MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Bivalvia | Unionida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae | Velesunio ambiguus
nominal species Velesunio testatus Iredale, 1943
Velesunio testatus Iredale, 1943 = Velesunio ambiguus
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 88.
HOLOTYPE AMS_61699, Murray River at Benthagi (Backwater), New South Wales, Australia.
Taxonomic Opinions
+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — B.J. Smith, 1992: 20.
holotype AM_C.61699 — Benthagi, Murray River, New South Wales, Australia.
paratype AM_C.61723 — Benthagi, Murray River, New South Wales, Australia.
paratypes AM_C.125867 — Benthagi, Murray River, New South Wales, Australia.
paratypes AM_C.61698 — Benthagi, Murray River, New South Wales, Australia.
+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi) — Haas, 1969: 491.
+ Velesunio ambiguus Philippi, 1847 — Cotton, 1961: 90.
+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958: 389, pl. 2, fig. 5.
holotype AM_C.61699 — Benthagi, Murray River, New South Wales, Australia.
paratype AM_C.61723 — Benthagi, Murray River, New South Wales, Australia.
paratype AM_C.61698 — Benthagi, Murray River, New South Wales, Australia.
