AMBLEMINI, Rafinesque, 1820

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Tribe AMBLEMINI s.s.

Tribe QUADRULINI von Ihering, 1901 QUADRULINI. von Ihering, 1901 , Nautilus 15: 53. Type genus: Quadrula Rafinesque, 1820 .

Tribe PLEUROBEMINI Hannibal, 1912 PLEUROBEMINI. Hannibal, 1912 , Proc. Malac. Soc. London 10: 118–119. Type genus: Pleurobema Rafinesque, 1819 .

+ ELLIPTIONINI . Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74: 178, 180. Type genus: Elliptio Rafinesque, 1819 .

+ POPENAIADINI. Heard & Guckert , 1970, Malacologia 10: 339. Type genus: Popenaias Frierson, 1927 .

Tribe LAMPSILINI von Ihering, 1901

LAMPSILINI . von Ihering, 1901, Nautilus 15: 53. Type genus: Lampsilis Rafinesque, 1820 .

+ PROPTERINI . Hannibal, 1912, Proc. Malac. Soc. London 10: 118–119. Type genus: Proptera Rafinesque, 1819 (= Potamilus Rafinesque, 1818 ).

+ CYPROGENIINI . Starobogatov, 1970, [Fauna Moll. Contin.]: 70, 287. Type genus: Cyprogenia Agassiz, 1852 .

+ DROMINI . Starobogatov, 1970, [Fauna Moll. Contin.]: 70, 287. Type genus: Dromus Simpson, 1900 .

+ FRIERSONIINI . Starobogatov, 1970, [Fauna Moll. Contin.]: 70, 287. Type genus: Friersonia Ortmann, 1912 .

+ GLEBULINI . Starobogatov, 1970, [Fauna Moll. Contin.]: 70, 287. Type genus: Glebula Conrad, 1853 .

+ MEDIONIDINI . Starobogatov, 1970, [Fauna Moll. Contin.]: 70, 287. Type genus: Medionidus Simpson, 1900 .

+ PILEINI. Starobogatov, 1970, [Fauna Moll. Contin.]: 70, 287 (incorrectly as ‘PILAEINI’). Type genus: Pilea Simpson, 1900 (= Epioblasma Rafinesque, 1831 ).

+ PTYCHOBRANCHINI . Starobogatov, 1970, [Fauna Moll. Contin.]: 70, 287. Type genus: Ptychobranchus Simpson, 1900 .

Incertae sedis

LAMPROTULINAE . Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74: 187. Type genus: Lamprotula Simpson, 1900 .

NANNONAIINAE . Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74: 190. Type genus: Nannonaia Haas, 1913 (= Elongaria Haas, 1913 ).

OXYNAIINAE. Starobogatov, 1970, [Fauna Moll. Contin.]: 65, 284. Type genus: Oxynaia Haas, 1913 .

PSEUDODONTINAE . Frierson, 1927, Check List: 67. Type genus: Pseudodon Gould, 1844 .

HEUDEANINAE . Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74: 184. Type genus: Heudeana Frierson, 1922 (= Ptychorhynchus Simpson, 1900 ).

ARCIDOPSINAE . Starobogatov, 1970, [Fauna Moll. Contin.]: 61, 283. Type genus: Arcidopsis Simpson, 1900 .

RECTIDENTINAE . Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74: 189. Type genus: Rectidens Simpson, 1900 .

+ CONTRADENTINAE . Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74: 189. Type genus: Contradens Haas, 1913 . [Family nomina synonymized by Brandt (1974: 287).]

HYRIOPSINAE . Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74: 188. Type genus: Hyriopsis Conrad, 1853 .

+ LIMNOSCAPHINAE . Lindholm, 1932, Trans. United Geol. Prosp. Serv. USSR 238: 12, 29. Type genus: Limnoscapha Lindholm, 1932 (= Hyriopsis ).

MODELLNAIINAE. Brandt, 1974, Arch. Moll. 105: 301. Type genus: Modellnaia Brandt, 1974 .

