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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!

This page reports the specimens in the MUSSELpdb and provides a map if geocodes are known. The taxonomic history reports the record of different names and combinations that have been applied to this species (and its synonyms) since 2007.

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae | Alathyria

species Alathyria pertexta Iredale, 1934: specimens
     7 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Alathyria pertextaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Zieritz et al. (2013), Walker et al. (2014), ..., Huang et al. (2019), Bolotov et al. (2019), Bolotov et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range: Eastern Australia from Queensland south to New South Wales, and also New Guinea.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map


Australia

specimen
ZMB_51037

Richmond River, New South Wales

specimen
ZMB_MP_0429

Australia

specimen
ZMB_MP_0432

Queensland

specimen
ZMB_MP_0427

Sydney

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ZMB_47539

Queensland, Brisbane

specimen
BMNH_1964170

Australia

specimen
ZMB_4712

New Holland

specimen
SBMHN_141216

Queensland, Australia

specimen
AMNH_109199

Calliope River, Queensland, Australia

specimen
AMS_61766

Richmond River, Casino, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_62156

Richmond River, Casino, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_61854

Upper Brisbane R, beyond Fernvale, Queensland, Australia [-27.45, 152.64 ± 100 km]

specimen
AMS_61774

Brisbane River, approx 65km from mouth, Queensland, Australia [-27.5, 152.667 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_126247

Saleyard Ck, near Tabulam (In reeds), New South Wales, Australia [-28.883, 152.567 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_83826

Esk, Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia [-27.233, 152.417 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_126045

Mary River, Queensland, Australia [-26.383, 152.75 ± 100 km]

specimen
AMS_380232

Lake Manchester, Queensland, Australia [-27.483, 152.783 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_62028

Mary River, Queensland, Australia [-26.383, 152.75 ± 100 km]

specimen
AMS_110211

Barambah Ck, trib of Burnett R, 8km SE. of Gayndah, Queensland, Australia [-26.333, 152.2 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_126102

Dawson R on Rockhampton-Duaringa Rd, Queensland, Australia [-23.788, 149.108 ± 1 km]

specimen
AMS_126365

Fitzroy R at Duaringa, Queensland, Australia [-23.627, 150.108 ± 100 km]

specimen
AMS_125929

Blackall, Queensland, Australia [-24.433, 145.467 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_126100

Stradbroke Island, South Queensland; 27°30’S, 153°30’E

specimen
AMS_61770

Burnett River, Queensland; 25°03’S, 152°05’E

specimen
AMS_97879

Albert River, near Southport, Queensland ?

specimen
AMS_47330

Port Curtis, Queensland; 23°55’S, 151°23’E

specimen
AMS_81182B

Brisbane River, 60 mi from Bay, Queensland

specimen
AMS_61856

Ipswitch, Queensland; 27°37’S, 152°47’E

specimen
AMS_61769

Queensland, New South Wales Border Dist.

specimen
AMS_82901

Vandyke Ck, near Springsure, Queensland, Australia [-24.467, 147.833 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_62162

Yeppen Lagoon, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia [-23.417, 150.5 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_51819

Flinders R, Hughenden, Queensland, Australia [-20.85, 144.2 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_61747

Yeppen, near Rockhampton, Murray Lagoon, Queensland, Australia [-23.417, 150.5 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_62029

Rockhampton (Duckponds), Queensland, Australia [-23.367, 150.533 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_61857

Near Rockhampton, Frogmore Lagoon & duckponds, Queensland, Australia [-23.367, 150.533 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_126044

Yeppen Lagoon, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia [-23.417, 150.5 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_126220

Raglan Creek at Bruce Hwy, S of Rockhamptom, Queensland, Australia [-23.758, 150.866 ± 1 km]

specimen
AMS_126039

Jericho, Queensland, Australia [-23.6, 146.133 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_61850

Gladstone, Queensland, Australia [-23.85, 151.267 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_126219

