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species Alathyria pertexta Iredale, 1934: specimens

5 available nominal species synonyms (7 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Alathyria pertexta — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Zieritz et al. (2013), Walker et al. (2014), Graf et al. (2015), ... Bolotov et al. (2018), Huang et al. (2019), Bolotov et al. (2019), Bolotov et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Eastern Australia from Queensland south to New South Wales, and also New Guinea.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Alathyria pertexta

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Australia

BMNH_MP_090 [no locality available - Australia]	AMS_61703 17 km (10mls) S of Murray-Darling junction, "Mondellin", Victoria, Australia [-34.25, 141.917 ± 10 km]	AMS_419949 2 km downstream from waterhole behind Lawn Hill Stn homestead (on roots along edges in still side areas), Queensland, Australia [-18.567, 138.586 ± 100 m]
AMS_392918 Abraham Billabong, Northern Territory, Australia [-14.9, 133.083 ± 10 km]	AMS_97879 Albert River, near Southport, Queensland ?	AMS_403003 Arnhem Land, Wilton R, Bulman Waterhole, approx 20km E of "Bulman" Station, Northern Territory, Australia [-13.683, 134.375 ± 1 km]
ANSP_125847 Australia	BMNH_1964170 Australia	BMNH_MP_138 Australia
UMMZ_111810 Australia	UMMZ_111810 Australia	UMMZ_23083 Australia
UMMZ_23083 Australia	ZMB_MP_0429 Australia	AMS_126105 Baffle Ck, near Miriam Vale, Queensland, Australia [-24.417, 151.65 ± 10 km]
AMS_110211 Barambah Ck, trib of Burnett R, 8km SE. of Gayndah, Queensland, Australia [-26.333, 152.2 ± 10 km]	AMS_61772 Barwon River at Mogil Mogil, New South Wales, Australia [-29.35, 148.683 ± 1 km]	AMS_125929 Blackall, Queensland, Australia [-24.433, 145.467 ± 10 km]
BMNH_MP_122 Bogie River, near junction with Burdekin River, North Queensland	BMNH_MP_122 Bogie River, near junction with Burdekin River, North Queensland	DMNH_51860 Boyne River, Gladstone, Australia
DMNH_51862 Boyne River, Gladstone, Australia	USNM_623340 Brisbane R., Wyvenhoe Pocket, Australia	USNM_623340 Brisbane R., Wyvenhoe Pocket, Australia
MCZ_210909 Brisbane River, 40 mi from mouth, Queensland, Australia	AMS_81182B Brisbane River, 60 mi from Bay, Queensland	AMS_61774 Brisbane River, approx 65km from mouth, Queensland, Australia [-27.5, 152.667 ± 10 km]
BMNH_59-10-28-28 Brisbane River, NSW	BMNH_59-10-28-28 Brisbane River, NSW	AMS_117982 Burdekin R, near Charters Towers (Crawling on sandy river bottom), Queensland, Australia [-20, 146.433 ± 10 km]
MCZ_186735 Burnett River, at Mundubbera, Queensland, Australia	BMNH_MP_139 Burnett River, Gympi	BMNH_MP_139 Burnett River, Gympi
BMNH_MP_139 Burnett River, Gympi	BMNH_MP_139 Burnett River, Gympi	BMNH_91-11-6-100 Burnett River, Queensland
BMNH_86-7-26-332-333 Burnett River, Queensland, Australia	AMS_61770 Burnett River, Queensland; 25°03’S, 152°05’E	ANSP_232405 Calliope River, Central Queensland, Australia
MCZ_201301 Calliope River, near Gladstone, Queensland, Australia	AMNH_109199 Calliope River, Queensland, Australia	AMS_419947 Calvert River crossing on Carpentaria Hwy (under stone in flowing water and in large pools on surface of Pandanus leaves, under roots, etc.), Northern Territory, Australia [-16.934, 137.361 ± 100 m]
AMS_158050 Cape York Peninsula, Palmer R at Palmerville (buried in mud, almost dry waterhole), Queensland, Australia [-16, 144.071 ± 1 km]	ANSP_65250 Casino, Richmond River, N.S.W. Australia	ANSP_65250 Casino, Richmond River, N.S.W. Australia