PARREYSIINAE. Henderson, 1935, GSA, Spec. Pap. 3: 69 (nomen nudum, unavailable); Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74: 186. Type genus: Parreysia Conrad, 1853 .

+ HEMISOLASMINAE . Starobogatov, 1970, [Fauna Moll. Contin.]: 73. Type genus: Hemisolasma Rafinesque, 1831 [type species, Diplasma vitrea Rafineque (= Parreysia olivaria Lea, 1831 fide Frierson, 1927: 99 ), here selected].

LAMELLIDENTINAE . Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74: 188. Type genus: Lamellidens Simpson, 1900 .

+ DIPLASMINAE . Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74: 177. Type genus: Diplasma Rafinesque, 1831 (= Lamellidens fide Frierson, 1914: 7 ).

PHYSUNIONINAE . Starobogatov, 1970, [Fauna Moll. Contin.]: 68. Type genus: Physunio Simpson, 1900 .

BRAZZAEAINAE . Leloup, 1950, Res. Sci. Explor. Hydrob. Lac Tanganyika (1946–47) 3: 73; Pain & Woodward, 1968, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afric. 77: 192–193. Type genus: Brazzaea Bourguignat, 1885 . [The proper spelling for this family group nomen should be ‘Brazzaeinae’, but as Pain & Woodward maintained Leloup’s original usage, we retain it here (ICZN, Art. 29.5); Pain & Woodward’s citation validates Leloup’s pre-1960 nude usage (ICZN, Art. 13.2.1).]

COELATURINAE . Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74: 190 (incorrectly as ‘Caelaturinae’). Type genus: Coelatura Conrad, 1853 . [According to ICZN Art. 32.5.3.3, this family group nomen should be corrected because it is based on a misspelling of the type genus. See Rosenberg, Bogan & Spamer (1990).]

MWERUELLINAE . Pain & Woodward, 1968, Rev. Zool. Botan. Afr. 77: 193, 200. Type genus: Mweruella Haas, 1936 .

PSEUDAVICULINAE . Modell, 1942, Arch. Moll. 74: 176. Type genus: Pseudavicula Simpson, 1900 non Etheridge, 1892 (= Prisodontopsis Tomlin, 1928 ).

+ DENTASPATHARIINAE . Modell, 1964, Arch. Moll. 93: 83. Type genus: Dentaspatharia Modell, 1964 (fossil).

+ PRISODONTOPSINAE . Pain & Woodward, 1968, Rev. Zool. Botan. Afr. 77: 193, 206. Type genus: Prisodontopsis Tomlin, 1928 .

PSEUDOSPATHINAE. Leloup, 1950, Res. Sci. Explor. Hydrob. Lac Tanganyika (1946–47) 3: 111; Pain & Woodward, 1968, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 77: 193, 212. Type genus: Pseudospatha Simpson, 1900 . [Pain & Woodward’s citation validates Leloup’s pre-1960 nude usage ( ICZN, Art. 13.2.1).]

LEGUMINAIINAE . Starobogatov, 1970, [Fauna Moll. Contin.]: 61, 283. Type genus: Leguminaia Conrad, 1865 .

PSILUNIONINAE . Starobogatov, 1970, [Fauna Moll. Contin.]: 65, 284. Type genus: Psilunio Sabba Stefanescu, 1896 .

Family MARGARITIFERIDAE Haas, 1940

+ MARGARITANIDAE . Ortmann, 1910, Nautilus 23: 114. Type genus: Margaritana Schumacher, 1817 . [Suppressed, ICZN O.495.]

MARGARITIFERIDAE . Haas, 1940, Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 119. Type genus: Margaritifera Schumacher, 1816 . [Valid, ICZN O.495.]

+ CUMBERLANDIIDAE . Heard & Guckert, 1970, Malacologia 10: 338 (incorrectly as ‘Cumberlandinae’). Type genus: Cumberlandia Ortmann, 1912 .