MUSSELpdb | publication Gray, 1843

	Home \| About \| Database \| Mussel of the Month \| Publications & Presentations


MUSSELpdb
	Introduction Browse d'basing


Taxonomy
	all genera Unionidae Margaritiferidae Hyriidae Etheriidae Mycetopodidae Iridinidae Species & Genus Richness by Taxonomy


Geography
	Summary North America Central America South America Afrotropics North Eurasia East Asia Australasia Species Richness & Endemism by Geography

Page last updated
Thu 17 July 2025

The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Publication Gray (1843): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

Gray, J.E. 1843. Catalog of the species of Mollusca and their shells, which have hitherto been recorded as found at New Zealand, with the description of some lately discovered species. [in] Dieffenbach, E.F., Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botanty, and natural history of that country 2: 228-. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio aucklandicus Gray, 1843
Gray, 1843. [in] Dieffenbach, Travels in New Zealand 2: 257.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_42-11-9-75, Auckland, N.Z.

Unio menziesii Gray, 1843
Gray, 1843. [in] Dieffenbach, Travels in New Zealand 2: 257.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_42-5-17-170, New Zealand.

"Making the world a better place, one mollusk at a time."
	The MUSSEL Project — Home Page http://www.mussel-project.net/. Site developed and maintained by Dan Graf & Kevin Cummings. Funded by The National Science Foundation.