| Mycetopodidae | |
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| Anodontites trapesialis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Superfamily: | Etherioidea |
| Family: | Mycetopodidae Gray, 1840 |
| Diversity | |
| 4 subfamilies, 10 genera. See text. | |
The Mycetopodidae are a family of freshwater pearly mussels in the order Unionida restricted to South America. They are named for the mushroom-like shape of their foot. Like all members of the Unionida they reproduce via a larval stage that temporarily parasitizes fish. Banarescu lists four subfamilies with ten genera in total.
Classification
Four subfamilies are recognized.
Anodontitinae
Mycetopodinae
Monocondylaeinae
Leilinae
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, Petru (1995). Zoogeography of Fresh Waters. Volume 3: Distribution and dispersal of freshwater animals in Africa, Pacific Areas and South America. Wiesbaden: AULA-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-89104-483-4.
- "Mycetopodidae Gray, 1840". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Mycetopodidae | |