The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae | Velesunio angasi

nominal species Unio bednalli Tate, 1882

Tate, 1882, Trans. Proc. Roy. Soc. S. Australia 5: 56.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE SAM_D.14427, Adelaide River, at the ford, Northern Territory, Australia.

= Velesunio angasi

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Velesunio angasi (Sowerby, 1867) — B.J. Smith, 1992
+ Velesunio angasi (Sowerby, 1867) — Haas, 1969
+ Velesunio angasi (Sowerby, 1867) — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958
= Centralhyria bednalli Tate — Iredale, 1943
= Centralhyria bednalli (Tate, 1882) — Iredale, 1934
+ Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) australis (‘Lamarck’ Hanley, 1843) — Simpson, 1914
+ Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) australis (Lamarck, 1819) Hanley, 1842 — Simpson, 1900

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