freshwater mussel

Scientific Name
Velesunio angasi
Category
Crustaceans & Shellfish

Food for people and also false water rats yirrkbadj. Kune and Rembarrnga people have mythology that tells of mussels that fly around at night eating the flowers of Melaleuca trees.

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Kunwinjku term
karnobirr
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Kundjeyhmi term
kurruk
Kuninjku term
kurruk
Kune/Mayali term
kurruk
Kundedjnjenghmi term
karnobirr
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