Hyriidae
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Paleoheterodonta |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Hyriidae Swainson, 1840 |
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Hyriidae is a taxonomic family of pearly freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the order Unionoida. This family is native to South America, Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea.[1] Like all members of that order, they go through a larval stage that is parasitic on fish (see glochidium).
The classification recognized by Banarescu (1990) [2] uses three subfamilies. This family contains eighteen genera.
Subfamilies and genera
Hyriinae
Genera within the subfamily Hyriinae, from South America, include:
- Prisodon
- Paxyodon
- Triplodon
- Castalia
- Castalina
- Castaliella
- Callonaia
- Diplodon
- Chevronaias
Cucumerunioninae
Genera within the subfamily Cucumerunioninae, from Australia, include:
- Hyridella
- Cucumerunio
- Virgus
Velesunioninae
Genera within the subfamily Velesunioninae, from Australia, include: from Australasia
- Westralunio
- Velesunio
- Alathyria
- Microdonta
- Haasodonta
- Lortiella
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Banarescu, P. 1990. Zoogeography of fresh waters v.3 Distribution and dispersal of freshwater animals in Africa, Pacific areas and South America. AULA Verlag, Weisbaden.
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