Biology:Westralunio

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Short description: Genus of bivalves

Westralunio
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Hyriidae
Subfamily: Velesunioninae
Genus: Westralunio
Iredale, 1934

Westralunio is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Hyriidae.

There are 4 species:[1]

  • Westralunio albertisi Clench, 1957
  • Westralunio carteri Iredale, 1934 – Carter's freshwater mussel
  • Westralunio flyensis (Tapparone-Canefri, 1883)
  • Westralunio inbisi Klunzinger, Whisson, Zieritz, J. A. Benson, B. A. Stewart & Kirkendale, 2022

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Westralunio Iredale, 1934. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818635 on 2023-10-13

Wikidata ☰ Q7989625 entry