''Psoronaias'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
freshwater mussel
Freshwater bivalves are molluscs of the order Bivalvia that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. They are one of the two main groups of freshwater molluscs, along with freshwater snails.
The majority of bivalve molluscs are saltwater species that l ...
s,
aquatic
Aquatic means relating to water; living in or near water or taking place in water; does not include groundwater, as "aquatic" implies an environment where plants and animals live.
Aquatic(s) may also refer to:
* Aquatic animal, either vertebrate ...
bivalve
Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of aquatic animal, aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed b ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the subfamily
Ambleminae
Ambleminae is a subfamily of Freshwater bivalve, freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae. They are found throughout much of eastern North America south to Central America, although fossils are also known from Siberia. Some species have also bee ...
of the family
Unionidae
The Unionidae are a Family (biology), family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids.
The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is a ...
, the river mussels.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Psoronaias Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1338087 on 2022-02-25]
Species
* ''
Psoronaias crocodilorum''
(P.M.A. Morelet, 1849) (synonym: ''Unio crocodillorum''
P.M.A. Morelet, 1849)
* ''
Psoronaias distincta''
(Crosse & P. Fischer, 1893)
* ''
Psoronaias guatemalensis''
(Simpson, 1900)
* ''
Psoronaias herrerae''
(Marshall, 1923)
* ''
Psoronaias kuxensis''
Frierson, 1917
* ''
Psoronaias martensi''
Frierson, 1927
* ''
Psoronaias ostreata''
(Morelet, 1849)
* ''
Psoronaias percompressa''
(E. von Martens, 1887)
* ''
Psoronaias profunda''
(Simpson, 1914)
* ''
Psoronaias quadrata''
(Simpson, 1914)
* ''
Psoronaias salinarum''
(Haas, 1929)
* ''
Psoronaias semigranosa''
(Philippi, 1843)
* ''
Psoronaias usumasintae''
(Crosse & P. Fischer, 1893)
;Synonyms:
* ''Psoronaias crocodilorum''
(P.M.A. Morelet, 1849): synonym of ''
Psoronaias semigranosa''
(Philippi, 1843)
References
External links
Fischer, P. & Crosse, H. (1870-1902). Études sur les mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles du Mexique et du Guatemala. Mission scientifique au Mexique et dans l'Amerique Centrale. Recherches zoologiques, Partie 7 Graf, D.; Cummings, K. (2019). Musselp database: The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
Unionidae
Bivalve genera
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