Mary River, Queensland, Australia [-26.383, 152.75 ± 100 km]

specimen
AMS_126105

Baffle Ck, near Miriam Vale, Queensland, Australia [-24.417, 151.65 ± 10 km]

specimen
BMNH_MP_090

[no locality available - Australia]

specimen
AMS_61771

Fitzroy R, at confluence with Alligator Ck, Queensland, Australia [-23.192, 150.408 ± 1 km]

specimen
AMS_126215

S of Sarina, Lotus Ck, Queensland, Australia [-22.4, 149.167 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_110207

Pioneer R, 25.5km (16mls) W of Mackay (Broad river, rock & sand with weedy pools along edge.), Queensland, Australia [-21.163, 148.858 ± 1 km]

specimen
AMS_117982

Burdekin R, near Charters Towers (Crawling on sandy river bottom), Queensland, Australia [-20, 146.433 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_381782

Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia [-27.917, 151.75 ± 100 km]

specimen
AMS_61737

Lagoon, near sandbar across Norman R (near river mouth), Queensland, Australia [-17.567, 140.833 ± 100 km]

specimen
AMS_144998

Lawn Hill Ck, at Lawn Hill Station (In midden, on river bank), Queensland, Australia [-18.583, 138.583 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_77004

Walkers Ck, 20 miles S of Normanton, on Normanton-Karumba Rd, Queensland, Australia [-17.467, 141.167 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_73049

Walkers Ck, 20 miles S of Normanton, on Normanton-Karumba Rd, Queensland, Australia [-17.467, 141.167 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_61852

Einasleigh River, Queensland, Australia [-18.512, 144.102 ± 100 km]

specimen
AMS_126040

E Cape York Peninsula, Silver Plains station, Breakfast Creek, Queensland, Australia [-14, 143.508 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_158050

Cape York Peninsula, Palmer R at Palmerville (buried in mud, almost dry waterhole), Queensland, Australia [-16, 144.071 ± 1 km]

specimen
AMS_385754

Palmer River crossing (Small, flowing side stream, under rocks & on stream bed), Queensland, Australia [-15.997, 144.073 ± 100 m]

specimen
AMS_392918

Abraham Billabong, Northern Territory, Australia [-14.9, 133.083 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_403003

Arnhem Land, Wilton R, Bulman Waterhole, approx 20km E of "Bulman" Station, Northern Territory, Australia [-13.683, 134.375 ± 1 km]

specimen
AMS_436283

Muswellbrook, Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia [-32.267, 150.9 ± 10 km]

specimen
USNM_84416

Moreton Bay, Australia

specimen
UMMZ_304511

Richmond River, Casino, New South Wales, Australia, -28.86768°, 153.0425°

specimen
AMS_61749

trib., Einasleigh River, Northern Queensland; 17°34’S-18°20’S, 142°24’E-144°04’E

specimen
AMS_158036

Lawn Hill NP, near Island Stack, Lawn Hill Ck (Buried in sand, in fast flowing shallow stream), Queensland, Australia [-18.7, 138.483 ± 1 km]

specimen
AMS_158037

Gulf of Carpentaria, Robinson R Crossing (In sand, in shallow pools), Queensland, Australia [-16.472, 137.047 ± 1 km]

specimen
UMMZ_304510

Warra Weir Queensland, Australia, -26.92382°, 150.90273°

specimen
AMS_419947

Calvert River crossing on Carpentaria Hwy (under stone in flowing water and in large pools on surface of Pandanus leaves, under roots, etc.), Northern Territory, Australia [-16.934, 137.361 ± 100 m]

specimen
UMMZ_22867

Richmond River, Australia

specimen
AMS_419949

2 km downstream from waterhole behind Lawn Hill Stn homestead (on roots along edges in still side areas), Queensland, Australia [-18.567, 138.586 ± 100 m]

