MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
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Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Tue 02 June 2026
nominal species Unio shuttleworthi Küster, 1856
Unio shuttleworthi Küster, 1856 = nomen dubium
‘Charpentier mss.’ Küster, 1856. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 152, pl. 44, fig. 2.
Taxonomic Opinions
+ — B.J. Smith, 1992: 22.
= — Haas, 1969: 494.
= Velesunio shuttleworthi Küster, 1855 — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958: 407.
= Velesunio shuttleworthi Kuster — Iredale, 1943: 190.
= Velesunio shuttleworthi (Kuster, 1855) — Iredale, 1934: 60, pl. 3, fig. 5; pl. 4, fig. 5.
+ Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) australis (‘Lamarck’ Hanley, 1843) — Simpson, 1914: 1298.
+ Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) australis (Lamarck) Hanley — Simpson, 1900: 891.
= Unio shuttleworthi Charpentier — E.A. Smith, 1882: 311.
= Unio shuttleworthi Charpentier — Küster, 1856: 152, pl. 44, fig. 2.
