Kingdom Animalia Family Hyriidae Genus Velesunio Phylum Mollusca Order Unionoida | Class Bivalvia Subfamily Velesunioninae Scientific name Velesunio ambiguous Rank Species | |
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Similar Hyriidae, New Zealand freshwate, Ostrea angasi, Unionoida, Westralunio carteri | ||
Velesunio ambiguous, common name The Flood Plain Mussel, is a species of freshwater bivalve in the Hyriidae family.
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There are four other cryptic species in the genus Velesunio (which all look similar to Velesunio ambiguous) in Australia.
Distribution
Australia: Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
Biotope
Static waters.
Life cycle
The lifespan of this clam is over 20 years.
It can survive temperatures from around 4 °C to over 30 °C.
Human uses
Velesunio ambiguous serves as a food for Australian Aborigines, although its flesh is tough.
This species can also be used in fish ponds to filter microscopic algae out of the water.
References
Velesunio ambiguous Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA