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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | Unionida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae subfamily VELESUNIONINAE Iredale, 1934: syonymy
6 genera VELESUNIINAE Iredale, 1934
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 58, 76.
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 189.
(name corrected to Velesunionidae Iredale, 1934)
Type genus: Velesunio Iredale, 1934 = Velesunio VELESUNIONINAE Iredale, 1934
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 58, 76 [as ‘Velesunionae’].
Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 178.
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 189 [as ‘Velesunionae’].
(correct name for Velesuniodae Iredale, 1934)
Type genus: Velesunio Iredale, 1934 = Velesunio LORTIELLINAE Iredale, 1934
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 58, 77.
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 58, 77.
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190.
Type genus: Lortiella Modell, 1942 = Lortiella |
