Subspecies Alathyria pertexta wardi (Iredale, 1943)
Ward's Freshwater Mussel
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
April 2004 - Brian J. Smith, S. Reid & Winston F. Ponder, Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston, TAS and Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1992 - Brian J. Smith, Museum Victoria, Melbourne
- Quaesithyria wardi Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230 [191].
Type data:
Lectotype AM C61767, Einasleigh River, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) AM C61852 1 specimen.
Generic Combinations
- Alathyria pertexta wardi (Iredale, 1943).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Coastal rivers flowing into the south eastern side of the Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD and NT
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf
- Queensland: N Gulf
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, lotic freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Coastal rivers.
General References
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [144, fig. 356]
McMichael, D.F. & Hiscock, I.D. 1958. A monograph of the freshwater mussels (Mollusca : Pelecypoda) of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 9: 372-508 [417-419, pl. 6, fig. 5]
Common Name References
Ponder, W.F., Hallan, A., Shea, M.E., Clark, S.A., Richards, K., Klunzinger, M.W. & Kessner, V. 2024. Australian Freshwater Molluscs: The snails and bivalves of Australian inland waters. Revision 2B (Sep 2024). https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/freshwater_molluscs/index.html (Ward's Freshwater Mussel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2025 | HYRIIDAE Swainson, 1840 | 06-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Klunzinger (Griffith University) |
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Nov-2010 | 16-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |