living organisms
 see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
  
 Superkingdom Eukaryotae
 see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
    
 Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
      
 Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
 see [unranked] Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910
        
 Phylum Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs
          
 Class Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 - bivalves
            
 Subclass Paleoheterodonta
 see Order Unionida Gray, 1854
              
 Order Unionoida
 see Order Unionida Gray, 1854
                
 Superfamily Unionacea Fleming, 1828
 see Superfamily Unionoidea Rafinesque, 1820
                  
 Family Unionidae Rafinesque, 1820 - pearly mussels
                    
 1 Subfamily Unioninae Rafinesque, 1820
                    
 2 Subfamily Pleurobeminae
 see Tribe Pleurobemini Hannibal, 1912
                    
 3 Subfamily Popenaiadinae Heard & Guckert, 1970
 see Tribe Amblemini Rafinesque, 1820
                    
 4 Subfamily Anodontinae Rafinesque, 1820
 see Tribe Anodontini Rafinesque, 1820
                    
 5 Subfamily Lampsilinae
 see Tribe Lampsilini Ihering, 1901