• Source: Hyriidae

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

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

Paxyodon
Castalina
Chevronaias
Tribe Castaliini
Castalia
Castaliella
Callonaia
Tribe Hyriini
Prisodon
Triplodon
Tribe Rhipidodontini
Diplodon




= Cucumerunioninae

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Genera within the subfamily Cucumerunioninae, from Australasia, include:

Echyridella
Cucumerunio
Hyridella
Virgus




= Velesunioninae

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Genera within the subfamily Velesunioninae, from Australasia, include:

Alathyria
Alathyria jacksoni, the river mussel (or black river mussel) occurs in South Australia.
Haasodonta
Lortiella
Microdonta
Velesunio
Westralunio




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Unionida
• Hyriidae
• Freshwater bivalve
• Westralunio carteri
• IUCN Red List vulnerable species (Animalia)
• Echyridella aucklandica
• Diplodon dunkerianus
• Castalia (bivalve)
• IUCN Red List endangered species (Animalia)
• Castalia ambigua
• Velesunio wilsonii