Iridinidae

Iridinidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Order:Unionoida
Superfamily:Etherioidea
Family:Iridinidae
Swainson, 1840
Genera

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

Genera

Genera within the family Iridinidae:

  • Aspatharia Bourguignat, 1885 (monotypic)
  • Chambardia
    • Chambardia bozasi
    • Chambardia hartmanni
    • Chambardia nyassaensis
    • Chambardia rubens
    • Chambardia trapezia
    • Chambardia wahlbergi
    • Chambardia wissmanni
  • Iridina Lamarck, 1819
    • Iridina exotica Lamarck, 1819
    • Iridina ovatus Swainson, 1823
  • Mutela Scopoli, 1777 (monotypic)
  • Pseudospatha (monotypic)

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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