Publication McMichael & Hiscock (1958): summary

Full Citation

McMichael, D.F. & I.D. Hiscock. 1958. A monograph of the freshwater mussels (Mollusca: Pelecypoda) of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 9(3): 372-508 + 19 plates. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9580372.

Attributed Nominal Families

HYRIDELLIDAE McMichael, 1956

McMichael, 1956. Nautilus 70(2): 42.
McMichael, 1958. Trans. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 85: 427.
McMichael & Hiscock, 1958. Austral. J. Mar. Frwtr. Res. 9(3): 435.
Type genus: Hyridella Swainson, 1840 = Hyridella

Attributed Nominal Genera

Echyridella McMichael & Hiscock, 1958

McMichael & Hiscock, 1958. Austral. J. Mar. Frwtr. Res. 9(3): 459.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Hyridella Swainson, 1840)
Type species: Unio menziesii Gray, 1843 (orig. desig.) = Echyridella menziesii

Attributed Nominal Species

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Leiovirgus guppyi aipianus McMichael, 1956 = Hyridella guppyi

McMichael, 1956. Nautilus 70(2): 44, pl. 2, figs. 1-2.
specimen image from publicationMcMichael & Hiscock, 1958. Austral. J. Mar. Frwtr. Res. 9(3): 470, pl. 13, fig. 11.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio guppyi E.A. Smith, 1885)
Type(s): PARATYPE AMS_62203, Aipiana, St. Joseph R., New Guinea [-8.417, 146.583 > ± 100 km].

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Cucumerunio websteri delli McMichael & Hiscock, 1958 = Echyridella aucklandica

specimen image from publicationMcMichael & Hiscock, 1958. Austral. J. Mar. Frwtr. Res. 9(3): 477, pl. 16, figs. 1-5.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Diplodon websteri Simpson, 1902)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_61929, Omaha River, at Leigh, New Zealand [-36.283, 174.817 ± 10 km].

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Alathyria pertexta magnifica McMichael & Hiscock, 1958 = Alathyria pertexta

specimen image from publicationMcMichael & Hiscock, 1958. Austral. J. Mar. Frwtr. Res. 9(3): 419, pl. 19, figs. 1-2.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alathyria pertexta Iredale, 1934)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_62271, Bian River, West Irian, Indonesia.

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Haasodonta vanheurni McMichael & Hiscock, 1958 = Haasodonta vanheurni

specimen image from publicationMcMichael & Hiscock, 1958. Austral. J. Mar. Frwtr. Res. 9(3): 486, pl. 19, figs. 3-4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_62269, Boepoel, Merauke River, West Irian, Indonesia.

Unio zelebori ‘Dunker’ of Authors = Echyridella menziesii

‘Dunker’ of Authors.
Hutton, 1880. Manual New Zealand Mollusca: 161.
specimen image from publicationMcMichael & Hiscock, 1958. Austral. J. Mar. Frwtr. Res. 9(3): 460, pl. 14, figs. 10-11.
(misidentified reference to Unio zelebori Dunker, 1866)

Taxonomic Opinions

specimen image from publication Alathyria condola Iredale, 1943

specimen image from publication Alathyria jacksoni Iredale, 1934 = Alathyria pertexta + Alathyria jacksoni

+ Unio angasi E.A. Smith, 1882

+ Alathyria jacksoni alleni Iredale, 1943

+ Alathyria selwyni Iredale, 1943

specimen image from publication Alathyria pertexta magnifica McMichael & Hiscock, 1958 = Alathyria pertexta

specimen image from publication Alathyria pertexta pertexta Iredale, 1934 = Alathyria pertexta

+ Unio shuttleworthii Lea, 1856

+ Unio angasi E.A. Smith, 1882

+ Centralhyria wilsonii Iredale, 1934

+ Alathyria morti Iredale, 1943

specimen image from publication Alathyria pertexta wardi (Iredale, 1943) = Alathyria pertexta

There are 125 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.

specimen image from publication Alathyria profuga (Gould, 1851)

+ Alathyria vadena Iredale, 1943

specimen image from publication Cucumerunio novaehollandiae (Gray, 1834)

