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 angasi
nominal species Aparcthyria inspecta Iredale, 1943
Aparcthyria inspecta Iredale, 1943 = Velesunio angasi
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 192.
HOLOTYPE AMS_61637, Holmes Creek, 12 mls NE Darwin (Series of pools), Northern Territory, Australia [-12.4, 130.933 ± 10 km].
Taxonomic Opinions
+ Velesunio angasi (Sowerby, 1867) — B.J. Smith, 1992: 21.
holotype AM_C.61637 — Holmes Creek, 12 miles NE Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
paratypes AM_C.61638 — Holmes Creek, 12 miles NE Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
paratypes AM_C.61639 — Holmes Creek, 12 miles NE Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
paratypes AM_C.61640 — Holmes Creek, 12 miles NE Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
paratypes AM_C.61641 — Holmes Creek, 12 miles NE Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
paratype QM_MO.2801 — Holmes Creek, 12 miles NE Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
paratype QM_MO.2802 — Holmes Creek, 12 miles NE Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
paratype NMV_F.17043 — Holmes Creek, 12 miles NE Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
paratype MCZ_196597 — Holmes Creek, 12 miles NE Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
+ Velesunio angasi (Sowerby) — Haas, 1969: 493.
+ Velesunio angasi (Sowerby, 1867) — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958: 401, pl. 4, figs. 3-5.
holotype AM_C.61637 — Holmes Creek, 12 miles NE Darwin, N.T., Australia.
paratypes AM_C.61638 — Holmes Creek, 12 miles NE Darwin, N.T., Australia.
paratypes MCZ_196597 — Holmes Creek, 12 miles NE Darwin, N.T., Australia.
paratypes AM_C.61639
paratypes AM_C.61640
paratypes AM_C.61641
= Aparcthyria inspecta sp. nov. — Iredale, 1943: 192.