specimen
BMNH_MP_122

Bogie River, near junction with Burdekin River, North Queensland

specimen
UMMZ_23083

Australia

specimen
BMNH_89-10-25-8-9

Richmond River

specimen
BMNH_89-10-25-24-25`

Richmond River

specimen
BMNH_86-7-26-332-333

Burnett River, Queensland, Australia

specimen
BMNH_86-12-3-64

Port Curtis, Queensland

specimen
BMNH_46-10-7-1-4

Eastern Branch of the Issacs River

specimen
BMNH_59-10-28-28

Brisbane River, NSW

specimen
BMNH_MP_139

Burnett River, Gympi

specimen
BMNH_MP_142

Shoalhaven River, South of Sydney

specimen
BMNH_MP_138

Australia

specimen
BMNH_85-6-12-83-84

Isaac and Burnett rivers

specimen
BMNH_91-11-6-101-102

Port Curtis, Queensland

specimen
BMNH_91-11-6-100

Burnett River, Queensland

specimen
DMNH_186525

Victoria, Australia

specimen
DMNH_172999

Queensland, Australia

specimen
CM_61.1537

Northeast Australia

specimen
DMNH_43649

Lotus Creek, 104 mi S Macay, North Queensland, Australia

specimen
DMNH_51860

Boyne River, Gladstone, Australia

specimen
DMNH_51862

Boyne River, Gladstone, Australia

specimen
DMNH_51944

Frogmore Lagoon, Australia

specimen
DMNH_51946

Lotus Creek, Queensland, Australia

specimen
AMS_126043

Gayndah, Queensland, Australia 25° 36’ S; 151° 31’ E

specimen
ZMB_106357

Queensland

specimen
INHS_85333

Mudgeeraba Creek, S of Nerang, along Springbrook Road, Queensland, Australia

specimen
MNHN_MP_1455

Lotus Creek, 104 mi SW Mackay, N.Q. Australia

specimen
AMNH_305977

Lotus Creek, Queensland, Australia

specimen
MNHN_MP_1540

Nouvelle Hollande

specimen
MNHN_MP_1483

Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

specimen
ANSP_65250

Casino, Richmond River, N.S.W. Australia

specimen
ANSP_71728

Richmond R., N.S.W.

specimen
USNM_568974A

Condamine R. Australia

specimen
USNM_623340

Brisbane R., Wyvenhoe Pocket, Australia

specimen
USNM_73086

Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia

specimen
USNM_623347

Maroochy River, Yandina, Queensland, Australia

specimen
UMMZ_111809

Queensland, Australia

specimen
UMMZ_111810

Australia

specimen
UMMZ_111812

Gregory River System, near Plains of Promise, Gulf of Carpentier, Queensland, Australia

specimen
UMMZ_111816

New South Wales, Australia

specimen
USNM_84417

New Zealand [probably actually Australia]

specimen
ANSP_125847

Australia

specimen
INHS_26300

Lotus Creek, Northern Queensland, Australia

specimen
ANSP_129956

Rockhampton, Queensland, N. Australia

specimen
MCZ_201301

Calliope River, near Gladstone, Queensland, Australia

specimen
MCZ_186735

Burnett River, at Mundubbera, Queensland, Australia

specimen
MCZ_243497

Dawson River, Moura, 140 mi SW Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

specimen
MCZ_196818

Fitzroy River, Rockhampton Basin, Queensland, Australia

specimen
MCZ_210909

Brisbane River, 40 mi from mouth, Queensland, Australia

specimen
MCZ_235462

Dawson River, Duaringa, central Queensland, Australia

specimen
MCZ_191964

tributary of Einasleigh River, northern Queensland, Australia

specimen
AMS_61765

Richmond River, Casino, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 10 km]

specimen
AMS_12009

Upper Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia [-27, 152.4 ± 100 km]

specimen
AMS_61767

Einasleigh River, Queensland, Australia [-18.512, 144.102 ± 100 km]

specimen
AMS_61703

17 km (10mls) S of Murray-Darling junction, "Mondellin", Victoria, Australia [-34.25, 141.917 ± 10 km]

specimen
ANSP_232405

Calliope River, Central Queensland, Australia

specimen
AMS_126271

Murray River

specimen
AMS_61757

Namoi River, Tarriaro (=Terryarra) bridge, near Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia [-30.396, 149.894 ± 1 km]

specimen
AMS_61772

Barwon River at Mogil Mogil, New South Wales, Australia [-29.35, 148.683 ± 1 km]

