| Subgenus | Aenictus (Paraenictus) Wheeler, 1929
| 0 | Species |
| Subgenus | Aenictus (Typhlatta) Smith, 1857
| 0 | Species |
| Species | Aenictus abeillei André, 1886 Catspaw, Purple cat's paw pearly mussel | | |
| Species | Aenictus acerbus Shattuck, 2008
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| Species | Aenictus aitkeni Forel, 1900
| 1 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus aitkenii Forel, 1901
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| Species | Aenictus alluaudi Santschi, 1910 Catspaw, Purple cat's paw pearly mussel, White catspaw | 2 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus alticola Wheeler & Chapman in Wheeler, 1930
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| Species | Aenictus alticolus Wheeler, 1930
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| Species | Aenictus ambiguus Shuckard, 1840
| 1 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus anceps Forel, 1910
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| Species | Aenictus annae Forel, 1911 Southern acornshell | | |
| Species | Aenictus appressipilosus Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus arabicus Sharaf & Aldawood, 2012
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| Species | Aenictus aratus Forel, 1900 Black lesser army ant, Penitent mussel, Southern combshell | 5 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus artipus Wilson, 1964
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| Species | Aenictus arya Forel, 1901 Round combshell | | |
| Species | Aenictus asantei Campione, Novak & Gotwald, 1983
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| Species | Aenictus asiatica Forel, 1900
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| Species | Aenictus asperivalus Santschi, 1919
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| Species | Aenictus asperivalvus Santschi, 1919 Tennessee riffleshell | | |
| Species | Aenictus bakeri Menozzi, 1925
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| Species | Aenictus baliensis Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus batesi Forel, 1911 ⇒ Aenictus decolor
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| Species | Aenictus bayoni Menozzi, 1933 Wabash riffleshell | | |
| Species | Aenictus bengalensis Mayr, 1879
| 3 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus bidentatus Donisthorpe, 1942 ⇒ Aenictus decolor
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| Species | Aenictus binghami Forel, 1900 Penitent mussel, Southern combshell | 1 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus binghamii Forel, 1900
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| Species | Aenictus binghaniri Forel, 1900
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| Species | Aenictus biroi Forel, 1907 Cumberland leafshell | | |
| Species | Aenictus bobaiensis Zhou & Chen, 1999
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| Species | Aenictus bodongjaya Jaitrong & Yamane, 2011
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| Species | Aenictus boelianensis Emery, 1893
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| Species | Aenictus boltoni Gómez, 2022
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| Species | Aenictus bottegoi Emery, 1899 Tubercled blossom | 4 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus brazzai Santschi, 1910 Catspaw, Purple cat's paw pearly mussel | | |
| Species | Aenictus breviceps Forel, 1912
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| Species | Aenictus brevicornis Mayr, 1879 Tubercled blossom, Tubercled blossom pearly mussel | | |
| Species | Aenictus brevinodus Jaitrong & Yamane, 2011
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| Species | Aenictus brevipodus Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus brutus Gómez, Csősz, Jégh & Keller, 2024
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| Species | Aenictus buttel-reepeni Forel, 1913
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| Species | Aenictus buttelreepeni Forel, 1913 Common clam shrimp | | |
| Species | Aenictus buttgenbachi Forel, 1913 Desert clam shrimp | | |
| Species | Aenictus camposi Wheeler & Chapman, 1925
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| Species | Aenictus carolianus Zettel & Sorger, 2010
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| Species | Aenictus certus Westwood, 1842 Cultivated tobacco, Playa clam shrimp | | |
| Species | Aenictus ceylinicus Mayr, 1866
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| Species | Aenictus ceylonensis Mayr, 1866
| 3 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus ceylonics Mayr, 1866
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| Species | Aenictus ceylonicus Mayr, 1866 Green blossom, Green-blossom pearly mussel | 4 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus changmaianus Terayama & Kubota, 1993
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| Species | Aenictus chapmani Wilson, 1964
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| Species | Aenictus clavatus Forel, 1901 Lilliput, Oklahoma clam shrimp, Round combshell | 5 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus clavitibia Forel, 1901 Round combshell, Southern acornshell | 2 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus concavus Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus congolensis Santschi, 1911 Barrel-cyst clam shrimp | | |
| Species | Aenictus continuus Smith, 1858
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| Species | Aenictus cornutus Forel, 1900 Penitent mussel, Southern combshell, Variable clam shrimp | | |
| Species | Aenictus crucifer Santschi, 1914 Northern riffleshell | 2 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus currax Emery, 1900 Snuffbox | | |
| Species | Aenictus cylindripetiolus Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus decolor Mayr, 1879 Tubercled blossom, Tubercled blossom pearly mussel | | |
| Species | Aenictus dentatus Forel, 1911 Southern acornshell | | |
| Species | Aenictus deuqueti Crawley, 1923 ⇒ Aenictus turneri
