Etheriidae is a small family of medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the order Unionida.[2] It contains two monotypic genera.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Superfamily: | Etherioidea |
| Family: | Etheriidae Deshayes, 1832[1] |
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Genera edit
Genera within the family Etheriidae include:
- Acostaea d'Orbigny, 1851
- Acostaea rivolii Deshayes, 1827
- Etheria Lamarck, 1807
- Etheria elliptica Lamarck, 1807
- Pseudomulleria
- Pseudomulleria dalyi Smith, 1898
References edit
- ^ Etheriidae in WoRMS
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Media related to Etheriidae at Wikimedia Commons
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