Etheriidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Superfamily: Etherioidea
Family: Etheriidae
Deshayes, 1832[1]
Genera

See text for genera and species.

Etheriidae is a small family of medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the order Unionida.[2] It contains two monotypic genera.

Genera

Genera within the family Etheriidae include:

References

  1. Etheriidae in WoRMS
  2. 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.

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