Iridinidae is a family of medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the order Unionida.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Superfamily: | Etherioidea |
| Family: | Iridinidae Swainson, 1840 |
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Genera
editGenera within the family Iridinidae:
- Aspatharia Bourguignat, 1885 (monotypic)
- Chambardia Bourguignat, 1891
- Chelidonopsis Ancey, 1887
- Iridina Lamarck, 1819
- Iridina exotica Lamarck, 1819
- Iridina ovatus Swainson, 1823
- Moncetia Bourguignat, 1886
- Mutela Scopoli, 1777
- Pleiodon Conrad, 1834
References
edit- ^ 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.
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