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(Redirected from Hyrioidea) Family of bivalves

Hyriidae
External view of two valves of Diplodon granosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Superfamily: Hyrioidea
Swainson, 1840
Family: Hyriidae
Swainson, 1840
Genera

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Hyriidae is a taxonomic family of pearly freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the order Unionida. This family is native to South America, Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea. Like all members of that order, they go through a larval stage that is parasitic on fish (see glochidium).

The classification recognized by Banarescu (1995) uses three subfamilies. This family contains eighteen genera.

Subfamilies and genera

Hyriinae

Genera within the subfamily Hyriinae, from South America, include:

Tribe Castaliini
Tribe Hyriini
Tribe Rhipidodontini

Cucumerunioninae

Genera within the subfamily Cucumerunioninae, from Australasia, include:

Velesunioninae

Genera within the subfamily Velesunioninae, from Australasia, include:

References

  1. 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.
  2. Banarescu, Petru (1995). Zoogeography of Fresh Waters. Volume 3: Distribution and dispersal of freshwater animals in Africa, Pacific Areas and South America. Wiesbaden: AULA-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-89104-483-4.
  3. "Yerta Bulti (Port River and Estuary region)". City of Charles Sturt. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. Wade, Sam; Corbin, Tracey; McDowell, Linda-Marie (June 2004). Critter Catalogue: A guide to the aquatic invertebrates of South Australian inland waters (PDF). Original illustrations by John Bradbury. Environment Protection Authority (South Australia). p. 28. ISBN 1-876562-67-6.
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