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species Westralunio carteri Iredale, 1934: specimens
2 available nominal species synonyms (5 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Westralunio carteri — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Zieritz et al. (2013), IUCN (2014), Walker et al. (2014), Graf et al. (2015), Santos-Neto et al. (2016), Huang et al. (2019), Guerra et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), Klunzinger et al. (2022), Klunzinger (2023)
Westralunio carteri I — Klunzinger et al. (2021)
Westralunio carteri II — Klunzinger et al. (2021)
Westralunio carteri III — Klunzinger et al. (2021)
Westralunio carteri “WcI” — Benson et al. (2022)
Westralunio carteri “WcII” — Benson et al. (2022)
Westralunio carteri “WcIII” — Benson et al. (2022)

Range

Southwestern Western Australia.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

Australia

AMS_61893 Approx 34 km SW Perth, Wungong Ck, Western Australia, Australia [-32.167, 115.983 ± 10 km]	AMS_61894 Blackwood River at Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia [-33.967, 116.133 ± 10 km]	AMS_61890 Blackwood River at Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia [-33.967, 116.133 > ± 100 km]
MCZ_59801 Blackwood River, Bridgetown, Western Australia	MCZ_99001 Blackwood River, Bridgetown, Western Australia	UMMZ_57552 Blackwood River, Bridgetown, Western Australia
UMMZ_57552 Blackwood River, Bridgetown, Western Australia	BMNH_MP_108 Blackwood River, Western Australia	BMNH_MP_118 Blackwood River, Western Australia
AMS_61714 Bow & Frankland rivers, SW West Australia; 34°33’-55’S, 116°50’-55’E	AMS_61714 Bow & Frankland rivers, SW West Australia; 34°33’-55’S, 116°50’-55’E	MCZ_191967 Bow River and Franklin rivers, Western Australia
AMS_61715 Bow River, SW West Australia; 34°55’S, 116°56’E	AMS_126319 Bow River, Western Australia, Australia [-34.917, 116.933 ± 100 km]	AMS_61717 Bow River, Western Australia, Australia [-34.917, 116.933 ± 100 km]
BMNH_MP_026 Canning River, Western Australia	AMS_35307 Canning River, Western Australia, Australia [-32.033, 115.883 ± 100 km]	AMS_126273 Collie River, Western Australia, Australia [-33.383, 115.917 ± 100 km]
AMS_126372 Collie River, Western Australia, Australia [-33.383, 115.917 ± 100 km]	AMS_61716 Collie River, Western Australia, Australia [-33.383, 115.917 ± 100 km]	FMNH_199215 Frankland River, Circular Pool, near Walpole, Western Australia
BMNH_MP_110 Gascoyne River, W. Australia	AMS_393834 Kent R on main coast road between Denmark & Albany (On leaves, weeds etc. along banks in sheltered corners - absent from fast flowing areas), Western Australia, Australia [-34.959, 117.041 ± 100 m]	AMS_126151 King George Sound, Western Australia, Australia [-35.05, 117.967 ± 10 km]
AMS_47295 King George Sound, Western Australia, Australia [-35.05, 117.967 ± 10 km]	AMS_61906 King George Sound, Western Australia, Australia [-35.05, 117.967 ± 10 km]	UMMZ_304517 Lake Leschenaultia, Western Australia, Australia, -31.85328°, 116.25166°
AMS_62160 Mahogany Ck, Western Australia, Australia [-31.9, 116.133 ± 10 km]	MCZ_99004 Margaret River, Western Australia	BMNH_MP_115 Minnenup Pool, Collie River, WA
FMNH_220737 Moran River, 25.6 km SSW Mitchell R. Hmstd., NW Kimberly, Western Australia; 15°20’30”S, 125°42’05”E	BMNH_MP_112 Mundaring, W.A.	BMNH_MP_117 Mundaring, WA
AMS_126132 near Perth, Western Australia, Australia [-31.95, 115.85 ± 10 km]	BMNH_88-3-23-35-36 Northwest Australia	MCZ_99002 Pemberton, Western Australia
BMNH_40-10-20-27 River Avon, Australia	BMNH_40-10-20-27 River Avon, Australia	BMNH_1840-10-21-29 River Avon, South Australia
BMNH_1840-10-21-29 River Avon, South Australia	BMNH_1840-10-21-29 River Avon, South Australia	AMS_126131 Serpentine River, Western Australia, Australia [-32.417, 116.167 ± 100 km]
AMS_132736 Shannon Dam, Shannon R, S of Manjinup (Sandy mud bottom), Western Australia, Australia [-34.7, 116.367 ± 10 km]	BMNH_MP_082 Swan River, West Australia	UMMZ_304516 Unknown, Western Australia, Australia
AMS_61712 Vasse River, Western Australia, Australia [-33.8, 115.3 ± 100 km]	AMS_170635 Victoria Reservoir, Darling Range, 12 mls E of Perth, Western Australia, Australia [-32.05, 116.067 ± 10 km]	AMS_61724 Victoria Reservoir, Darling Range, 12 mls E of Perth, Western Australia, Australia [-32.05, 116.067 ± 10 km]
AMS_386609 Warren River, on Northcliffe Rd (On banks of river), Western Australia, Australia [-34.507, 115.993 ± 100 m]	AMS_61713 Warren River, West Australia; 34°35’S, 115°55’E	AMS_397749 Weld R, nr Fernbrook Falls on Beardmore R, Western Australia, Australia [-34.765, 116.579 ± 100 m]
UMMZ_111907 Western Australia	UMMZ_111907 Western Australia	MCZ_186736 Wongong River, 21 mi S. Perth, Western Australia