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| Species | Aenictus diclops Shattuck, 2008
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| Species | Aenictus dirangensis Dhadwal & Bharti, 2023
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| Species | Aenictus dlusskyi Arnoldi, 1968 Texas clam shrimp | | |
| Species | Aenictus doryloides Wilson, 1964
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| Species | Aenictus doydeei Jaitrong & Yamane, 2011
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| Species | Aenictus duengkaei Jaitrong & Yamane, 2012
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| Species | Aenictus eguchii Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus elongatus Emery, 1893
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| Species | Aenictus eugeni
| 2 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus eugeniae Mayr, 1866
| 1 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus eugenii Emery, 1895 Turgid blossom, Turgid blossom pearly mussel | 5 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus exiguus Clark, 1934 ⇒ Aenictus ceylonicus
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| Species | Aenictus exilis Wilson, 1964
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| Species | Aenictus feae Emery, 1889
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| Species | Aenictus fergusoni Forel, 1901 Round combshell | 8 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus fergussoni Emery, 1893
| 6 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus forculatus Santschi, 1919
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| Species | Aenictus foreli Santschi, 1919 Tennessee riffleshell | | |
| Species | Aenictus formosensis Forel, 1913
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| Species | Aenictus fuchuanensis Zhou, 2001
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| Species | Aenictus fulvus Jaitrong & Yamane, 2011
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| Species | Aenictus furculatus Santschi, 1919 Tennessee riffleshell | 2 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus furibundus Arnold, 1959 Cracking pearly mussel, Cracking pearlymussel | | |
| Species | Aenictus fuscipennis Forel, 1913
| | |
| Species | Aenictus fuscovarius Gerstaecker, 1859 Little-wing pearly mussel, Littlewing pearlymussel | 6 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus gatesi Forel, 1900
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| Species | Aenictus gibbosus Dalla Torre, 1893
| 2 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus glabratus Jaitrong & Nur-Zati, 2010
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| Species | Aenictus glabrinotum Jaitrong & Yamane, 2011
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| Species | Aenictus gleadowi Forel, 1901
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| Species | Aenictus gleadowii Forel, 1901 Round combshell | | |
| Species | Aenictus gonioccipus Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus gracilis Emery, 1893 Tapered pigtoe | | |
| Species | Aenictus grandis Bingham, 1903 Sculptured pigtoe | | |
| Species | Aenictus greeni Bingham, 1903
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| Species | Aenictus guineensis Santschi, 1924
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| Species | Aenictus gutianshanensis Staab, 2014
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| Species | Aenictus hamifer Emery, 1896 False spike | 2 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus henanensis Li & Wang, 2005
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| Species | Aenictus hilli Clark, 1928
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| Species | Aenictus hitai Gómez, 2022
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| Species | Aenictus hodgsoni Forel, 1901
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| Species | Aenictus hoelldobleri Stabb, 2015
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| Species | Aenictus hottai Terayama & Yamane, 1989 Southern purple lilliput | | |
| Species | Aenictus humeralis Santschi, 1910 Catspaw, Pale lilliput, Pale lilliput pearly mussel | 4 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus huonicus Wilson, 1964
| | |
| Species | Aenictus icarus Forel, 1911 Southern acornshell | 4 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus idoneus Menozzi, 1928 Purple lilliput | | |
| Species | Aenictus impressus Forel, 1900
| 1 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus inconspicuus Westwood, 1843 Western lilliput | | |
| Species | Aenictus indicus Bharti, Wachkoo & Kumar, 2012
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| Species | Aenictus inflatus Yamane & Hashimoto, 1999
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| Species | Aenictus itoi Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus jacki Gómez, 2022
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| Species | Aenictus jacobsoni Forel, 1909 Lilliput | | |
| Species | Aenictus jarujini Jaitrong & Yamane, 2010
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| Species | Aenictus javanus Emery, 1896 False spike | | |
| Species | Aenictus jawadwipa Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus kadalarensis Sahoo, Ramakrishnaiah, Dharma Rajan & Datta-Roy, 2023
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| Species | Aenictus karawaiewi Forel, 1901
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| Species | Aenictus kenyensis Emery, 1895
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| Species | Aenictus khaoyaiensis Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus kodaguensis Sahoo, Sahanashree, Priyadarsanan & Datta-Roy, 2024
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| Species | Aenictus kodagura Shakur & Bagchi, 2024
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| Species | Aenictus kodungallurensis Antony & Prasad, 2022
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| Species | Aenictus koloi Gómez, 2022
