Mycetopodidae
Family of bivalves
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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]
| Mycetopodidae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Anodontites trapesialis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Superfamily: | Etherioidea |
| Family: | Mycetopodidae Gray, 1840 |
| Diversity | |
| 4 subfamilies, 10 genera. See text. | |
Classification
Four subfamilies are recognized.[2][3]
Anodontitinae
Mycetopodinae
- Mycetopoda
- Mycetopodella
Monocondylaeinae
- Monocondylaea
- Haasica
- Iheringella
- Fossula
- Tamsiella
- Diplodontites
Leilinae
- Leila
