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

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species Hyridella drapeta (Iredale, 1934): synonymy
     126 specimens

Hyridunio renutus Iredale, 1934
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].

Hyridunio renutusIredale (1934), Iredale (1943)
Hyridella (s.s.) drapetaMcMichael & Hiscock (1958), Haas (1969), B.J. Smith (1992)

Hyridunio australis drapeta Iredale, 1934
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].

Hyridunio australis drapetaIredale (1934), Iredale (1943)
Hyridella (s.s.) drapetaMcMichael & Hiscock (1958), Haas (1969), B.J. Smith (1992), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Hyridella drapetaWalker et al. (2001), Bogan (2010), Walker et al. (2014), Graf et al. (2015), Santos-Neto et al. (2016), Huang et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Hyridunio australis orion Iredale, 1934
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].

Hyridunio australis orionIredale (1934), Iredale (1943)
Hyridella (s.s.) drapetaMcMichael & Hiscock (1958), Haas (1969), B.J. Smith (1992)

Hyridunio australis casus Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 90; Abb. 1.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio australis Lamarck, 1819)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_61938, Clarence River at Tucabia (Permanent waterhole in swamp area), New South Wales, Australia [-29.672, 153.092 ± 10 km].

Hyridella (s.s.) drapetaMcMichael & Hiscock (1958), Haas (1969), B.J. Smith (1992)

Hyridunio australis Iredale, 1934
‘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)

Hyridella (s.s.) drapetaMcMichael & Hiscock (1958)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Hyridunio renutusIredale (1934), Iredale (1943)
Hyridunio australis drapetaIredale (1934), Iredale (1943)
Hyridunio australis orionIredale (1934), Iredale (1943)
Hyridella (s.s.) drapetaMcMichael & Hiscock (1958), Haas (1969), B.J. Smith (1992), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Hyridella drapetaWalker et al. (2001), Bogan (2010), Walker et al. (2014), Graf et al. (2015), Santos-Neto et al. (2016), Huang et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

 
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