Anodontites Trigonus
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''Anodontites'' is a genus of freshwater
mussel Mussel () is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and Freshwater bivalve, freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other ...
s, aquatic
bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
mollusks 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
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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