Bivalvia | Unionida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae | Velesunio

species Velesunio moretonicus (Reeve, 1865): specimens

2 available nominal species synonyms (6 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Velesunio moretonicus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Walker et al. (2014), IUCN (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Velesunio legrandi — Kongim et al. (2015)

Range

Tasmania. (Australasia: AU1)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Velesunio moretonicus

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot AMS_12905
AMS_12905
South Esk River, Tasmania, Australia [-41.783, 147.7 ± 100 km]
holotype
Unio legrandi Petterd, 1889

image of lot BMNH_1958-5-16-1
BMNH_1958-5-16-1
Moreton Bay, Australia
holotype
Unio moretonicus Reeve, 1865

Other Specimens by Country | show by collection

43 Specimens from Australia

image of lot CM_61.1533
CM_61.1533
200 miles from seacoast of East Australia

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USNM_40861
Australia

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ANSP_64901
Avea [?] River, Lewis Hill, Tasmania

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AMS_61711
Blackman R., at Tunbridge, Tasmania, Australia [-42.15, 147.417 ± 10 km]

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AMS_125974
Blackman River, Tasmania, Australia [-42.15, 146.917 ± 10 km]

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MCZ_190268
Blackmann’s River, Tasmania

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AMS_125976
Cressy, S of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia [-41.7, 147.083 ± 10 km]

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ANSP_71733
Currency Ck., trib. of Murray R., Aust.

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DMNH_78644
Currency Creek, Murray River, Australia

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BMNH_MP_065
Derwent River, V.D. Land

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AMS_61896
Liffey Falls, Tasmania, Australia [-41.7, 146.767 ± 1 km]

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AMS_125977
Liffey River, Tasmania, Australia [-41.667, 146.933 ± 100 km]

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AMS_61710
Macquarie R at Campbell Town, near junction with Elizabeth R, Tasmania, Australia [-41.935, 147.43 ± 10 km]

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AMS_125975
Macquarie R, Ross, Tasmania, Australia [-42.032, 147.488 ± 1 km]

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MCZ_190269
Macquarie River, near junction with Elizabeth River at Campbell town, Tasmania

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MCZ_197493
Macquarie River, Tasmania

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USNM_40859
Moreton Bay, New South Wales, Australia

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DMNH_172976
North Esk River, Tasmania, Australia

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BMNH_MP_106
Northern Tasmania

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AMS_159236
Royal George, St Pauls R (On stones and weed in fast flowing part river.), Tasmania, Australia [-41.821, 147.889 ± 1 km]

image of lot MCZ_85123
MCZ_85123
South Esk River, Tasmania

image of lot AMS_61880
AMS_61880
South Esk River, Tasmania, Australia [-41.566, 147.181 ± 100 km]

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USNM_853935
St. Pauls River, at Royal Gorge, Tasmania

image of lot ANSP_65246
ANSP_65246
St. Pauls River, Avoca, N. Tasmania

image of lot AMS_47313
AMS_47313
St. Pauls River, Lewis Hill, Avoca, Tasmania, Australia [-41.783, 147.717 ± 1 km]

image of lot AMS_62150
AMS_62150
St. Pauls River, Lewis Hill, Avoca, Tasmania, Australia [-41.783, 147.717]

image of lot BMNH_41-3-24-49
BMNH_41-3-24-49
Tasmania

image of lot ZMB_MP_0435
ZMB_MP_0435
Tasmania

image of lot AMS_126311B
AMS_126311B
Tasmania

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AMS_47304
Tasmania

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AMS_42293
Tasmania

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BMNH_MP_134
Tasmania

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USNM_853893
Tasmania

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USNM_149640
Tasmania

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USNM_170113
Tasmania

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USNM_568987
Tasmania

image of lot UMMZ_111893_01
UMMZ_111893_01
Tasmania, Australia

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ZMB_9118
Tasmanien

image of lot AMS_126270
AMS_126270
Tullochgorum, South Esk R, Tasmania, Australia [-41.667, 147.892 ± 10 km]

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ZMB_9198
Van Dieman’s Land [Tasmania]

image of lot BMNH_1958-5-16-2
BMNH_1958-5-16-2
Van Dieman’s Land [Tasmania]

image of lot USNM_85719
USNM_85719
Van Dieman’s Land [Tasmania]

AMS_433816. Australia

GenBank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.