Iridinidae
Also known as: Toothless River Mussels, perleťovkovití
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Bivalvia |
| Order | Unionida |
| Family | Iridinidae |
| Published in | Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=40492 |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER |
| Genera | 14 |
| Species records held | 68 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 124 |
| GBIF key | 3247435 |
Genera in Iridinidae
- Mutela — 16 species: Mutela alata, Mutela alluaudi, Mutela bourguignati, Mutela cummingsi, Mutela dubia, Mutela franci, Mutela hargeri, Mutela joubini
- Chambardia — 14 species: Chambardia bourguignati, Chambardia feibeli, Chambardia flava, Chambardia letourneuxi, Chambardia moutai, Chambardia nyassaensis, Chambardia petersi, Chambardia rubens
- Iridina — 12 species: Iridina adami, Iridina atrox, Iridina browni, Iridina elongata, Iridina lepersonnei, Iridina moharensis, Iridina omoensis, Iridina palaeospekii
- Pleiodon — 10 species: Pleiodon aswanensis, Pleiodon attiai, Pleiodon bentoni, Pleiodon coxi, Pleiodon lanceolatum, Pleiodon nambiae, Pleiodon ovatus, Pleiodon rusingae
- Cymatonota — 6 species: Cymatonota lenior, Cymatonota prolata, Cymatonota recta, Cymatonota semistriata, Cymatonota typicalis, Cymatonota verisimilis
- Leptosolen — 2 species: Leptosolen albertensis, Leptosolen biplica
- Pseudodiplodon — 2 species: Pseudodiplodon hohwae, Pseudodiplodon sengae
- Chelidonopsis — 1 species: Chelidonopsis hirundo
- Corallidomus — 1 species: Corallidomus concentricus
- Dentaspatharia — 1 species: Dentaspatharia galloprovincialis
- Itaimbeia — 1 species: Itaimbeia prisca
- Pholadomorpha — 1 species: Pholadomorpha chambliensis
- Taxodontites — 1 species: Taxodontites paulistanensis
- Aspatharia
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.