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 | |
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| Valves of Alathyria profuga at the edge of the river in Goulburn River National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Hyriidae |
| Genus: | Alathyria |
| Species: | A. profuga
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| Binomial name | |
| Alathyria profuga (Gould, 1850)
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References
edit- ^ "Alathyria". Freshwater Mussel Genera of the World.
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