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

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Bivalvia | ... | Hyriinae | Hyridellini | Hyridella australis

nominal species Unio lessoni Küster, 1855

‘Lamarck’ Lesson, 1830. Voy. Coquille 2(1): 427, pl. 15, figs. 5-5a.
Küster, 1855. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 135, pl. 36, fig. 4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85723, N Holland [Nepean River, New South Wales, Australia].

= Hyridella australis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Hyridella (s.s.) australis (Lamarck, 1819) — B.J. Smith, 1992

+ Hyridella (s.s.) australis (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1969

+ Hyridella (s.s.) australis (Lamarck, 1819) — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958

+ Propehyridella nepeanensis Conrad — Iredale, 1943

+ Propehyridella nepeanensis (Conrad, 1850) — Iredale, 1934

= Hyridella lessoni (Küster) — Haas, 1930

= Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) lessoni (Küster, 1856) — Simpson, 1914

= Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) lessoni (Küster, 1856) — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio nepeanensis Conrad — E.A. Smith, 1882

= Unio lessoni Küster — Küster, 1855

 
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