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Species Alathyria jacksoni Iredale, 1934

River Mussel, Murray-Darling River Mussel


Compiler and date details

December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia

April 2004 - Brian J. Smith, S. Reid & Winston F. Ponder, Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston, TAS and Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia

1992 - Brian J. Smith, Museum Victoria, Melbourne

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria


Extra Distribution Information

Murray-Darling system and its tributaries

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
    • Queensland: Murray-Darling basin
    • South Australia: Murray-Darling basin
    • Victoria: Murray-Darling basin

Ecological Descriptors

Filter-feeder, lotic freshwater.

Extra Ecological Information

Coastal river system, most of the Murray-Darling system.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
22-Aug-2023 BIVALVIA 22-Aug-2023 MOVED Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
23-Apr-2018 BIVALVIA 11-Apr-2023 MODIFIED Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
11-Aug-2014 11-Aug-2014 MOVED
16-Nov-2010 16-Nov-2010 MOVED
12-Feb-2010 (import)