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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae | Velesunio ambiguus

nominal species Unio vittatus Lea, 1859

Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 153.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 249, pl. 38, fig. 128.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1958-4-3-1, Australia.

= Velesunio ambiguus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — B.J. Smith, 1992
+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — Haas, 1969
+ Velesunio ambiguus Philippi, 1847 — Cotton, 1961
+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958
+ Velesunio shuttleworthi Kuster — Iredale, 1943
+ Velesunio shuttleworthi (Kuster, 1855) — Iredale, 1934
= Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) vittatus (Lea, 1859) — Simpson, 1914
= Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) vittatus (Lea, 1859) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio vittatus Lea — Tate, 1887
+ Unio ambiguus Parreyss — E.A. Smith, 1882
= Margaron (Unio) vittatus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio vittatus Lea, 1859 — Reeve, 1864

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