+ Naia elongata Swainson, 1840

+ Unio cucumoides Lea, 1840

+ Unio cumingianus Dunker, 1852

+ Unio cumingii Lea, 1870

specimen image from publication Haasodonta fannyae (Johnson, R.I., 1948)

specimen image from publication Haasodonta vanheurni McMichael & Hiscock, 1958

Hyridella aquilonalis Iredale, 1934

Hyridella interserta Iredale, 1934

+ Unio depressus var. mutabilis Hedley & Musson, 1891

specimen image from publication Hyridella (Echyridella) menziesi (Gray, 1843) = Echyridella menziesii + Unio caffer

+ Unio lutulentus Gould, 1850

+ Unio lutulentus Sowerby, 1868

+ Unio waikarensis Colenso, 1845

+ Unio hochstetteri Dunker, 1862

+ Unio menziesianus Reeve, 1865

+ Unio aucklandicus Reeve, 1865

+ Unio zelebori Dunker, 1866

+ Unio depauperata Hutton, 1882

+ Unio rugatus Hutton, 1882

+ Diplodon (Hyridella) menziesi lucasi Suter, 1905

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specimen image from publication Hyridella (s.s.) australis (Lamarck, 1819) = Hyridella australis

+ Unio depressa Lesson, 1830

+ Unio dorsuosus Gould, 1850

+ Unio lessoni Küster, 1855

+ Propehyridella nepeanensis opportuna Iredale, 1934

+ Propehyridella nepeanensis narracanensis Iredale, 1934

+ Propehyridella nepeanensis novata Iredale, 1943

+ Unio nepeanensis Conrad, 1850

+ Unio napeanensis Conrad, 1850

specimen image from publication Hyridella (s.s.) drapeta (Iredale, 1934) = Hyridella drapeta

+ Hyridunio australis Iredale, 1934

+ Hyridunio australis orion Iredale, 1934

+ Hyridunio renutus Iredale, 1934

+ Hyridunio australis casus Iredale, 1943

specimen image from publication Lortiella froggatti Iredale, 1934

specimen image from publication Lortiella rugata (Sowerby, 1868)

specimen image from publication Microdontia anodontaeformis (Tapparone Canefri, 1883)

+ Unio beauforti Bavay, 1908

specimen image from publication Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847)

+ Unio balonnensis Conrad, 1850

+ Unio vittatus Lea, 1859

+ Unio philippianus Küster, 1861

+ Unio (Alasmodon) evansi Adams & Angas, 1864

+ Unio jeffreysianus Lea, 1871

+ Unio danellii Villa, 1871

+ Hyridella australis ‘Lamarck’ of Authors

+ Unio protovittatus Hale & Tindale, 1930

+ Velesunio balonnensis intricatus Iredale, 1934

+ Velesunio balonnensis adjunctus Iredale, 1934

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specimen image from publication Velesunio angasi (Sowerby, 1867) = Velesunio angasi + Alathyria pertexta

+ Unio bednalli Tate, 1882

+ Hyridella (Hyridella) bardwelli Clench, 1934

+ Aparcthyria inspecta Iredale, 1943

+ Aparcthyria hemesa Iredale, 1943

+ Quaesithyria fleckeri Iredale, 1943

+ Unio angasi E.A. Smith, 1882

specimen image from publication Velesunio legrandi (Petterd, 1889) = Velesunio moretonicus

+ Unio depressus Reeve, 1864

+ Diplodon australis May, 1921

+ Velesunio shuttleworthi Iredale, 1934

Velesunio ovatus (Haas, 1910)

specimen image from publication Velesunio wilsonii (Lea, 1859)

+ Unio (Alasmodon) stuarti Adams & Angas, 1863

+ Centralhyria wilsonii caurina Iredale, 1934

+ Diplodon bednalli Frierson, 1908

+ Hyridella anodontaeformis R.I. Johnson, 1948

specimen image from publication Virgus beccarianus (Tapparone Canefri, 1883)

+ Unio (Diplodon) mattirolii Tapparone Canefri, 1883

specimen image from publication Westralunio carteri Iredale, 1934

+ Centralhyria angasi subjecta Iredale, 1934

+ Unio australis Menke, 1843

+ Unio moretonicus E.A. Smith, 1874

+ Hyridella ambigua Cotton & Gabriel, 1932

specimen image from publication Westralunio flyensis (Tapparone Canefri, 1883)