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Hyriidae

Bivalvia - Unionida - Hyriidae

Taxonomy
Hyriidae was named by Swainson (1840) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8600]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Unionacea by Lamprell and Healy (1998); to Hyriinae by Kosnik (2002); to Etherioidea by Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006); and to Hyrioidea by Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Hyriidae Swainson
1934Propehyridellidae Iredale
1998Hyriidae Lamprell and Healy p. 138
2006Hyriidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 230
2010Hyriidae Bouchet et al.
2011Hyriidae Carter et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderHyriidinaHoeh 2009
superfamilyHyrioideaSwainson 1840
familyHyriidaeSwainson 1840
familyHyriidaeSwainson 1840

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Hyriidae Swainson 1840
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G. Callonaia Simpson 1900
G. Castalia Lamarck 1819
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Castalia ambigua Wesselingh et al. 2006
Subfm. Hyriinae Swainson 1840
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G. †Alathyria Iredale 1934
G. †Antediplodon Marshall 1929
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Antediplodon dockumensis Simpson 1986
G. Diplodon Spix 1827
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Diplodon amygdalaeformis Wesselingh 2006
Diplodon diluvii d'Orbigny 1842
Diplodon glaucus Uliana and Camacho 1975
Diplodon indianensis Wesselingh 2006
Diplodon longulus Conrad 1874
Tr. Diplodontini Ihering 1901
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Invalid names: Rhipidodontini Starobogatov 1970 [synonym]
G. Hyria Lamarck 1819
G. Hyridella Swainson 1840
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Subg. †Hyridella (Hyridella) Swainson 1840
G. †Lortiella Iredale 1934
G. †Protohyridella Cotton 1932
G. †Velesunio Iredale 1934
G. †Westralunio Iredale 1934
Invalid names: Castaliini Morretes 1949 [empty], Cucumerunionini Iredale 1934 [empty], Hyridellini McMichael and Hiscock 1958 [empty], Hyriini Swainson 1840 [empty], Prisodontinae Modell 1942 [synonym]
Invalid names: Propehyridellidae Iredale 1934 [synonym], Velesunioninae Iredale 1934 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available