Tribe Diplodontini Ihering 1901 (clam)
Bivalvia - Unionida - Hyriidae
Synonym: Rhipidodontini Starobogatov 1970
Parent taxon: Hyriinae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Alathyria, Antediplodon, Castaliini, Cucumerunionini, Diplodon, Hyria, Hyridella, Hyridellini, Hyriini, Lortiella, Protohyridella, Velesunio, Westralunio, Prisodon
Subtaxa: Rhipidodonta
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Diplodontini in the database