| Disconaias | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Subfamily: | Ambleminae |
| Tribe: | Lampsilini |
| Genus: | Disconaias Crosse & Fischer, 1894 |
Disconaias is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
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