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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae | Velesunio angasi

nominal species Aparcthyria inspecta Iredale, 1943

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Aparcthyria inspecta Iredale, 1943 = Velesunio angasi

Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 192.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_61637, Holmes Creek, 12 mls NE Darwin (Series of pools), Northern Territory, Australia [-12.4, 130.933 ± 10 km].

= Velesunio angasi

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Velesunio angasi (Sowerby, 1867) — B.J. Smith, 1992

+ Velesunio angasi (Sowerby, 1867) — Haas, 1969

+ Velesunio angasi (Sowerby, 1867) — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958

= Aparcthyria inspecta sp. nov. — Iredale, 1943

 
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