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| Species | Aenictus kutai Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus laeviceps Smith, 1857
| 3 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus latifemoratus Terayama & Yamane, 1989 Southern purple lilliput | | |
| Species | Aenictus latifermoratus Terayama & Yamane, 1989
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| Species | Aenictus latiscapus Forel, 1901 Iridescent lilliput, Round combshell | 6 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus latro Mayr, 1866
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| Species | Aenictus leliepvrei Bernard, 1953 Savannah lilliput | | |
| Species | Aenictus leptotyphlatta Jaitrong & Eguchi, 2010
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| Species | Aenictus leviceps Smith, 1857
| 1 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus levior Karavaiev, 1926
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| Species | Aenictus lifuiae Terayama, 1984
| | |
| Species | Aenictus longi Forel, 1901 Pocket-pouch fairy shrimp, Round combshell | 2 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus longicephalus Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus longinodus Jaitrong & Yamane, 2012
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| Species | Aenictus luteus Emery, 1892 Colorado fairy shrimp, Little-wing pearly mussel | 3 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus luzoni Wheeler & Chapman, 1925 Conservancy fairy shrimp | | |
| Species | Aenictus magretii Emery, 1892
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| Species | Aenictus magrettii Emery, 1892
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| Species | Aenictus malakkaparensis Antony & Prasad, 2022
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| Species | Aenictus maneerati Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus margrettii Emery, 1892
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| Species | Aenictus mariae Emery, 1895 Horned fairy shrimp, Round combshell, Turgid blossom | 2 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus marocanus Santschi, 1926
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| Species | Aenictus maroccanus Santschi, 1926 Great Basin fairy shrimp, Texas lilliput | | |
| Species | Aenictus martini Emery, 1893 ⇒ Aenictus gracilis
| 2 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus mauritanicus Santschi, 1910 Catspaw, Purple cat's paw pearly mussel | | |
| Species | Aenictus mentu Weber, 1942 Giant fairy shrimp | | |
| Species | Aenictus minimus Jaitrong & Hashimoto, 2012
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| Species | Aenictus minipetiolus Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus minutulus Terayama & Yamane, 1989 Southern purple lilliput | | |
| Species | Aenictus mocsaryi Emery, 1901 Eastern pearlshell, Winter fairy shrimp | | |
| Species | Aenictus moczaryi Emery, 1901
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| Species | Aenictus moebii Emery, 1895 Turgid blossom, Turgid blossom pearly mussel | 6 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus montanus Forel, 1901
| | |
| Species | Aenictus montivagus Jaitrong & Yamane, 2011
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| Species | Aenictus mpressus Karavaiev, 1926
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| Species | Aenictus mutatus Santschi, 1913 Kaibab fairy shrimp, Tennessee riffleshell | 2 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus mvuvii Gómez, 2022
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| Species | Aenictus nesiotis Wheeler, W.M. & Chapman, 1930
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| Species | Aenictus nganduensis Wilson, 1964
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| Species | Aenictus nishimurai Terayama & Kubota, 1993
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| Species | Aenictus noctivagus Santschi, 1913
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| Species | Aenictus nuchiti Jaitrong & Ruangsittichai, 2018
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| Species | Aenictus nyuyi Gómez, 2022
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| Species | Aenictus obscurus Smith, 1865 Brown dogwood, Smooth dogwood, Versatile fairy shrimp | | |
| Species | Aenictus orientalis Karavaiev, 1926
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| Species | Aenictus pachycercus
| | |
| Species | Aenictus pachycerus Smith, 1858 Alabama pearlshell, Longhorn fairy shrimp | 4 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus pangantihoni Zettel & Sorger, 2010
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| Species | Aenictus papuanus Donisthorpe, 1941 ⇒ Aenictus ceylonicus
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| Species | Aenictus paradentatus Jaitrong & Yamane, 2012
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| Species | Aenictus parahuonicus Jaitrong & Yamane, 2011
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| Species | Aenictus peguensis Emery, 1895 Turgid blossom, Turgid blossom pearly mussel | | |
| Species | Aenictus pfeifferi Zettel & Sorger, 2010
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| Species | Aenictus pharao Santschi, 1924
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| Species | Aenictus pharoa Santschi, 1924 Alkali fairy shrimp, White cat's paw pearly mussel | | |
| Species | Aenictus philiporum Wilson, 1964 Mid-valley fairy shrimp | | |
| Species | Aenictus philippinensis Chapman, 1963
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| Species | Aenictus piercei Wheeler & Chapman, 1930
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| Species | Aenictus pilosus Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus piltzi Forel, 1901
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| Species | Aenictus pinkaewi Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus popeyei Gómez, 2022
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| Species | Aenictus porizonoides Walker, 1860 Mexican whorled milkweed, Narrow-leaved milkweed | | |