ANSP_65250 Casino, Richmond River, N.S.W. Australia	USNM_568974A Condamine R. Australia	AMS_381782 Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia [-27.917, 151.75 ± 100 km]
AMS_126102 Dawson R on Rockhampton-Duaringa Rd, Queensland, Australia [-23.788, 149.108 ± 1 km]	MCZ_235462 Dawson River, Duaringa, central Queensland, Australia	MCZ_243497 Dawson River, Moura, 140 mi SW Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
AMS_126040 E Cape York Peninsula, Silver Plains station, Breakfast Creek, Queensland, Australia [-14, 143.508 ± 10 km]	AMS_126040 E Cape York Peninsula, Silver Plains station, Breakfast Creek, Queensland, Australia [-14, 143.508 ± 10 km]	BMNH_46-10-7-1-4 Eastern Branch of the Issacs River
AMS_61767 Einasleigh River, Queensland, Australia [-18.512, 144.102 ± 100 km]	AMS_61852 Einasleigh River, Queensland, Australia [-18.512, 144.102 ± 100 km]	AMS_83826 Esk, Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia [-27.233, 152.417 ± 10 km]
AMS_126365 Fitzroy R at Duaringa, Queensland, Australia [-23.627, 150.108 ± 100 km]	AMS_61771 Fitzroy R, at confluence with Alligator Ck, Queensland, Australia [-23.192, 150.408 ± 1 km]	MCZ_196818 Fitzroy River, Rockhampton Basin, Queensland, Australia
AMS_51819 Flinders R, Hughenden, Queensland, Australia [-20.85, 144.2 ± 10 km]	DMNH_51944 Frogmore Lagoon, Australia	AMS_126043 Gayndah, Queensland, Australia 25° 36’ S; 151° 31’ E
AMS_61850 Gladstone, Queensland, Australia [-23.85, 151.267 ± 10 km]	UMMZ_111812 Gregory River System, near Plains of Promise, Gulf of Carpentier, Queensland, Australia	UMMZ_111812 Gregory River System, near Plains of Promise, Gulf of Carpentier, Queensland, Australia
AMS_158037 Gulf of Carpentaria, Robinson R Crossing (In sand, in shallow pools), Queensland, Australia [-16.472, 137.047 ± 1 km]	AMS_61856 Ipswitch, Queensland; 27°37’S, 152°47’E	BMNH_85-6-12-83-84 Isaac and Burnett rivers
AMS_126039 Jericho, Queensland, Australia [-23.6, 146.133 ± 10 km]	AMS_61737 Lagoon, near sandbar across Norman R (near river mouth), Queensland, Australia [-17.567, 140.833 ± 100 km]	AMS_380232 Lake Manchester, Queensland, Australia [-27.483, 152.783 ± 10 km]
AMS_144998 Lawn Hill Ck, at Lawn Hill Station (In midden, on river bank), Queensland, Australia [-18.583, 138.583 ± 10 km]	AMS_158036 Lawn Hill NP, near Island Stack, Lawn Hill Ck (Buried in sand, in fast flowing shallow stream), Queensland, Australia [-18.7, 138.483 ± 1 km]	DMNH_43649 Lotus Creek, 104 mi S Macay, North Queensland, Australia
MNHN_MP_1455 Lotus Creek, 104 mi SW Mackay, N.Q. Australia	INHS_26300 Lotus Creek, Northern Queensland, Australia	AMNH_305977 Lotus Creek, Queensland, Australia
DMNH_51946 Lotus Creek, Queensland, Australia	USNM_623347 Maroochy River, Yandina, Queensland, Australia	USNM_623347 Maroochy River, Yandina, Queensland, Australia
AMS_126045 Mary River, Queensland, Australia [-26.383, 152.75 ± 100 km]	AMS_126219 Mary River, Queensland, Australia [-26.383, 152.75 ± 100 km]	AMS_62028 Mary River, Queensland, Australia [-26.383, 152.75 ± 100 km]
USNM_84416 Moreton Bay, Australia	USNM_84416 Moreton Bay, Australia	INHS_85333 Mudgeeraba Creek, S of Nerang, along Springbrook Road, Queensland, Australia
AMS_126271 Murray River	AMS_436283 Muswellbrook, Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia [-32.267, 150.9 ± 10 km]	AMS_61757 Namoi River, Tarriaro (=Terryarra) bridge, near Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia [-30.396, 149.894 ± 1 km]
