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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!


Bivalvia | ... | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae | Lortiella

species Lortiella opertanea Ponder & Bayer, 2004: specimens
     1 available nominal species synonym

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Lortiella opertaneaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Walker et al. (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Katherine River west to the Carson/King Edward Basin, Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


Australia

specimen
AMS_314474

Douglas R crossing, Northern Territory, Australia [-13.668, 130.659 ± 100 m]

specimen
AMS_155936

Katherine Nat Park, 2nd Gorge (In flood debris), Northern Territory, Australia [-14.3, 132.417 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_427618

Katherine R, below Gorge (In pool alongside river, under logs & stones), Northern Territory, Australia [-14.321, 132.415 ± 100 m]

specimen
AMS_427618

Katherine R, below Gorge (In pool alongside river, under logs & stones), Northern Territory, Australia [-14.321, 132.415 ± 100 m]

specimen
AMS_113750

Katherine River, ca 20km NW of Eva Valley Station, NE of Katherine (Under rocks in shallow water), Northern Territory, Australia [-14.083, 132.725 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_126339

Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia [-14.467, 132.267 ± 10 km]