. A Status on Bivalvia after 250 Years of Research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. pp. 901 pp. + CD. ISBN 978-3-939767-28-2.
- ↑ Banarescu, P. 1990. Zoogeography of fresh waters v.3 Distribution and dispersal of freshwater animals in Africa, Pacific areas and South America. AULA Verlag, Weisbaden.
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