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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae | Velesunio ambiguus

nominal species Unio balonnensis Conrad, 1850

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Unio balonnensis Conrad, 1850 = Velesunio ambiguus

Conrad, 1850. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5: 10.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_189249, Balonne River, Australia.

= Velesunio ambiguus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — Graf & Cummings, 2021

+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — Graf & Cummings, 2007

+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — B.J. Smith, 1992

+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — Haas, 1969

+ Hyridella (Velesunio) ambigua (Philippi, 1847) — Haas, 1969

+ Velesunio ambiguus Philippi, 1847 — Cotton, 1961

+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958

= Velesunio balonnensis Conrad — Iredale, 1943

= Velesunio balonnensis (Conrad, 1850) — Modell, 1942

= Velesunio balonnensis (Conrad, 1850) — Iredale, 1934

+ Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) australis (‘Lamarck’ Hanley, 1843) — Simpson, 1914

+ Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) australis (Lamarck, 1819) Hanley, 1842 — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio ambiguus Parreyss — E.A. Smith, 1882

+ Margaron (Unio) depressus (Lam.) — Lea, 1870

+ Unio depressus Lamarck, 1819 — Reeve, 1864

+ Margaron (Unio) depressus (Lam.) — Lea, 1852

 
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