Species Westralunio carteri Iredale, 1934
Ambiguus 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
- Westralunio ambiguus carteri Iredale, T. 1934. The freshwater mussels of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8(1): 57-78 pls iii-vi [62].
Type data:
Lectotype AM C61724, Victoria Reservoir in the Darling Ranges, 12 miles E of Perth, WA.
Paralectotype(s) AM C61724 (4 specimens & 1 valve). - Centralhyria angasi subjecta Iredale, T. 1934. The freshwater mussels of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8(1): 57-78 pls iii-vi [67].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1840.10.21.29, Avon River, 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 [426]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Kendrick (1976) noted the disappearance of Westralunio carteri from the Avon River.
IBRA
WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Distribution References
- Kendrick, G.W. 1976. The Avon: faunal and other notes on a dying river in south-western Australia. The Western Australian Naturalist 13: 97-114
- Klunzinger, M.W., Beatty, S.J., Morgan, D.L., Lymbery, A.J., Pinder, A.M. & Cale, D.J. 2012. Distribution of Westralunio carteri Iredale 1934 (Bivalvia: Unionoida: Hyriidae) on the south coast of southwestern Australia, including new records of the species. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 95: 77-81
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, lotic freshwater.
General References
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 [426-429. pl. 8, figs 1-10, pl. 17, figs 4, 5]
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] (Ambiguus 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) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Nov-2010 | 16-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |