Explore: Fossil Unionidae

The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply

family Unionidae, the river mussels. They are found throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with some species introduced to East Asia. Fossil species

first number of his "Fossil Shells of the Tertiary Formation", which was never completed. A "Monography of the Family Unionidae" was issued between 1835

molluschi deiTerreni Terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte XXVII.(Unionidae, Carditidae, Astartidae, Crassatellidae, Lasaeidae, Galeommidae, Cardiidae

This is an overview of the fossil flora and fauna of the Maastrichtian-Danian Hell Creek Formation. Insects from the groups Diptera, Zygoptera, and possibly

Solenaia is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae. They have a very elongated shell that lacks dentition. There is only one recognized

large freshwater lakes: Lake Gosiute, Lake Uinta, and Fossil Lake (the last containing Fossil Butte National Monument). It preserves a high diversity

mussel in the family Unionidae. They are found throughout much of eastern North America south to Central America, although fossils are also known from

(Mammalia, Sparassodonta, Hathlyacynidae), non Rochebrune, 1904 (Bivalvia, Unionidae), non Baker, 1911 (Gastropoda, Lymnaeidae)" (PDF), Revista Brasileira

family has ancient origins, having diverged from the ancestors of the Unionidae during the Late Triassic with the crown group of the Margaritiferidae