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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae | Velesunio

species Velesunio sentaniensis (Haas, 1924): specimens
     1 available nominal species synonym

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Velesunio sentaniensisGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Walker et al. (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021), Sahidin et al. (2021)

Range

New Guinea.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


Indonesia

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FMNH_70943

Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea

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MCZ_40865

Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea

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MCZ_221346

Lake Sentani, at Nefaar Village, Dutch New Guinea

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AMS_126024

Lake Sentani, Meerzeight?, West Papua, Indonesia; 2°36’S, 140°34’E

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AMS_92288

Lake Sentani, near Joka, New Guinea; 2°36’S, 140°37’E

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AMS_126027

Lake Sentani, near Joka, West Papua, Indonesia

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AMS_126027

Lake Sentani, near Joka, West Papua, Indonesia

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AMS_126025

Lake Sentani, near Nefaar, West Papua, Indonesia; 2°36’S, 140°34’E

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AMS_MP-003

Lake Sentani, Nefaar, West Irian; 2°40’S, 140°30’E

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UMMZ_110532

Lake Sentani, New Guinea, South Pacific Ocean

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UMMZ_110532

Lake Sentani, New Guinea, South Pacific Ocean

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UMMZ_110532

Lake Sentani, New Guinea, South Pacific Ocean

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FMNH_54522

Lake Sentani, west bank, near Joka, New Guinea

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AMS_126028

Lake Sentani, West Papua, Indonesia; 2°36’S, 140°34’E

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SMF_3535

Sentani See N. Guinea

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FMNH_24652

small creek near Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea

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AMS_121655

South end Lake Sentani, West Irian; 2°32’S, 140°43’E

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AMS_126029

trib., Mamberamo River, near Pionierbivak, West Papua, Indonesia


Papua New Guinea

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MCZ_182263

Aitape, British New Guinea

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AMS_126030

Buna Bay, S.E. Papua; 8°40’S, 148°26’E

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MCZ_213043

creek in Botanic Garden, Lae, New Guinea

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AMS_126260

Hisiu, 45 mi NW Port Moresby, P.N.G.; 9°04’S, 146°45’E

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AMS_126216

Lae Botanical Garden, P.N.G.

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AMS_126031

Lae Botanical Garden, P.N.G.; 6°45’S, 147°00’E

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AMS_155877

Ramu River, Bunapas, Madong Prov. Papua New Guinea

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AMS_69394

Sepik River, near Pagwi, New Guinea

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MCZ_221437

trib. of Ramu River, near Aiome, T.N.G.

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AMS_126026

trib., Ramu River, Aiome, P.N.G.; 5°08’S, 144°43’E