Iridinidae is a
family
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of medium-sized
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 ...
s,
aquatic bivalve
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mollusk
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s in the order
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 F ...
.
Genera
Genera within the family Iridinidae:
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Aspatharia'' Bourguignat, 1885 (monotypic)
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Chambardia'' Bourguignat, 1891
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Chambardia bozasi''
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Chambardia hartmanni''
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Chambardia nyassaensis''
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Chambardia rubens''
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Chambardia trapezia''
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Chambardia wahlbergi''
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Chambardia wissmanni''
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Chelidonopsis'' Ancey, 1887
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Iridina'' Lamarck, 1819
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Iridina exotica'' Lamarck, 1819
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Iridina ovatus'' Swainson, 1823
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Moncetia'' Bourguignat, 1886
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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. '' Scopoli, 1777
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Pleiodon'' Conrad, 1834
References
Bivalve families
Unionida
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