AMS_61857 Near Rockhampton, Frogmore Lagoon & duckponds, Queensland, Australia [-23.367, 150.533 ± 10 km]	ZMB_4712 New Holland	UMMZ_111816 New South Wales, Australia
UMMZ_111816 New South Wales, Australia	USNM_84417 New Zealand [probably actually Australia]	USNM_84417 New Zealand [probably actually Australia]
CM_61.1537 Northeast Australia	MNHN_MP_1540 Nouvelle Hollande	AMS_385754 Palmer River crossing (Small, flowing side stream, under rocks & on stream bed), Queensland, Australia [-15.997, 144.073 ± 100 m]
AMS_110207 Pioneer R, 25.5km (16mls) W of Mackay (Broad river, rock & sand with weedy pools along edge.), Queensland, Australia [-21.163, 148.858 ± 1 km]	BMNH_86-12-3-64 Port Curtis, Queensland	BMNH_91-11-6-101-102 Port Curtis, Queensland
AMS_47330 Port Curtis, Queensland; 23°55’S, 151°23’E	ZMB_106357 Queensland	ZMB_106357 Queensland
ZMB_MP_0432 Queensland	DMNH_172999 Queensland, Australia	SBMHN_141216 Queensland, Australia
UMMZ_111809 Queensland, Australia	UMMZ_111809 Queensland, Australia	ZMB_47539 Queensland, Brisbane
AMS_61769 Queensland, New South Wales Border Dist.	AMS_126220 Raglan Creek at Bruce Hwy, S of Rockhamptom, Queensland, Australia [-23.758, 150.866 ± 1 km]	ANSP_71728 Richmond R., N.S.W.
ANSP_71728 Richmond R., N.S.W.	BMNH_89-10-25-24-25` Richmond River	BMNH_89-10-25-8-9 Richmond River
UMMZ_22867 Richmond River, Australia	UMMZ_22867 Richmond River, Australia	AMS_61765 Richmond River, Casino, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 10 km]
AMS_61766 Richmond River, Casino, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 10 km]	AMS_62156 Richmond River, Casino, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 10 km]	UMMZ_304511 Richmond River, Casino, New South Wales, Australia, -28.86768°, 153.0425°
ZMB_51037 Richmond River, New South Wales	USNM_73086 Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia	AMS_62029 Rockhampton (Duckponds), Queensland, Australia [-23.367, 150.533 ± 10 km]
MNHN_MP_1483 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	ANSP_129956 Rockhampton, Queensland, N. Australia	AMS_126215 S of Sarina, Lotus Ck, Queensland, Australia [-22.4, 149.167 ± 10 km]
AMS_126247 Saleyard Ck, near Tabulam (In reeds), New South Wales, Australia [-28.883, 152.567 ± 10 km]	BMNH_MP_142 Shoalhaven River, South of Sydney	AMS_126100 Stradbroke Island, South Queensland; 27°30’S, 153°30’E
ZMB_MP_0427 Sydney	AMS_61749 trib., Einasleigh River, Northern Queensland; 17°34’S-18°20’S, 142°24’E-144°04’E	MCZ_191964 tributary of Einasleigh River, northern Queensland, Australia
AMS_61854 Upper Brisbane R, beyond Fernvale, Queensland, Australia [-27.45, 152.64 ± 100 km]	AMS_12009 Upper Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia [-27, 152.4 ± 100 km]	AMS_82901 Vandyke Ck, near Springsure, Queensland, Australia [-24.467, 147.833 ± 10 km]
DMNH_186525 Victoria, Australia	AMS_73049 Walkers Ck, 20 miles S of Normanton, on Normanton-Karumba Rd, Queensland, Australia [-17.467, 141.167 ± 10 km]	AMS_77004 Walkers Ck, 20 miles S of Normanton, on Normanton-Karumba Rd, Queensland, Australia [-17.467, 141.167 ± 10 km]
UMMZ_304510 Warra Weir Queensland, Australia, -26.92382°, 150.90273°	AMS_126044 Yeppen Lagoon, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia [-23.417, 150.5 ± 10 km]	AMS_62162 Yeppen Lagoon, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia [-23.417, 150.5 ± 10 km]
AMS_61747 Yeppen, near Rockhampton, Murray Lagoon, Queensland, Australia [-23.417, 150.5 ± 10 km]

