Hyriidae
Family of bivalves
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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.[1] Like all members of that order, they go through a larval stage that is parasitic on fish (see glochidium).
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The classification recognized by Banarescu (1995)[2] uses three subfamilies. This family contains eighteen genera.
Subfamilies and genera
Hyriinae
Genera within the subfamily Hyriinae, from South America, include:
- Paxyodon
- Castalina
- Chevronaias
- Tribe Castaliini
- Castalia
- Castaliella
- Callonaia
- Tribe Hyriini
Prisodon obliquus in Brazil - Triplodon
- Tribe Rhipidodontini
Cucumerunioninae
Genera within the subfamily Cucumerunioninae, from Australasia, include:
- Echyridella
- Cucumerunio
- Hyridella
- Virgus
Velesunioninae
Genera within the subfamily Velesunioninae, from Australasia, include:[citation needed]
- Alathyria
- Alathyria jacksoni, the river mussel (or black river mussel[3]) occurs in South Australia.[4]
- Haasodonta
- Lortiella
- Microdonta
- Velesunio
- Westralunio