 

AMS_404108 177.8 km from Marlborough turnoff to inland road, unnamed swampy creek on Sarina - Marlborough Inland Rd (On edges of creek, in mud and on leaves etc.), Queensland, Australia [-21.848, 148.932 ± 100 m]

AMS_346223 2km downstream from waterhole behind Lawn Hill Stn homestead, Queensland, Australia [-18.567, 138.586 ± 100 m]

AMS_126041 Aramac, Queensland, Australia [-22.967, 145.25 ± 10 km]

AMS_327764 Baloona River, S of St George nr Kurary Stn, Queensland, Australia [-28.198, 148.534 ± 100 m]

AMS_125780 Boyne River at Port Curtis, Queensland, Australia [-23.917, 151.383 ± 10 km]

AMS_125776 Brisbane R at Wivenhoe Pocket, Queensland, Australia [-27.433, 152.617 ± 10 km]

AMS_125779 Brisbane River (In mud on river bottom), Queensland, Australia [-27.333, 152.5 ± 100 km]

AMS_107063 Burnett R at Gayndah (Wide, sandy river bed), Queensland, Australia [-25.617, 151.6 ± 10 km]

AMS_422337 Burnett R, at causeway, W of Childers on rd to Booyal (Sandy gravel with stones), Queensland, Australia [-25.229, 152.012 ± 1 km]

AMS_137032 Burnett R, causeway on rd WSW from Booyal, W of Childers, Queensland, Australia [-25.229, 152.012 ± 1 km]

AMS_84520 Callide Ck, Queensland, Australia [-24.367, 150.567 ± 100 km]

AMS_126285 Casino, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 10 km]

AMS_126323 Clermont, Clermont Lagoon, Queensland, Australia [-22.833, 147.633 ± 10 km]

AMS_126101 Comet, Queensland, Australia [-23.6, 148.55 ± 10 km]

AMS_421789 Dawson R at Taroom, Queensland, Australia [-25.643, 149.792 ± 100 m]

AMS_327770 Dawson R at Taroom, Queensland, Australia [-25.645, 149.795 ± 100 m]

AMS_69386 Dawson R near Duaringa, Emerald Rd, Queensland, Australia [-23.792, 149.675 ± 10 km]

AMS_327793 Dawson R nr Theodore on Taroom - Theodore Rd (under rocks and wood), Queensland, Australia [-24.941, 150.07 ± 100 m]

AMS_421792 Dawson R, W of Springsure, off Dawson Hwy, nr Moura Weir, Queensland, Australia [-24.6, 149.91 ± 100 m]

AMS_423041 Dawson R, W of Springsure, off Dawson Hwy, nr Moura Weir, Queensland, Australia [-24.6, 149.91 ± 100 m]

AMS_423042 Dawson R, W of Springsure, off Dawson Hwy, nr Moura Weir, Queensland, Australia [-24.6, 149.91 ± 100 m]

AMS_430721 Duaringa, Queensland, Australia [-23.717, 149.667 ± 10 km]

AMS_126256 Einasleigh, Queensland, Australia [-18.512, 144.102 ± 10 km]

AMS_430738 Einasleigh, Queensland, Australia [-18.512, 144.102 ± 10 km]

AMS_62027 Fitzroy R at Rockhampton (In swamp), Queensland, Australia [-23.333, 150.5 ± 10 km]

