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Iridinidae

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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

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

Genera

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Genera within the family Iridinidae:

References

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  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.