Species Velesunio wilsonii (Lea, 1859)
Stuarts Mussel (for Centralhyria stuarti)
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
- Unio wilsonii Lea, I. 1859. Descriptions of twenty one new species of exotic Unionidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 11: 151-154 [153].
Type data:
Holotype ANSP 41817, Isaac River, QLD. - Unio (Alasmodon) stuarti Adams, A. & Angas, G.F. 1864. Descriptions of new species of freshwater shells collected by Mr F.G. Waterhouse during J. McDonald Stuart's overland journey from Adelaide to the north-west coast of Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863: 414-418 [20 Apr. 1864] [417].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1870.10.26.40, lagoon, near Mt Margaret, SA. - Centralhyria wilsonii caurina Iredale, T. 1934. The freshwater mussels of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8(1): 57-78 pls iii-vi [66].
Type data:
Holotype AM C42241, May River at Meda, WA.
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 [398]
Generic Combinations
- Centrahyria stuarti (A. Adams & Angas, 1864). —
Iredale, T. 1934. The freshwater mussels of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8(1): 57-78 pls iii-vi [65-66] - Anodon stuarti (A. Adams & Angas, 1864). —
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 [398] - Hyridella wilsoni (Lea, 1859). —
Cotton, B.C. & Gabriel, C.J. 1932. Australian Unionidae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 44(2): 155-160 pl. 16 [Date published April] [157-158] - Centrahyria wilsonii (Lea, 1859). —
Iredale, T. 1934. The freshwater mussels of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8(1): 57-78 pls iii-vi [66] - Diplodon wilsonii (Lea, 1859). —
Simpson, C.T. 1914. A description catalogue of the Naiades or Pearly Fresh-water mussels. Ann Arbor : Bryant Walker. [1302-1303] - Velesunio wilsonii (Lea, 1859). —
McMichael, D.F. 1956. Notes on the fresh-water mussels of New Guinea. Nautilus 70: 38-48 [40]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Mary River, Gympie, QLD, and QLD coastal rivers from Fitzroy River to Cairns; Norman, Saxby, Flinders, and Cloncurry Rivers to Gulf of Carpentaris; Lake Eyre drainage system and rivers in north-western Australia and southern New Guinea
IBRA
NT, Qld, SA, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin, N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- South Australia: Lake Eyre basin
- Western Australia: N coastal, W plateau
- Papua New Guinea
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, lotic freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Coastal rivers and interior river systems.
General References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [400, text fig. 2] (also p. 400 Centralhyria stuarti)
Baker, A.M., C. Bartlett, S.E. Bunn, K. Goudkamp, F. Sheldon & J.M. Hughes 2003. Cryptic species and morphological plasticity in long-lived bivalves (Unionoida: Hyriidae) from inland Australia. Molecular Ecology 12: 2707-2717 [2707-2717]
Cotton, B.C. 1961. South Australian Mollusca. Pelecypoda. Adelaide : W.L. Hawes, Government Printer 363 pp. [Date published Oct: Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia Series] [90-91, fig. 77]
Cotton, B.C. & Gabriel, C.J. 1932. Australian Unionidae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 44(2): 155-160 pl. 16 [Date published April] [157-158, pl. 16, fig. 4]
Iredale, T. 1934. The freshwater mussels of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8(1): 57-78 pls iii-vi [66, pl. 3, figs 13, 14, pl. 4, figs 13, 14] (p. 65, 66, pl. 3, fig. 12, pl. 4, fig. 12 as Centralhyria stuarti)
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [140]
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 [398-400, pl. 2, figs 8-11, pl. 3, figs 1-3]
Walker, K.F., Byrne, M., Hickey, C.W. & Roper, D.S. 2001. Freshwater Mussels (Hyriidae) of Australasia. pp. 5-31 in Bauer, G. & Wächtler, K. (eds). Ecology and Evolution of the Freshwater Mussels Unionoida. Berlin, Germany : Springer-Verlag 394 pp. [9]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [400] (Stuarts Mussel)
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) |
| 23-Oct-2014 | BIVALVIA | 16-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Nov-2010 | 16-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |