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Publication Kuiper (1983): summary

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Full Citation

Kuiper, J.G.J. 1983. The Sphaeriidae of Australia. Basteria 47: 3-52. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Pisidium aslini Kuiper, 1983 = Euglesa aslini

Kuiper, 1983. Basteria 47: 35, figs. 12, 65-69, 89.

Pisidium fultoni Kuiper, 1983 = Euglesa fultoni

Kuiper, 1983. Basteria 47: 34, figs. 74-77, 92.

Pisidium hallae Kuiper, 1983 = Euglesa hallae

Kuiper, 1983. Basteria 47: 33, figs. 78-81, 93.

Sphaerium kendricki Kuiper, 1983 = Sphaerium kendricki

Kuiper, 1983. Basteria 47: 25, figs. 44-46, 97.

Sphaerium tasmanicum Kuiper, 1983 = Sphaerium quirindi

Kuiper, 1983. Basteria 47: fig. 15.
(misidentified reference to Cyclas tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1876)

Pisidium tasmanicum Kuiper, 1983 = Euglesa ponderi

Kuiper, 1983. Basteria 47: figs. 59-60.
(misidentified reference to Pisidium tasmanicum Tenison-Woods, 1876)

Taxonomic Opinions

Musculium lacustre (Müller) = Sphaerium lacustre

Pisidium carum (Cotton) = Euglesa cara

Pisidium casertanum (Poli) = Euglesa casertana
+ Pisidium etheridgii E.A. Smith, 1882
+ Australpera mena Iredale, 1943
+ Pisidium etheridgei Tate, 1887

Pisidium casertanum (Poli) = Euglesa etheridgii

Pisidium fultoni n. sp. = Euglesa fultoni

Pisidium hallae n. sp. = Euglesa hallae

Pisidium kosciusko (Iredale, 1943) = Euglesa kosciusko

Pisidium tasmanicum Tenison-Woods = Euglesa tasmanica

Pisidium (Afropisidium) aslini n. sp. = Euglesa aslini

Pisidium (Afropisidium) clarkeanum Nevill = Hindupisidium clarkeanum

Pisidium (Afropisidium) giraudi Bourguignat = Euglesa giraudi

Pisidium (Afropisidium) hodgkini Suter = Euglesa hodgkini

Pisidium (Afropisidium) javanum Benthem Jutting = Hindupisidium javanum

Pisidium (Afropisidium) pirothi Jickeli = Euglesa pirothi

Pisidium (Afropisidium) sterkianum Pilsbry = Odhneripisidium sterkianum
+ Pisidium gundlachi Prime, 1870
+ Pisidium consanguineum Prime, 1865

Pisidium (Neopisidium) conventus Cl. = Conventus conventus

Pisidium (Odhneripisidium) annandalei = Odhneripisidium annandalei

Pisidium (Odhneripisidium) dammermani Odhner, 1940 = Odhneripisidium dammermani

Pisidium (Odhneripisidium) dancei _ = Odhneripisidium dancei

Pisidium (Odhneripisidium) novobritanniae Kuiper, 1967 = Odhneripisidium novobritanniae

Pisidium (Odhneripisidium) parvum = Odhneripisidium parvum

Pisidium (Odhneripisidium) stewarti = Odhneripisidium stewarti

Pisidium (Odhneripisidium) sumatranum = Odhneripisidium sumatranum

Pisidium (Odhneripisidium) tenuilineatum = Odhneripisidium tenuilineatum

Sphaerium egregium (Gould)

Sphaerium kendricki n. sp.

Sphaerium lacusedes (Iredale)
+ Sphaerinova macgillivrayi May, 1923

Sphaerium novaezelandiae

Sphaerium problematicum Gabriel

Sphaerium ranae Benthem Jutting

Sphaerium tasmanicum (Tenison-Woods)
+ Pisidium dulvertonensis Tenison-Woods, 1876
+ Sphaerium translucidum Sowerby, 1876
+ Sphaerium macgillivrayi E.A. Smith, 1882
+ Sphaerium tatiarae Cotton & Godfrey, 1938
+ Sphaerinova victoriana Iredale, 1943
+ Sphaerinova nundinalis Iredale, 1943
+ Sphaerium queenslandicum E.A. Smith, 1882
+ Australpera bradena Iredale, 1943
+ Sphaerinova bursa Cotton, 1953

Sphaerium tasmanicum (Tenison-Woods) = Sphaerium tatiarae

 
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