Margaritifera


Margaritifera is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the family Margaritiferidae, the freshwater pearl mussels.

Species

Species within the genus Margaritifera include:Margaritifera auricularia or Pseudunio auriculariaMargaritifera falcata Margaritifera hembeli Margaritifera margaritiferaFreshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera marrianae R. I. Johnson, 1983
The following fossil species are known from the mid-Cretaceous of Mongolia, being formerly classified in the genus Unio:
  • Margaritifera elongata
  • Margaritifera sainshandensis
  • †''Margaritifera glabra''