Iridinidae

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Iridinidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Paleoheterodonta
Order: Unionoida
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
  • 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
  • Pseudospatha

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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