Summary ²

Hyriidae is a taxonomic family of pearly freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the order Unionoida. This family is native to South America, Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea. Like all members of that order, they go through a larval stage that is parasitic on fish (see glochidium).

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) Tim Lane, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/119210184@N05/12941937015/
2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyriidae

Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• World Register of Marine Species

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