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Publication Iredale (1934): summarypublication summary
Full CitationIredale, T. 1934. The fresh-water mussels of Australia. Australian Zoologist 8: 57-78. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal Genera
There are 8 available nominal genera attributed to this publication (11 total).
Attributed Nominal Species
 Velesunio balonnensis adjunctus Iredale, 1934 = Velesunio ambiguus
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 59, 76, pl. 3, fig. 3; pl. 4, fig. 3. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 88. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 189. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio balonnensis Conrad, 1850) Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMS_12003, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 100 km].
Hyridella ambigua Cotton & Gabriel, 1932 = Westralunio carteri
‘Philippi’ Cotton & Gabriel, 1932. Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria 44(2): 157. Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 62, pl. 3, fig. 8; pl. 4, fig. 8 [as ‘Westralunio ambiguus’]. [in part] Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190 [as ‘Westralunio ambiguus’]. [in part] (misidentified reference to Unio ambiguus Philippi, 1847)
 Rugoshyria aquilonalis Iredale, 1934 = unionoid species
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 72, pl. 5, fig. 9; pl. 6, fig. 8. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_484, Bloomfield River, Queensland, Australia [-15.95, 145.333 ± 10 km].
Hyridunio australis Iredale, 1934 = Hyridella drapeta
‘Lamarck’ Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 69, pl. 5, fig. 1; pl. 6, fig. 3. McMichael, 1952. unknown publication: 400. (misidentified reference to Unio australis Lamarck, 1819)
 Westralunio ambiguus carteri Iredale, 1934 = Westralunio carteri
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 63, 76. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio ambiguus Philippi, 1847) Type(s): LECTOTYPE AMS_61724 (by McMichael & Hiscock, 1958: 427), Victoria Reservoir, Darling Range, 12 mls E of Perth, Western Australia, Australia [-32.05, 116.067 ± 10 km].
There are 17 available nominal species
attributed to this publication (23 total).
 Centralhyria wilsonii caurina Iredale, 1934 = Velesunio wilsonii
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 66, pl. 3, fig. 14; pl. 4, fig. 14. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio wilsonii Lea, 1859) Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMS_42241, May River at Meda, Western Australia, Australia [-17.367, 124 ± 10 km].
 Hyridunio australis drapeta Iredale, 1934 = Hyridella drapeta
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 68, pl. 5, fig. 2; pl. 6; fig. 2. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio australis Lamarck, 1819) Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_61934, Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia [-27.583, 152.917 ± 100 km].
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 71, pl. 5, fig. 5; pl. 6, fig. 5. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMS_61862, Lennard River (In river sands), Western Australia, Australia [-17.4, 124.5 ± 100 km].
 Rugoshyria interserta Iredale, 1934 = unionoid species
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 72, pl. 5, fig. 8; pl. 6, fig. 9. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMS_61949, Mary River at Kenilworth, N of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [-26.6, 152.733 ± 10 km].
 Velesunio balonnensis intricatus Iredale, 1934 = Velesunio ambiguus
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 60, 76, pl. 3, fig. 2; pl. 4, fig. 2. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 189. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio balonnensis Conrad, 1850) Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMS_61725, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia [-23.367, 150.533 ± 10 km].
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 64, pl. 3, fig. 11, pl. 4, fig. 11. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMS_33006, Barwon River at Mogil Mogil, New South Wales, Australia [-29.35, 148.683 ± 1 km].
 Rugoshyria depressa monticola Iredale, 1934 = Hyridella depressa
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 72, pl. 5, fig. 7a-b; pl. 6, fig. 10. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio depressa Lamarck, 1819) Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMS_61952, Kosciusko, Grosse's Plain Creek, Moonbar Run (Moonbah), New South Wales, Australia [-36.519, 148.513 ± 1 km].
Propehyridella nepeanensis narracanensis Iredale, 1934 = Hyridella australis
‘Cotton & Gabriel’ Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 74. [in part] Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. (misidentified reference to Propehyridella narracanensis Cotton & Gabriel, 1932)
Propehyridella nepeanensis narracanensis Iredale, 1934 = Hyridella narracanensis
‘Cotton & Gabriel’ Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 74, pls. 5-6, fig. 13. [in part] (reference to Propehyridella narracanensis Cotton & Gabriel, 1932)
 Propehyridella nepeanensis opportuna Iredale, 1934 = Hyridella australis
Iredale, 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].
 Hyridunio australis orion Iredale, 1934 = Hyridella drapeta
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 69. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio australis Lamarck, 1819) Type(s): LECTOTYPE AMS_61931 (by McMichael & Hiscock, 1958: 446), Tomahawk Creek, Gembrook, Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia [-37.95, 145.55 ± 10 km].
