Subfamily Velesunioninae Iredale 1934 (clam)
Bivalvia - Unionida - Hyriidae
Parent taxon: Hyriidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Callonaia, Castalia, Hyriinae, Propehyridella
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Velesunioninae in the database