Iridinidae

Iridinidae is a family of medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the order Unionida.[1]

Iridinidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Superfamily: Etherioidea
Family: Iridinidae
Swainson, 1840
Genera

7, See text

Synonyms
  • Mutelidae Gray, 1847
  • Pleiodontidae Rochebrune, 1904

Genera

Genera within the family Iridinidae:

  • Aspatharia Bourguignat, 1885 (monotypic)
  • Chambardia Bourguignat, 1891
  • Chelidonopsis Ancey, 1887
  • Iridina Lamarck, 1819
    • Iridina exotica Lamarck, 1819
    • Iridina ovatus Swainson, 1823
  • Moncetia Bourguignat, 1886
  • Mutela Scopoli, 1777
  • Pleiodon Conrad, 1834

References

  1. Huber, Markus (2010). Compendium of Bivalves. A Full-color Guide to 3'300 of the World's Marine Bivalves. A Status on Bivalvia after 250 Years of Research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. pp. 901 pp. + CD. ISBN 978-3-939767-28-2.
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