Mycetopodidae

Mycetopodidae
Anodontites trapesialis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Superfamily:	Etherioidea
Family:	Mycetopodidae Gray, 1840
Diversity
4 subfamilies, 10 genera. See text.

The Mycetopodidae are a family of freshwater pearly mussels in the order Unionida restricted to South America. ^{[1] [2]} They are named for the mushroom-like shape of their foot. Like all members of the Unionida they reproduce via a larval stage that temporarily parasitizes fish. Banarescu lists four subfamilies with ten genera in total. ^[2]

Classification

Four subfamilies are recognized. ^{[2] [3]}

Anodontitinae

• Anodontites

Mycetopodinae

• Mycetopoda
• Mycetopodella

Monocondylaeinae

• Monocondylaea
• Haasica
• Iheringella
• Fossula
• Tamsiella
• Diplodontites

Leilinae

• Leila

References

1. Huber, Markus (2010). Compendium of Bivalves. A Full-color Guide to 3'300 of the World's Marine Bivalves. A Status on Bivalvia after 250 Years of Research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. pp. 901 pp. + CD. ISBN   978-3-939767-28-2.
2. Banarescu, Petru (1995). Zoogeography of Fresh Waters. Volume 3: Distribution and dispersal of freshwater animals in Africa, Pacific Areas and South America. Wiesbaden: AULA-Verlag. ISBN   978-3-89104-483-4.
3. "Mycetopodidae Gray, 1840". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 14 March 2017.