Unioninae

{{Short description|Subfamily of freshwater mussels}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Unio crassus3 A MRKVICKA.JPG

| image_caption = Unio crassus

| taxon = Unioninae

| authority = Rafinesque, 1820

| subdivision_ranks = Genera

| subdivision = See text

}}

Unioninae is a subfamily of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae. This superfamily has a wide distribution, being found throughout Eurasia, North America (including Central America) and Africa.{{Cite web |title=MUSSELpdb {{!}} subfamily Unioninae |url=https://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/fmuotwaolcb/Unioninae.html |access-date=4 November 2022 |website=mussel-project.uwsp.edu}}

Systematics

The following classification is based on MolluscaBase and the MUSSEL Project database:{{Cite web |title=Molluscabase – Unioninae Rafinesque, 1820 |url=https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=856824 |access-date=4 November 2022 |website=www.molluscabase.org}}

The MUSSEL Project database and ITIS instead only divide the subfamily into five tribes, with Anodontini having three subtribes.{{ITIS|id=983002|taxon=Unioninae|access-date=4 November 2022}}

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