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Velesunio
Velesunio is a genus of medium to large sized mussels in the family Hyriidae.
Distribution
Velesunio
are found on mainland
Australia
and
Tasmania
.
Velesunio
also occur in
Papua New Guinea
. == Habitat and ecology ==
Habitat and ecology
Lives with two thirds of their shell buried in the sediment (making them
infaunal
) in rivers, streams, lakes,
billabong
s and water catchment dams. == List of species ==
List of species
A list of species included in the genus of
Velesunio
: •
Velesunio ambiguus
(Philippi, 1847) •
Velesunio angasi
(Sowerby, 1867) •
Velesunio moretonicus
(Sowerby, 1865) •
Velesunio sentaniensis
(Haas, 1924) •
Velesunio wilsonii
(Lea, 1859)
Note:
Species of
Velesunio
may appear very similar in appearance to those of
Alathyria
,
Hyridella
,
Cucumerunio
and
Westralunio
.
The type species for this genus is
Unio balonnensis
Conrad, 1850 collected from the Balonne River, New South Wales. ==References==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
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