AMS_404108. 177.8 km from Marlborough turnoff to inland road, unnamed swampy creek on Sarina - Marlborough Inland Rd (On edges of creek, in mud and on leaves etc.), Queensland, Australia [-21.848, 148.932 ± 100 m]

AMS_346223. 2km downstream from waterhole behind Lawn Hill Stn homestead, Queensland, Australia [-18.567, 138.586 ± 100 m]

AMS_126041. Aramac, Queensland, Australia [-22.967, 145.25 ± 10 km]

AMS_327764. Baloona River, S of St George nr Kurary Stn, Queensland, Australia [-28.198, 148.534 ± 100 m]

AMS_125780. Boyne River at Port Curtis, Queensland, Australia [-23.917, 151.383 ± 10 km]

AMS_125776. Brisbane R at Wivenhoe Pocket, Queensland, Australia [-27.433, 152.617 ± 10 km]

AMS_125779. Brisbane River (In mud on river bottom), Queensland, Australia [-27.333, 152.5 ± 100 km]

AMS_107063. Burnett R at Gayndah (Wide, sandy river bed), Queensland, Australia [-25.617, 151.6 ± 10 km]

AMS_422337. Burnett R, at causeway, W of Childers on rd to Booyal (Sandy gravel with stones), Queensland, Australia [-25.229, 152.012 ± 1 km]

AMS_137032. Burnett R, causeway on rd WSW from Booyal, W of Childers, Queensland, Australia [-25.229, 152.012 ± 1 km]

AMS_84520. Callide Ck, Queensland, Australia [-24.367, 150.567 ± 100 km]

AMS_126285. Casino, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 10 km]

AMS_126323. Clermont, Clermont Lagoon, Queensland, Australia [-22.833, 147.633 ± 10 km]

AMS_126101. Comet, Queensland, Australia [-23.6, 148.55 ± 10 km]

AMS_421789. Dawson R at Taroom, Queensland, Australia [-25.643, 149.792 ± 100 m]

AMS_327770. Dawson R at Taroom, Queensland, Australia [-25.645, 149.795 ± 100 m]

AMS_69386. Dawson R near Duaringa, Emerald Rd, Queensland, Australia [-23.792, 149.675 ± 10 km]

AMS_327793. Dawson R nr Theodore on Taroom - Theodore Rd (under rocks and wood), Queensland, Australia [-24.941, 150.07 ± 100 m]

AMS_421792. Dawson R, W of Springsure, off Dawson Hwy, nr Moura Weir, Queensland, Australia [-24.6, 149.91 ± 100 m]

AMS_423041. Dawson R, W of Springsure, off Dawson Hwy, nr Moura Weir, Queensland, Australia [-24.6, 149.91 ± 100 m]

AMS_423042. Dawson R, W of Springsure, off Dawson Hwy, nr Moura Weir, Queensland, Australia [-24.6, 149.91 ± 100 m]

AMS_430721. Duaringa, Queensland, Australia [-23.717, 149.667 ± 10 km]

AMS_126256. Einasleigh, Queensland, Australia [-18.512, 144.102 ± 10 km]

