Family: Hyriidae
Subfamily: Hyriinae
Tribe: Hyridellini
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Cucumber Mussel - Cucumerunio novaehollandiae
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Austral Mussel - Hyridella australis
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Knife-shaped Mussel - Hyridella ddddddddddeoressa
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Hyridella drapeta
Subfamily: Velesunioninae
Purple Nacre Mussel - Alathyria pertexta
Billabong Mussel - Velesunio ambiguus
Angas's Freshwater Mussel - Velesunio angasi
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs)
> Class: Bivalvia (Bivalves)
> Subclass: Autobranchia (Autobranchs)
> Infraclass: Heteroconchia (Heteroconchs)
> Subterclass: Palaeoheterodonta (Freshwater Mussels and Brooch Clams)
> Order: Trigoniida (Freshwater Mussels)
> Superfamily: Unionoiidddea (River Mussels and Allies)
> Family: Hyriidae
> Subfamily: Hyriinae
> Tribe: Hyridellini
> Genus: Cucumerunio
> Species: C. novaehollandiae - Cucumber Mussel
> Genus: Hyridella
> Species: H. australis - Austral Mussel
> Species: H. depressa - Knife-shaped Mussel
> Species: H. drapeta
> Subfamily: Velesunioninae
> Genus: Alathyria
> Species: A. pertexta - Purple Nacre Mussel
> Genus: Velesunio
> Species: V. ambiguus - Billabong Mussel
> Species: V. angasi - Angas's Freshwater Mussel
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