Alathyria profuga

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

Alathyria profuga
Valves of Alathyria profuga at the edge of the river in Goulburn River National Park, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Hyriidae
Genus: Alathyria
Species:
A. profuga
Binomial name
Alathyria profuga
(Gould, 1850)

References
  1. "Alathyria". Freshwater Mussel Genera of the World.


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