Unionidae: A family of freshwater mussels in the class BIVALVIA. They differ from ZEBRA MUSSELS in that they are larger and posses a larval stage called glochidia, which requires attachment to the GILLS or fins of particular species of FISHES.
Source: MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
The following list attempts to classify Unionidae into categories where each line is subset of the next.
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