''Anodontites'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

s in the family

Mycetopodidae 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 Unionida is a monophyletic order of fr ...

. ''Anodontites'' are present in South and Middle America, as far north as Mexico.

Species

The table below lists extant species: Four species are known from fossils (three exclusively so):

References

Bibliography

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q20033862 Unionida Bivalve genera Molluscs of Central America Molluscs of North America Molluscs of South America Fauna of the Amazon Fauna of the Pantanal Paraná Basin Magdalena River Taxa described in 1792 Taxa named by Jean Guillaume Bruguière