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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!
For each valid genus, the nominal generic synonyms are listed. The taxonomic history (since 1900) at the bottom of the page lists the genera to which all of the currently included species have been classified.
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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae genus Velesunio Iredale, 1934: nominal genera
5 valid species
Aparcthyria Iredale, 1934
Iredale, 1934, Austral. Zool. 8: 67.
Iredale, 1943, Austral. Zool. 10: 190-191.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Centralhyria Iredale, 1934)
Type species: Unio angasi Sowerby, 1867 (orig. desig.) = Velesunio angasi |
Centralhyria Iredale, 1934
Iredale, 1934, Austral. Zool. 8: 65.
Iredale, 1943, Austral. Zool. 10: 190.
Type species: Unio (Alasmodon) stuarti Adams & Angas, 1863 (orig. desig.) = Velesunio wilsonii |
Velesunio Iredale, 1934
Iredale, 1934, Austral. Zool. 8: 59.
Iredale, 1943, Austral. Zool. 10: 189.
Type species: Unio balonnensis Conrad, 1850 (orig. desig.) = Velesunio ambiguus |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)
Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (Hyridella sec. Cucumaria) — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Velesunio — Iredale (1934), Modell (1942), Iredale (1943), McMichael (1956), ..., Graf & Cummings (2021), Klunzinger et al. (2021), Sonowal et al. (2021), Klunzinger et al. (2022)
Westralunio — Iredale (1934), Iredale (1943)
Centralhyria — Iredale (1934), Iredale (1943)
Aparcthyria — Iredale (1943)
Quaesithyria — Iredale (1943)
Hyridella (Velesunio) — Haas (1969)
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