MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
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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) = Eriphyla burrumensis
Cyrenopsis meeki (Etheridge Jnr, 1892)
Cyrenopsis opallites Etheridge Jnr, 1902 = Eriphyla opallites
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