AMS_61773 Frogmore Lagoon, Rockhampton (Bottom of dry lagoon), Queensland, Australia [-23.446, 150.539 ± 1 km]

AMS_126411 Frogmore Lagoon, Rockhampton (Under log in water), Queensland, Australia [-23.446, 150.539 ± 1 km]

AMS_327805 Gilbert River on Burke Developmental Rd (in sand), Queensland, Australia [-17.169, 141.767 ± 100 m]

AMS_327783 Gregory River about 30km SW of Burketown, Queensland, Australia [-17.892, 139.287 ± 100 m]

AMS_383268 Gulf of Carpentaria, Karumba, Queensland, Australia [-17.483, 140.833 ± 10 km]

AMS_404109 Injune Ck, spring fed creek in Spring Rock (Mud in pools in creek bed), Queensland, Australia [-25.797, 148.774 ± 100 m]

AMS_110213 Isis R, on Bruce Hwy, S. of Childers, Queensland, Australia [-25.269, 152.373 ± 10 km]

AMS_97895 Kholo Ck, near Ipswich, Queensland, Australia [-27.517, 152.833 ± 10 km]

AMS_126412 Mary River, near Woolooga, Queensland, Australia [-26.117, 152.55 ± 10 km]

AMS_385753 Mitchell River crossing, Queensland, Australia [-16.375, 143.976 ± 100 m]

AMS_127153 Richmond R, Casino (Under stones in low river bed), New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.567 ± 10 km]

AMS_167439 Richmond River at Casino, upstream from Irving Bridge (Gravel & small rock pools), New South Wales, Australia [-28.869, 153.042 ± 1 km]

AMS_62165 Rockhampton (Duckponds), Queensland, Australia [-23.367, 150.533 ± 10 km]

AMS_126103 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia [-23.367, 150.533 ± 10 km]

AMS_126403 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia [-23.367, 150.533 ± 10 km]

AMS_422528 S of Gladstone, Boyne R at Rosedale (Large weedy creek with some stones), Queensland, Australia [-24.228, 151.258 ± 10 km]

AMS_383238 Upper Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia [-27, 152.4 ± 100 km]

AMS_327785 Walker Creek, 1km SW of Kurumba turnoff. (in muddy pools [mussels], under large rocks in pools below old weir [Notopala]), Queensland, Australia [-17.466, 141.18 ± 100 m]

AMS_126370 Walkers Ck, 20 miles S of Normanton, on Normanton-Karumba Rd, Queensland, Australia [-17.467, 141.167 ± 10 km]

AMS_424074 Walkers Ck, 20 miles S of Normanton, on Normanton-Karumba Rd, Queensland, Australia [-17.467, 141.167 ± 10 km]

AMS_327357 Walsh River at Burke Development Rd, Queensland, Australia [-16.992, 144.3 ± 100 m]

AMS_327771 Walsh River on Burke Developmental Rd (on sand), Queensland, Australia [-16.512, 143.783 ± 100 m]

AMS_425883 Williams R, N of Clarence Town, Mill Flat Falls, New South Wales, Australia [-32.56, 151.8 ± 1 km]

AMS_61768 Yeppen Lagoon, near Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia [-23.417, 150.5 ± 10 km]

AMS_72629 Yeppen Lagoon, near Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia [-23.417, 150.5 ± 10 km]

AMS_421790 Zamia Ck, Queensland, Australia [-24.611, 149.37 ± 100 m]

AMS_421791 Zamia Ck, Queensland, Australia [-24.611, 149.37 ± 100 m]


Indonesia

specimen
AMS_170634

Bian River, West Irian, Indonesia

specimen
AMS_62270

Merauke R., Indonesia

specimen
AMS_62271

Bian River, West Irian, Indonesia

Genbank Vouchers

 

UMMZ_304511 (COI, 16S, 28S)

UMMZ_304510 (COI, 16S, 28S)

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