Alathyria profuga | |
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Valves of Alathyria profuga at the edge of the river in Goulburn River National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Hyriidae |
Genus: | Alathyria |
Species: | A. profuga |
Binomial name | |
Alathyria profuga (Gould, 1850) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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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]