Ambleminae Explained

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]

Fossils of this group date back to the Late Cretaceous.

Systematics

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MUSSELpdb subfamily Ambleminae . 2022-11-03 . mussel-project.uwsp.edu.
  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 . en . 48 . 1 . 106–117 . 10.1111/zsc.12322 . 91994864 . 0300-3256. free .
  3. Web site: Molluscabase - Ambleminae Rafinesque, 1820 . 2022-11-03 . www.molluscabase.org.
  4. Web site: Molluscabase - Lenelliptio C. M. Kolesnikov, 1980† . 2022-11-04 . www.molluscabase.org.
  5. Web site: MUSSELpdb valid gen. Eonaias species . 2022-11-04 . mussel-project.uwsp.edu.
  6. Web site: MUSSELpdb valid gen. Proparreysia species . 2022-11-04 . mussel-project.uwsp.edu.
  7. Web site: MUSSELpdb valid gen. Protamblema species . 2022-11-04 . mussel-project.uwsp.edu.
  8. Book: Herausgeber, Bauer, Gerhard . Ecology and Evolution of the Freshwater Mussels Unionoida . 6 December 2012 . Springer . 978-3-642-56869-5 . 1184364647.