Margaritifera
Genus of bivalves
Margaritifera
Margaritifera margaritifera
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Unionida
Superfamily:
Unionoidea
Family:
Margaritiferidae
Genus:
Margaritifera Schumacher , 1816
Type species
Margaritifera fluviatilis Schumacher, 1815
Synonyms
Dahurinaia Starobogatov, 1970
† Hungaramblema Starobogatov, 1970 (junior subjective synonym)
Margarita (Margaritana)
Margaritana Schumacher, 1817 (objective synonym)
Margaritana (Margaritiferana) Fagot, 1893
Margaritifera (Margaritanopsis) F. Haas, 1910
Margaritifera (Margaritifera) Schumacher, 1815
Margartifera Schumacher, 1815 (incorrect original spelling)
Margatifera (incorrect subsequent spelling)
† Plicatibaphia Starobogatov, 1970
† Pseudomargaritifera Q.-H. Ma, 1996 (junior subjective synonym)
Schalienaia Starobogatov, 1970
† Solenoides Q.-H. Ma, 1996 (junior subjective synonym)
Margaritifera is a genus of freshwater mussels , aquatic bivalve molluscs in the family Margaritiferidae , the freshwater pearl mussels.[ 1]
Species
Species within the genus Margaritifera include:
The following fossil species are known from the mid-Cretaceous of Mongolia , being formerly classified in the genus Unio :[ 2]
References)
^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Margaritifera Schumacher, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571966 on 2021-06-22
^ Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Bolotov, Ivan N.; Do, Van Tu; Aldridge, David C.; Fonseca, Miguel M.; Gan, Han Ming; Gofarov, Mikhail Y.; Kondakov, Alexander V.; Prié, Vincent; Sousa, Ronaldo; Varandas, Simone; Vikhrev, Ilya V.; Teixeira, Amílcar; Wu, Rui-Wen; Wu, Xiaoping (2018-10-01). "Expansion and systematics redefinition of the most threatened freshwater mussel family, the Margaritiferidae" . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 127 : 98–118. doi :10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.041 . hdl :10198/18714 . ISSN 1055-7903 . PMID 29729933 .
Starobogatov, Y. I. (1970). Fauna Molliuskov i Zoogeograficheskoe Raionirovanie Kontinental'nykh Vodoemov Zemnogo Shara [The Molluscan Fauna and Zoogeographical Zoning of the Continental Water Bodies of the World]. Nauka. Leningrad. 372 p., 12 tables.
Ma, Q.-H. (1996). Revision of Mesozoic Margaritiferidae in China and their development. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica. 35(4): 408-429.
External links
Schumacher, C. F. (1815). Afhandling over conchyliologiske systemer, og om nogle toskallede conchylier. Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger (Bulletin de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et des Lettres de Danemark). 1813-1815: 7
Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls.
Fagot, P. (1890-1894). Histoire malacologique des Pyrénées Françaises et Espagnoles. Bulletin de la Société Ramond
Bolotov I.N., Vikhrev I.V., Bespalaya Y.V., Gofarov M.Y., Kondakov A.V., Konopleva E.S., Bolotov N.N. & Lyubas A.A. (2016). Multi-locus fossil-calibrated phylogeny, biogeography and a subgeneric revision of the Margaritiferidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionoida). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 103: 104-121