Velesunio ambiguus
Velesunio ambiguus | |
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View of the right valve of Velesunio ambiguus, from Ashley via Moree, Australia. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Hyriidae |
Genus: | Velesunio |
Species: | V. ambiguus
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Binomial name | |
Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847)
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Synonyms | |
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Velesunio ambiguus or Velesunio ambiguous,[2] the flood plain mussel,[3] or the billabong mussel (South Australia),[4] is a species of freshwater bivalve in the family Hyriidae.
There are four other cryptic species in the genus Velesunio (which all look similar to Velesunio ambiguus) in Australia.[5]
Distribution
Australia: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria,[3] and South Australia, where it is known as the billabong mussel.[4]
Biotope
Static waters.[3]
Life cycle
The lifespan of this clam is over 20 years.[3]
It can survive temperatures from around 4 °C to over 30 °C.[3]
Human uses
Velesunio ambiguus serves as a food for Australian Aborigines, although its flesh is tough.[3]
This species can also be used in fish ponds to filter microscopic algae out of the water.[3]
References
- ^ OZ: Freshwater Mussels of Australasia (beta)[dead link]. The MUSSEL Project Web Site: MUSSELpws, last updated 2 January 2008, Retrieved 10 March 2009
- ^ "MUSSELpdb | nominal sp. Velesunio ambiguous Graf & Cummings, 2006". mussel-project.uwsp.edu. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g 2007. Freshwater Mussels - Velesunio ambiguous. Environmental Remediation of Wetlands and Dams[dead link]. Aquablue Seafoods. online, Retrieved 13 March 2009.
- ^ a b Wade, Sam; Corbin, Tracey; McDowell, Linda-Marie (June 2004). Critter Catalogue: A guide to the aquatic invertebrates of South Australian inland waters (PDF). Original illustrations by John Bradbury. Environment Protection Authority (South Australia). p. 28. ISBN 1-876562-67-6.
- ^ Fawcett J.H., Hughes J.M. & Baker A.M. 2006. Conservation of the Australian freshwater mussel[dead link]. Applications of Genetics in Freshwater Ecology, NABS Annual meeting, Anchorage, Alaska.
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