Bivalvia | Unionida | Etherioidea

family IRIDINIDAE Swainson, 1840

synonyms (7 nomina) | cladomics


Global Diversity of the "Iridinidae". The red wedge of the pie represents the relative Recent species diversity of the family in the order Unionida (39 of 1011).

The "Iridinidae" (39 Recent spp., 5 genera) is a long-recognized taxon, endemic to the Afrotropics. The family has traditionally been divided among two subfamilies, and recent analyses have suggested that the "Iridinidae" is not monophyletic. While we wait for more data, we will continue to use this family name.

Included Taxa

Decorative image of a representative Aspathariinae

subfamily ASPATHARIINAE Modell, 1942: 22 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (2 nomina) | 2 genera

Recent Distribution: Afrotropics

Decorative image of a representative Iridininae

subfamily IRIDININAE Swainson, 1840: 17 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (5 nomina) | 3 genera

Recent Distribution: Afrotropics