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Publication Ponder et al. (2025): summary

Full Citation

Ponder, W.F., A.G. Cook, S. Donalson & M.W. Klunzinger. 2025. Annotated checklist of Australian fossil non-marine aquatic molluscs. Molluscan Research early online: [1-17]. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Coocrania Ponder et al., 2025

Kear, 2006. Riversleigh 2006, symposium: ??. [nomen nudum]
Meakin, 2011. Proc. Linn. Soc. NSW 132: 81. [nomen nudum]
Ponder et al., 2025. Mollusc. Res. early online: 9. [nomen nudum]
Type species: Coocrania hamiltonbrucei Ponder et al., 2025 (monotypy) = Coocrania hamiltonbrucei

Attributed Nominal Species

Coocrania hamiltonbrucei Ponder et al., 2025 = Coocrania hamiltonbrucei

Kear, 2006. Riversleigh 2006, symposium: ??. [nomen nudum]
Kear & Godthelp, 2008. Alcheringa 32(1): fig. 2 [unnamed].
Meakin, 2011. Proc. Linn. Soc. NSW 132: 81. [nomen nudum]
Ponder et al., 2025. Mollusc. Res. early online: 9. [nomen nudum]

Taxonomic Opinions

Alathyria coatsi (Ludbrook, 1961)

Alathyria condola Iredale, 1943

Alathyria jacksoni Iredale, 1934

Alathyria jaqueti (Newton, 1915)

Alathyria pertexta Iredale, 1934

There are 47 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.

Alathyria tamarensis (Etheridge Jnr, 1881)

+ Anodonta tasmanica Johnston, 1888

Arthritica semen (Menke, 1843)

Coocrania hamiltonbrucei (Kear 2006)

Corbicula australis (Deshayes, 1830)

Corbicula corrugata (Tate, 1889) [sic]

Cyrenopsis burrumensis (Etheridge Jnr, 1892)

Cyrenopsis meeki (Etheridge Jnr, 1892)

Cyrenopsis opallites Etheridge Jnr, 1902

Hyridella wilkinsoni (Etheridge, 1879)

Hyridella (Protohyridella) goondiwindiensis (Hocknull, 1997) = Hyridella goondiwindiensis

Hyridella (Protohyridella) whitecliffsensis (Newton, 1915) = Hyridella whitecliffsensis

Hyridella (s.s.) macmichaeli (Hocknull, 1997) = Hyridella macmichaeli

Lentidium origolacus Hallen & Willan, 2010

Lortiella froggatti Iredale, 1934

Lortiella rugata (Sowerby, 1868)

Megalovirgus clellandi (Hocknull, 1994)

Megalovirgus flemingi (McMichael, 1957)

Megalovirgus jaenschi (Ludbrook, 1961)

Megalovirgus stirlingi Thompson & Stilwell, 2010

Megalovirgus wintonensis (Hocknull, 1997)

Mesohyridella eyrensis (Etheridge Jnr in Jack & Etheridge, 1892)

+ Unio gregorianus Clark, 1892

Mesohyridella ipsviciensis (Etheridge Jnr in Jack & Etheridge, 1892)

Mesohyridella skepticsi (Hocknull, 2000)

Mesohyridella springfieldensis (Ludbrook, 1961) = Mesohyridella eyrensis

Palaeohyridella godthelpi Hocknull, 2000

Pledgia eyrensis Ludbrook, 1985

Prohyria johnstoni (Etheridge Jnr, 1881)

Protosphaerium talbragarensis Hocknull, 2000

+ Protosphaerium gianae Hocknull, 2000

Protovirgus brookvalensis Hocknull, 2000

Protovirgus dunstani (Etheridge Jnr, 1888)

Sphaerium (Sphaerinova) tasmanicum (Tenison-Woods, 1876) = Sphaerium tasmanicum

Unionella wianamattensis (Etheridge Jnr, 1888)

+ Unionella bowralensis Etheridge, 1888

+ Unionella carnei Etheridge, 1888

Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847)

Velesunio cf. ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) = Velesunio ambiguus

Velesunio protovittatus (Hale & Tindale, 1930) = Velesunio ambiguus

Velesunio wilsonii (Lea, 1859)

Westralunio carteri Iredale, 1934

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