Subspecies Alathyria pertexta pertexta Iredale, 1934
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
- Alathyria pertexta Iredale, T. 1934. The freshwater mussels of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8(1): 57-78 pls iii-vi [64].
Type data:
Holotype AM C12009, Upper Brisbane River, QLD. - Unio shuttleworthi Lea, I. 1856. Descriptions of twenty-five new species of exotic uniones. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 8: 92-95 [94] [junior homonym; not Unio shuttleworthi Küster, 1855].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 84416, S QLD. - Alathyria morti Iredale, T. 1943. Guide to the freshwater shells of New South Wales, Part I. Australian Naturalist 11: 85-95 [89].
Type data:
Holotype AM C61765, Richmond River, Casino, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM C61766 (1 valve), Richmond River, Casino, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McMichael, D.F. & Hiscock, I.D. 1958. A monograph of the freshwater mussels (Mollusca : Pelecypoda) of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 9: 372-508 [414]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Coastal rivers of eastern Australia from Richmond River, NSW, north to Fitzroy River, QLD. Also Baroo River (Lake Eyre drainage) and Flinders River (Gulf drainage)
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater, swamp.
Extra Ecological Information
Coastal and inland rivers
General References
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [144, fig. 355]
McMichael, D.F. & Hiscock, I.D. 1958. A monograph of the freshwater mussels (Mollusca : Pelecypoda) of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 9: 372-508 [414-417, pl. 6, figs 1-4, pl. 18 figs 1, 2]
History of changes
| 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) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Nov-2010 | 16-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |