Mutelidae
Iridinidae is a family of medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the order Unionida. 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 ''Mutela'' is a genus of freshwater bivalve, freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Iridinidae. Species in this genus have actual siphon (mollusc), siphons, rather than unfused apertures, as do most other freshwater mussels.

Unionida
Unionida is a monophyletic order of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs.Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. (2010). ''Classification of Bivalve families''. pp. 113–133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), ''Nomenclator of Bivalve Families''. Malacologia 52(2): 1–184. The order includes most of the larger freshwater mussels, including the freshwater pearl mussels. The most common families are the Unionidae and the Margaritiferidae. All have in common a larval stage that is temporarily parasitic on fish, nacreous shells, high in organic matter, that may crack upon drying out, and siphons too short to permit the animal to live deeply buried in sediment. Taxonomy Fossil evidence suggests a Permian origin for the order, making it incredibly ancient and a survivor of the Permian-Triassic mass extinction. Morphology The shells of these mussels are variable in shape, but usually equivalve and elongate. They have solid, nacreous valves with a pearly interior, radia ...
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Freshwater Mussel
Freshwater bivalves are one kind of freshwater mollusc, along with freshwater snails. They are bivalves that live in fresh water as opposed to salt water, which is the main habitat type for bivalves. The majority of species of bivalve molluscs live in the sea, but in addition, a number of different families live in fresh water (and in some cases, also in brackish water). These families belong to two different evolutionary lineages (freshwater mussels and freshwater clams), and the two groups are not closely related. Freshwater bivalves have a simple morphology that varies among taxa, and are distributed around most regions of the world. Species in the two groups vary greatly in size. Some pea clams (''Pisidium'' species) have an adult size of only 3 mm. In contrast, one of the largest species of freshwater bivalves is the swan mussel, in the family Unionidae; it can grow to a length of 20 cm, and usually lives in lakes or slow rivers. Freshwater pearl mussels are eco ...
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Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ...
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Chambardia Wahlbergi
''Chambardia wahlbergi'' is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Iridinidae Iridinidae is a family of medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the order Unionida Unionida is a monophyletic order of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs.Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. (2010). ''Classif .... The species is found in Africa. References Unionida Bivalves of Africa Bivalves described in 1848 {{Bivalve-stub ...
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Pleiodon (bivalve)
''Pleiodon'' may refer to: * ''Pleiodon'', a genus of grasses currently considered to be a synonym of ''Bouteloua'' * ''Pleiodon'' (bivalve), a genus within the family Iridinidae Iridinidae is a family of medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the order Unionida Unionida is a monophyletic order of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs.Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. (2010). ''Classif ...

Mutela
''Mutela'' is a genus of freshwater bivalve, freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Iridinidae. Species in this genus have actual siphon (mollusc), siphons, rather than unfused apertures, as do most other freshwater mussels.Mussel of the Month, March 2006.
The Mussel Project. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Species

Species in the genus ''Mutela'' include: * ''Mutela alata'' (Isaac Lea, Lea, 1864) * ''Mutela bourguignati'' * ''Mutela dubia'' * ''Mutela legumen'' * ''Mutela nilotica'' * ''Mutela rostrata''

References

External links

Mutela, Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Bivalve genera Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli {{bivalve-stub ...
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Chambardia Wissmanni
''Chambardia wissmanni'' is a species of bivalve in the family Iridinidae. It is endemic to Burundi. Its natural habitat is river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...s. References Unionida Endemic fauna of Burundi Invertebrates of Burundi Molluscs of Africa Freshwater bivalves Molluscs described in 1883 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Bivalve-stub ...
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