Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae
Synonyms: Hyriopsinae Modell 1942, Lamprotulinae Modell 1942, Limnoscaphinae Lindholm 1932, Pseudodontinae Frierson 1927, Psilunioninae Starobogatov 1970
Parent taxon: Unionidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Acuneopsis, Alasmidontinae, Ambleminae, Anodonta, Coelatura, Coelaturinae, Comptio, Cuneopsis, Danlengiconcha, Elongaria, Eocuneopsis, Eolamprotula, Jishuiconcha, Lamprotula, Liopotomida, Liovetulonaia, Luochengella, Modellnaiinae, Ningxiaconcha, Paranodonta, Parreysiinae, Periodunio, Plicatounio, Potomida, Proparreysia, Pseudelliptio, Psilounio, Qianweiella, Qiyangia, Qiyangiinae, Quadrula, Radioplicata, Rectidentinae, Rhabdotophorus, Shifangella, Shistodesmus, Solenaia, Tuberonaia, Undulatula, Unionelloides, Unioninae, Wulongiconcha, Yunnanoconcha
Subtaxa: Gonidea Hyriopsis Leguminaiini Limnoscapha Physunionini Pseudodon Psilunio
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
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