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

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.