Iridinidae Explained

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

Notes and References

1. Book: 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 . ConchBooks . Hackenheim . 901 pp. + CD . 978-3-939767-28-2.