MUSSELpdb

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Taxonomy

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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae

Species & Genus Richness by
Taxonomy

Geography

Summary

North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Publication Walker et al. (2001): summary

publication summary

Full Citation

Walker, K.F., M. Byrne, C.W. Hickey & D.S. Roper. 2001. Freshwater mussels (Hyriidae) of Australasia. [in] Bauer & Wächtler, Ecology and Evolution of the Freshwater Mussels Unionoida, Ecological Studies 145: 5-31. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Alathyria condola Iredale

Alathyria jacksoni Iredale

Alathyria pertexta Iredale

Alathyria profuga (Gould)

Cucumerunio novaehollandiae (Gray)

Cucumerunio websteri (Simpson) = Echyridella aucklandica

Haasodonta fannyae (Johnson)

Haasodonta vanheurni (McMichael & Hiscock)

Hyridella aucklandica (Gray) = Echyridella aucklandica

Hyridella australis (Lamarck)

Hyridella depressa (Lamarck)

Hyridella drapeta (Iredale)

Hyridella glenelgensis (Dennant)

Hyridella guppyi (Smith)

Hyridella menziesi (Gray) = Echyridella menziesii

Hyridella misoolensis (Schepman)

Hyridella narracanensis (Cotton & Gabriel)

Lortiella froggatti Iredale

Lortiella rugata (Sowerby)

Microdontia anodontaeformis Tapparone Canefri

Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi)

Velesunio angasi (Sowerby)

Velesunio moretonicus (Reeve)
+ Unio legrandi Petterd, 1889

Velesunio sentaniensis (Haas)

Velesunio wilsonii (Lea)

Virgus beccarianus (Tapparone Canefri)

Westralunio albertisi Clench

Westralunio carteri Iredale

Westralunio flyensis (Tapparone Canefri)