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 64, pl. 3, fig. 10; pl. 4, fig. 10. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMS_12009, Upper Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia [-27, 152.4 ± 100 km].
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 69, pl. 5, fig. 3; pl. 6, fig. 4. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) AMS_61936, Latrobe River, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia [-38.15, 146.783 ± 100 km].
‘(Kuster)’ Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 60, pl. 3, fig. 5; pl. 4, fig. 5. ‘Kuster’ Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. (misidentified reference to Unio shuttleworthi Küster, 1856)
 Rugoshyria depressa vicinalis Iredale, 1934 = Hyridella depressa
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 72. Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio depressa Lamarck, 1819) Type(s): LECTOTYPE AMS_57939 (by McMichael & Hiscock, 1958: 450), Mitchell River at Bairnsdale, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia [-37.833, 147.617 ± 10 km].
Centralhyria wilsonii Iredale, 1934 = Alathyria pertexta
‘Lea’ Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 66, pl. 3, fig. 13; pl. 4, fig. 13. [in part] ‘Lea’ Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 190. [in part] (misidentified reference to Unio wilsonii Lea, 1859)
Taxonomic OpinionsAlathyria jacksoni sp. nov. Alathyria pertexta sp. nov. + Unio shuttleworthii Lea, 1856 + Unio angasi E.A. Smith, 1882 Alathyria profuga (Gould, 1851) = Alathyria pertexta + Unio shuttleworthii Lea, 1856 Alathyria profuga (Gould, 1851) Centralhyria angasi (Sowerby, 1867) = Velesunio angasi + Alasmodon angasana Adams & Angas, 1863 Centralhyria angasi subjecta nov. = Westralunio carteri Centralhyria bednalli (Tate, 1882) = Velesunio angasi Centralhyria stuarti (Adams & Angas, 1863) = Velesunio wilsonii Centralhyria wilsonii (Lea, 1859) = Velesunio wilsonii Centralhyria wilsonii caurina nov. = Velesunio wilsonii Cucumerunio novaehollandiae (Gray, 1834) + Naia elongata Swainson, 1840 + Unio cucumoides Lea, 1840 + Unio cumingianus Dunker, 1852 + Unio cumingii Lea, 1870 Hyridunio australis (Lamarck, 1819) = Hyridella australis Hyridunio australis drapeta subsp. nov. = Hyridella drapeta Hyridunio australis orion subsp. nov. = Hyridella drapeta Hyridunio renutus Iredale, 1934 = Hyridella drapeta Lortiella froggatti sp. nov. Lortiella rugatus (Sowerby, 1868) = Lortiella rugata Propehyridella nepeanensis (Conrad, 1850) = Hyridella australis + Unio depressa Lesson, 1830 + Unio napeanensis Conrad, 1850 + Unio dorsuosus Gould, 1850 + Unio lessoni Küster, 1855 Propehyridella nepeanensis narracanensis Cotton & Gabriel, 1932 = Hyridella narracanensis Propehyridella nepeanensis opportuna nov. = Hyridella australis Protohyridella glenelgensis (Dennant, 1898) = Hyridella glenelgensis Rugoshyria aquilonalis sp. nov. Rugoshyria cultelliformis (Conrad, 1850) = Hyridella depressa Rugoshyria depressa (Lamarck, 1819) = Hyridella depressa + Unio mutabilis Lea, 1859 + Unio paramattensis Lea, 1862 Rugoshyria depressa monticola subsp. nov. = Hyridella depressa Rugoshyria depressa sodalis subsp. nov. = Hyridella narracanensis + Diplodon mortonicus May, 1923 Rugoshyria depressa vicinalis subsp. nov. = Hyridella depressa Rugoshyria interserta sp. nov. Velesunio balonnensis (Conrad, 1850) = Velesunio ambiguus + Unio ambiguus E.A. Smith, 1882 Velesunio balonnensis adjunctus subsp. nov. = Velesunio ambiguus Velesunio balonnensis intricatus subsp. nov. = Velesunio ambiguus Velesunio danellii (Villa, 1871) = Velesunio ambiguus + Unio jeffreysianus Lea, 1871 Velesunio evansi (Adams & Angas, 1864) = Velesunio ambiguus Velesunio shuttleworthi (Kuster, 1855) + Unio vittatus Lea, 1859 + Unio moretonicus Reeve, 1865 + Unio legrandi Petterd, 1889 + Diplodon australis May, 1921 Velesunio shuttleworthi (Kuster, 1855) = Velesunio ambiguus Velesunio shuttleworthi (Kuster, 1855) = Velesunio moretonicus Westralunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) = Velesunio ambiguus + Unio philippianus Küster, 1861 Westralunio ambiguus carteri subsp. nov. = Westralunio carteri
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