Iridinidae

Iridinidae
Scientific 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;

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

Genera

Genera within the family Iridinidae:

Aspatharia Bourguignat, 1885 (monotypic)
Chambardia Bourguignat, 1891
- Chambardia bozasi
- Chambardia hartmanni
- Chambardia nyassaensis
- Chambardia rubens
- Chambardia trapezia
- Chambardia wahlbergi
- Chambardia wissmanni
Chelidonopsis Ancey, 1887
Iridina Lamarck, 1819
- Iridina exotica Lamarck, 1819
- Iridina ovatus Swainson, 1823
Moncetia Bourguignat, 1886
Mutela Scopoli, 1777
Pleiodon Conrad, 1834

↑ 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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