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 Velesunio mckeowni Iredale, 1943

Iredale, 1943, Austral. Natural. 11: 88, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_61721, Murrumbidgee River at Leeton, New South Wales, Australia [-34.617, 146.383 ± 10 km].

= 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

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