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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae | Velesunio wilsonii

nominal species Centralhyria wilsonii caurina Iredale, 1934

image of type lot

Centralhyria wilsonii caurina Iredale, 1934 = Velesunio wilsonii

specimen image from publicationIredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 66, pl. 3, fig. 14; pl. 4, fig. 14.
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio wilsonii Lea, 1859)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMS_42241, May River at Meda, Western Australia, Australia [-17.367, 124 ± 10 km].

= Velesunio wilsonii

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Velesunio wilsonii (Lea, 1859) — B.J. Smith, 1992

+ Velesunio wilsonii (Lea, 1859) — Haas, 1969

+ Velesunio wilsonii (Lea, 1859) — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958

= Centralhyria wilsonii caurinaIredale, 1943

= Centralhyria wilsonii caurina nov. — Iredale, 1934

 
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