| Species | Aenictus porozonoides Walker, 1860
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| Species | Aenictus powersi Wheeler & Chapman, 1930 Packard fairy shrimp | | |
| Species | Aenictus prolixus Shattuck, 2008
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| Species | Aenictus pubescens Smith, 1859 Spectaclecase | | |
| Species | Aenictus punctatus Jaitrong & Yamane, 2012
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| Species | Aenictus punctiventris Emery, 1901 Eastern pearlshell | 2 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus punensis Forel, 1901 Round combshell | | |
| Species | Aenictus rabori Chapman, 1963 Nebraska fairy shrimp | | |
| Species | Aenictus raptor Forel, 1913
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| Species | Aenictus reyesi Chapman, 1963 Reading fairy shrimp | | |
| Species | Aenictus rhodiensis Menozzi, 1936 Salina mucket | | |
| Species | Aenictus rixator Forel, 1901 Round combshell | 1 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901 San Diego fairy shrimp, White cat's paw pearly mussel | 3 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus rotundicollis Jaitrong & Yamane, 2011
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| Species | Aenictus rougieri André, 1893
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| Species | Aenictus sagei Forel, 1901 Round combshell | | |
| Species | Aenictus samungi Jaitrong & Ruangsittichai, 2018
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| Species | Aenictus schneirlai Wilson, 1964
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| Species | Aenictus seletarius Wong & Guénard, 2016
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| Species | Aenictus shilintongae Jaitrong & Schultz, 2016
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| Species | Aenictus shillonenisis Mathew & Tiwari, 2000
| 1 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus shillongensis Tiwari, 2000
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| Species | Aenictus shuckardi Forel, 1901 Round combshell | | |
| Species | Aenictus siamensis Jaitrong & Yamane, 2011
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| Species | Aenictus silvestrii Wheeler, 1929
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| Species | Aenictus similis Donisthorpe, 1948 ⇒ Aenictus ceylonicus
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| Species | Aenictus sirenicus Yamane & Wang, 2015
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| Species | Aenictus smythiesii Smith, 1857
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| Species | Aenictus sonchaengi Jaitrong & Yamane, 2011
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| Species | Aenictus soudanicus Santschi, 1910 Catspaw, Purple cat's paw pearly mussel | 3 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus spathifer Santschi, 1928
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| Species | Aenictus steindachneri Mayr, 1901
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| Species | Aenictus stenocephalus Jaitrong & Yamane, 2010
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| Species | Aenictus subterraneus Jaitrong & Hashimoto, 2012
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| Species | Aenictus sulawesiensis Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus sumatrensis Forel, 1913
| 3 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus sundaica Smith, 1857
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| Species | Aenictus sundalandensis Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus susanae Gómez, 2022
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| Species | Aenictus thailandianus Terayama & Kubota, 1993
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| Species | Aenictus togoensis Santschi, 1915 Pale lilliput, Pale lilliput pearly mussel | | |
| Species | Aenictus tricarinata Smith, 1873
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| Species | Aenictus trigonus Forel, 1911 Southern acornshell | | |
| Species | Aenictus tuberculatus Arnold, 1915
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| Species | Aenictus turneri Forel, 1900 ⇒ Aenictus ceylonicus
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| Species | Aenictus ugaduwensis Gómez, 2022
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| Species | Aenictus unicolor
| | |
| Species | Aenictus vagans Santschi, 1924 White cat's paw pearly mussel, White catspaw | | |
| Species | Aenictus vaucheri Emery, 1915
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| Species | Aenictus vieti Jaitrong & Yamane, 2010
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| Species | Aenictus villersi Bernard, 1953
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| Species | Aenictus villiersi Bernard, 1953 Savannah lilliput | | |
| Species | Aenictus watanasiti Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus wayani Jaitrong & Yamane, 2011
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| Species | Aenictus weissi Santschi, 1910 Catspaw, Purple cat's paw pearly mussel | | |
| Species | Aenictus westwoodi Forel, 1901 Round combshell | | |
| Species | Aenictus wilaiae Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus wilsoni Bharti, Wachkoo & Kumar, 2012
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| Species | Aenictus wiwatwitayai Jaitrong & Wiwatwitaya, 2013
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| Species | Aenictus wroughtoni Forel, 1901
| 1 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus wroughtonii Forel, 1890
| 1 | Subspecies |
| Species | Aenictus wudangshanensis Wang, W., 2006
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| Species | Aenictus xegi Gómez, 2022
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| Species | Aenictus yamanei Wiwatwitaya & Jaitrong, 2011
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| Species | Aenictus yangi Liu, Hita Garcia, Peng & Economo, 2015
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| Species | Aenictus zhengi Zhang, 1994
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