family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
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 ...
bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, biv ...
mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
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 ...
.
Genera
Genera within the family Iridinidae:
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Aspatharia
''Aspatharia'' is a genus of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Iridinidae.
'' Bourguignat, 1885 (monotypic)
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Chambardia
''Chambardia'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Iridinidae.
The species of this genus are found in Africa.
Species:
*'' Chambardia bourguignati''
*'' Chambardia feibeli''
*'' Chambardia flava''
*'' Chambardia letourneuxi''
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'' Bourguignat, 1891
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Chambardia bozasi
''Chambardia'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Iridinidae.
The species of this genus are found in Africa.
Species:
*'' Chambardia bourguignati''
*'' Chambardia feibeli''
*'' Chambardia flava''
*'' Chambardia letourneuxi''
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Chambardia hartmanni
''Chambardia'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Iridinidae.
The species of this genus are found in Africa.
Species:
*'' Chambardia bourguignati''
*'' Chambardia feibeli''
*'' Chambardia flava''
*'' Chambardia letourneuxi''
*'' ...
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Chambardia nyassaensis
''Chambardia'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Iridinidae.
The species of this genus are found in Africa.
Species:
*'' Chambardia bourguignati''
*'' Chambardia feibeli''
*'' Chambardia flava''
*'' Chambardia letourneuxi''
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Chambardia rubens
''Chambardia'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Iridinidae.
The species of this genus are found in Africa.
Species:
*''Chambardia bourguignati''
*''Chambardia feibeli''
*''Chambardia flava''
*''Chambardia letourneuxi''
*''Cham ...
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Chambardia trapezia
''Chambardia'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Iridinidae.
The species of this genus are found in Africa.
Species:
*'' Chambardia bourguignati''
*'' Chambardia feibeli''
*'' Chambardia flava''
*'' Chambardia letourneuxi''
*'' ...
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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.
Genera
Genera within the family Iridinidae:
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Mutela
''Mutela'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Iridinidae. Species in this genus have actual siphons, rather than unfused apertures, as do most other freshwater mussels.Pleiodon'' Conrad, 1834