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Bivalvia | ... | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Hyridellini | Hyridella australis

nominal species Propehyridella nepeanensis opportuna Iredale, 1934

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Propehyridella nepeanensis opportuna Iredale, 1934 = Hyridella australis

specimen image from publicationIredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 74, pl. 5, fig. 12; pl. 6, fig. 12.
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio napeanensis Conrad, 1850)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMS_61983, Richmond R trib., Wilsons R, Booyong (Creek), New South Wales, Australia [-28.748, 153.448 ± 1 km].

= Hyridella australis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Hyridella (s.s.) australis (Lamarck, 1819) — B.J. Smith, 1992

+ Hyridella (s.s.) australis (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1969

+ Hyridella (s.s.) australis (Lamarck, 1819) — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958

= Propehyridella nepeanensis opportunaIredale, 1943

= Propehyridella nepeanensis opportuna nov. — Iredale, 1934

 
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