Alathyria profuga

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Alathyria profuga
Alathyria profuga Goulburn River National Park Shells by the river1.JPG
Valves of Alathyria profuga at the edge of the river in Goulburn River National Park, Australia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Hyriidae
Genus: Alathyria
Species:
A. profuga
Binomial name
Alathyria profuga
(Gould, 1850)
Synonyms [1]
  • Unio profugusGould, A. 1850
  • Alathyria vadenaIredale, T. 1943

Alathyria profuga, also known as the profuga mussel, is a species of freshwater bivalve in the family Hyriidae. This species occurs in coastal rivers in eastern New South Wales, Australia. [1] The type specimen was collected from the Hunter River. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Species Alathyria profuga (Gould, 1850)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. Cummings, Kevin. "Alathyria – Iredale, 1934 – Australia". Freshwater mussel genera. Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign . Retrieved 28 December 2022.