AMS_430738. Einasleigh, Queensland, Australia [-18.512, 144.102 ± 10 km]

AMS_62027. Fitzroy R at Rockhampton (In swamp), Queensland, Australia [-23.333, 150.5 ± 10 km]

AMS_61773. Frogmore Lagoon, Rockhampton (Bottom of dry lagoon), Queensland, Australia [-23.446, 150.539 ± 1 km]

AMS_126411. Frogmore Lagoon, Rockhampton (Under log in water), Queensland, Australia [-23.446, 150.539 ± 1 km]

AMS_327805. Gilbert River on Burke Developmental Rd (in sand), Queensland, Australia [-17.169, 141.767 ± 100 m]

AMS_327783. Gregory River about 30km SW of Burketown, Queensland, Australia [-17.892, 139.287 ± 100 m]

AMS_383268. Gulf of Carpentaria, Karumba, Queensland, Australia [-17.483, 140.833 ± 10 km]

AMS_404109. Injune Ck, spring fed creek in Spring Rock (Mud in pools in creek bed), Queensland, Australia [-25.797, 148.774 ± 100 m]

AMS_110213. Isis R, on Bruce Hwy, S. of Childers, Queensland, Australia [-25.269, 152.373 ± 10 km]

AMS_97895. Kholo Ck, near Ipswich, Queensland, Australia [-27.517, 152.833 ± 10 km]

AMS_126412. Mary River, near Woolooga, Queensland, Australia [-26.117, 152.55 ± 10 km]

AMS_385753. Mitchell River crossing, Queensland, Australia [-16.375, 143.976 ± 100 m]

AMS_127153. Richmond R, Casino (Under stones in low river bed), New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.567 ± 10 km]

AMS_167439. Richmond River at Casino, upstream from Irving Bridge (Gravel & small rock pools), New South Wales, Australia [-28.869, 153.042 ± 1 km]

AMS_62165. Rockhampton (Duckponds), Queensland, Australia [-23.367, 150.533 ± 10 km]

AMS_126103. Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia [-23.367, 150.533 ± 10 km]

AMS_126403. Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia [-23.367, 150.533 ± 10 km]

AMS_422528. S of Gladstone, Boyne R at Rosedale (Large weedy creek with some stones), Queensland, Australia [-24.228, 151.258 ± 10 km]

AMS_383238. Upper Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia [-27, 152.4 ± 100 km]

AMS_327785. Walker Creek, 1km SW of Kurumba turnoff. (in muddy pools [mussels], under large rocks in pools below old weir [Notopala]), Queensland, Australia [-17.466, 141.18 ± 100 m]

AMS_126370. Walkers Ck, 20 miles S of Normanton, on Normanton-Karumba Rd, Queensland, Australia [-17.467, 141.167 ± 10 km]

AMS_424074. Walkers Ck, 20 miles S of Normanton, on Normanton-Karumba Rd, Queensland, Australia [-17.467, 141.167 ± 10 km]

AMS_327357. Walsh River at Burke Development Rd, Queensland, Australia [-16.992, 144.3 ± 100 m]

AMS_327771. Walsh River on Burke Developmental Rd (on sand), Queensland, Australia [-16.512, 143.783 ± 100 m]

AMS_425883. Williams R, N of Clarence Town, Mill Flat Falls, New South Wales, Australia [-32.56, 151.8 ± 1 km]

AMS_61768. Yeppen Lagoon, near Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia [-23.417, 150.5 ± 10 km]

AMS_72629. Yeppen Lagoon, near Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia [-23.417, 150.5 ± 10 km]

AMS_421790. Zamia Ck, Queensland, Australia [-24.611, 149.37 ± 100 m]

AMS_421791. Zamia Ck, Queensland, Australia [-24.611, 149.37 ± 100 m]

Indonesia

AMS_170634
Bian River, West Irian, Indonesia

AMS_62271
Bian River, West Irian, Indonesia

AMS_62270
Merauke R., Indonesia

Genbank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced Genbank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.