Bivalvia | Unionida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae

genus Velesunio Iredale, 1934: species

3 available nominal genus synonyms | cladomics

Included Species

Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847)

synonymy (13 available, 19 total) | specimens (612 + 1 Genbank voucher)

Range: Queensland to Southern Australia, eastern Australia. (Australasia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, COI, Cytb, H3, ND1
other links: MolluscaBase

Velesunio angasi (Sowerby, 1867)

synonymy (6 available, 7 total) | specimens (303)

Range: Queensland west to Western Australia, northern Australia. (Australasia)

Genbank sequences: COI
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Velesunio moretonicus

Velesunio moretonicus (Reeve, 1865)

synonymy (2 available, 6 total) | specimens (45)

Range: Tasmania. (Australasia)

IUCN Red List: Near Threatened
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Velesunio sentaniensis

Velesunio sentaniensis (Haas, 1924)

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (25)

Range: New Guinea. (Australasia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Velesunio wilsonii

Velesunio wilsonii (Lea, 1859)

synonymy (3 available, 5 total) | specimens (244)

Range: Northern Australia from New South Wales and Queensland west to Western Australia, and New Guinea. (Australasia)

other links: MolluscaBase