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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae | Velesunio

species Velesunio moretonicus (Reeve, 1865): specimens

2 available nominal species synonyms (6 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Velesunio moretonicusGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Walker et al. (2014), IUCN (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Velesunio legrandiKongim et al. (2015)

Range

Tasmania.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Velesunio moretonicus

MUSSELp Specimen Records


Australia

image of lot CM_61.1533
CM_61.1533

200 miles from seacoast of East Australia

image of lot USNM_40861
USNM_40861

Australia

image of lot ANSP_64901
ANSP_64901

Avea [?] River, Lewis Hill, Tasmania

image of lot ANSP_64901
ANSP_64901

Avea [?] River, Lewis Hill, Tasmania

image of lot AMS_61711
AMS_61711

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

image of lot AMS_125974
AMS_125974

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

image of lot MCZ_190268
MCZ_190268

Blackmann’s River, Tasmania

image of lot AMS_125976
AMS_125976

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

image of lot ANSP_71733
ANSP_71733

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

image of lot ANSP_71733
ANSP_71733

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

image of lot DMNH_78644
DMNH_78644

Currency Creek, Murray River, Australia

image of lot BMNH_MP_065
BMNH_MP_065

Derwent River, V.D. Land

image of lot BMNH_MP_065
BMNH_MP_065

Derwent River, V.D. Land

image of lot AMS_61896
AMS_61896

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

image of lot AMS_125977
AMS_125977

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

image of lot AMS_61710
AMS_61710

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

image of lot AMS_125975
AMS_125975

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

image of lot MCZ_190269
MCZ_190269

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

image of lot MCZ_197493
MCZ_197493

Macquarie River, Tasmania

image of lot BMNH_1958-5-16-1
BMNH_1958-5-16-1

Moreton Bay, Australia

image of lot BMNH_1958-5-16-1
BMNH_1958-5-16-1

Moreton Bay, Australia

image of lot BMNH_1958-5-16-1
BMNH_1958-5-16-1

Moreton Bay, Australia

image of lot USNM_40859
USNM_40859

Moreton Bay, New South Wales, Australia

image of lot DMNH_172976
DMNH_172976

North Esk River, Tasmania, Australia

image of lot BMNH_MP_106
BMNH_MP_106

Northern Tasmania

image of lot AMS_159236
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]

image of lot AMS_12905
AMS_12905

South Esk River, Tasmania, Australia [-41.783, 147.7 ± 100 km]

image of lot USNM_853935
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 AMS_126311B
AMS_126311B

Tasmania

image of lot AMS_42293
AMS_42293

Tasmania

image of lot AMS_47304
AMS_47304

Tasmania

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

Tasmania

image of lot BMNH_MP_134
BMNH_MP_134

Tasmania

image of lot USNM_149640
USNM_149640

Tasmania

image of lot USNM_149640
USNM_149640

Tasmania

image of lot USNM_170113
USNM_170113

Tasmania

image of lot USNM_568987
USNM_568987

Tasmania

image of lot USNM_853893
USNM_853893

Tasmania

image of lot USNM_853893
USNM_853893

Tasmania

image of lot ZMB_MP_0435
ZMB_MP_0435

Tasmania

image of lot UMMZ_111893_01
UMMZ_111893_01

Tasmania, Australia

image of lot UMMZ_111893_01
UMMZ_111893_01

Tasmania, Australia

image of lot ZMB_9118
ZMB_9118

Tasmanien

image of lot AMS_126270
AMS_126270

Tullochgorum, South Esk R, Tasmania, Australia [-41.667, 147.892 ± 10 km]

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]

image of lot USNM_85719
USNM_85719

Van Dieman’s Land [Tasmania]

image of lot ZMB_9198
ZMB_9198

Van Dieman’s Land [Tasmania]

AMS_433816. Australia

Genbank Vouchers

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