MolluscaBase taxon details
Velesunio angasi (G. B. Sowerby II, 1867)
1306742 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1306742)
accepted
Species
Aparcthyria hemesa Iredale, 1943 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Aparcthyria inspecta Iredale, 1943 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Centralhyria angasi (G. B. Sowerby II, 1867) · unaccepted
Hyridella (Hyridella) bardwelli Clench, 1934 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Quaesithyria fleckeri Iredale, 1943 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Unio angasi G. B. Sowerby II, 1867 · unaccepted (original combination)
Unio bednalli Tate, 1882 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
(of Unio angasi G. B. Sowerby II, 1867) Reeve, L. A. & Sowerby, G. B. II. (1864-1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Unio</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16, pls 1-96 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London. Publication dates: pls 2-13 [Aug 1864], 14 [Sep 1864], 15-18 [Nov 1864], 19-20 [Jan 1865], 21-25 [Apr 1865], 26-30 [Jun 1865; pl. 30 as “1856”], 31-38 [Mar 1866], 39-42 [May 1866], 43-46 [Aug 1866], 47-54 [Nov 1866], 55-56 [Jun 1867], 57-60 [Sep 1867], 61-68 [Jan 1868], 69-76 [Mar 1868], 77-84 [Jul 1868], 85-93 [Sep 1868], 1, 94-96, Errata & Remarks [Oct 1868]. Authors: Reeve up to pl. 30; Sowerby from pl. 31 on (Petit 2009). , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133053
page(s): pl. 55, sp. 282 [details]
page(s): pl. 55, sp. 282 [details]
Type locality contained in Australia
type locality contained in Australia (origin: native - endemic) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Velesunio angasi (G. B. Sowerby II, 1867). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1306742 on 2026-08-11
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original description
(of Quaesithyria fleckeri Iredale, 1943) Iredale, T. (1943). A basic list of the fresh water Mollusca of Australia. <em>The Australian Zoologist.</em> 10(2): 188-230., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39362310
page(s): 191 [details]
original description (of Unio angasi G. B. Sowerby II, 1867) Reeve, L. A. & Sowerby, G. B. II. (1864-1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Unio</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16, pls 1-96 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London. Publication dates: pls 2-13 [Aug 1864], 14 [Sep 1864], 15-18 [Nov 1864], 19-20 [Jan 1865], 21-25 [Apr 1865], 26-30 [Jun 1865; pl. 30 as “1856”], 31-38 [Mar 1866], 39-42 [May 1866], 43-46 [Aug 1866], 47-54 [Nov 1866], 55-56 [Jun 1867], 57-60 [Sep 1867], 61-68 [Jan 1868], 69-76 [Mar 1868], 77-84 [Jul 1868], 85-93 [Sep 1868], 1, 94-96, Errata & Remarks [Oct 1868]. Authors: Reeve up to pl. 30; Sowerby from pl. 31 on (Petit 2009). , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133053
page(s): pl. 55, sp. 282 [details]
original description (of Unio bednalli Tate, 1882) Tate, R. (1882). The land and freshwater molluscs of tropical South Australia. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 5: 47-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43103703
page(s): 56 [details]
original description (of Hyridella (Hyridella) bardwelli Clench, 1934) Clench, W. J. (1934). A new <i>Hyridella</i> (Mutelidae) from Australia. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 20: 89-90. [details]
original description (of Aparcthyria hemesa Iredale, 1943) Iredale, T. (1943). A basic list of the fresh water Mollusca of Australia. <em>The Australian Zoologist.</em> 10(2): 188-230., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39362310
page(s): 191 [details]
original description (of Aparcthyria inspecta Iredale, 1943) Iredale, T. (1943). A basic list of the fresh water Mollusca of Australia. <em>The Australian Zoologist.</em> 10(2): 188-230., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39362310
page(s): 191 [details]
basis of record McMichael, D.; Hiscock, I. (1958). A monograph of the freshwater mussels (Mollusca: Pelecypoda) of the Australian Region. <em>Marine and Freshwater Research.</em> 9(3): 372-508., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/mf9580372 [details]
page(s): 191 [details]
original description (of Unio angasi G. B. Sowerby II, 1867) Reeve, L. A. & Sowerby, G. B. II. (1864-1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Unio</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16, pls 1-96 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London. Publication dates: pls 2-13 [Aug 1864], 14 [Sep 1864], 15-18 [Nov 1864], 19-20 [Jan 1865], 21-25 [Apr 1865], 26-30 [Jun 1865; pl. 30 as “1856”], 31-38 [Mar 1866], 39-42 [May 1866], 43-46 [Aug 1866], 47-54 [Nov 1866], 55-56 [Jun 1867], 57-60 [Sep 1867], 61-68 [Jan 1868], 69-76 [Mar 1868], 77-84 [Jul 1868], 85-93 [Sep 1868], 1, 94-96, Errata & Remarks [Oct 1868]. Authors: Reeve up to pl. 30; Sowerby from pl. 31 on (Petit 2009). , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133053
page(s): pl. 55, sp. 282 [details]
original description (of Unio bednalli Tate, 1882) Tate, R. (1882). The land and freshwater molluscs of tropical South Australia. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 5: 47-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43103703
page(s): 56 [details]
original description (of Hyridella (Hyridella) bardwelli Clench, 1934) Clench, W. J. (1934). A new <i>Hyridella</i> (Mutelidae) from Australia. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 20: 89-90. [details]
original description (of Aparcthyria hemesa Iredale, 1943) Iredale, T. (1943). A basic list of the fresh water Mollusca of Australia. <em>The Australian Zoologist.</em> 10(2): 188-230., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39362310
page(s): 191 [details]
original description (of Aparcthyria inspecta Iredale, 1943) Iredale, T. (1943). A basic list of the fresh water Mollusca of Australia. <em>The Australian Zoologist.</em> 10(2): 188-230., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39362310
page(s): 191 [details]
basis of record McMichael, D.; Hiscock, I. (1958). A monograph of the freshwater mussels (Mollusca: Pelecypoda) of the Australian Region. <em>Marine and Freshwater Research.</em> 9(3): 372-508., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/mf9580372 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 71732)
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Conchology (Velesunio angasi YOUNG)
To Conchology (Velesunio angasi)
To Conchology (Velesunio angasi)
To Conchology (Velesunio angasi)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Velesunio angasi)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Conchology (Velesunio angasi YOUNG)
To Conchology (Velesunio angasi)
To Conchology (Velesunio angasi)
To Conchology (Velesunio angasi)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Velesunio angasi)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
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