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species Cucumerunio novaehollandiae (Gray, 1834): specimens
4 available nominal species synonyms (8 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Cucumerunio novaehollandiae — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2014), Walker et al. (2014), Marshall et al. (2014), Graf et al. (2015), Santos-Neto et al. (2016), Klunzinger et al. (2021), Graf & Cummings (2021), Klunzinger et al. (2022)

Range

Queensland and New South Wales, eastern Australia.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

ANSP_125854
E. Australia

Australia

BMNH_60-3-30-10 [no locality available - Australia]	ZMB_4688 [no locality available - Australia]	AMS_62157 Albert River, Queensland, Australia [-27.917, 153.1 ± 100 km]
AMNH_189553 Albert River, South Queensland, Australia	AMNH_30898 Australia	AMNH_30899 Australia
ANSP_334437 Australia	ANSP_41809 Australia	BMNH_1907-10-28-244 Australia
CM_61.1535 Australia	DMNH_172988 Australia	FMNH_21731 Australia
MCZ_MP.235 Australia	MNHN_MP_1456 Australia	MNHN_MP_1463 Australia
UMMZ_111807 Australia	UMMZ_111807 Australia	UMMZ_23082 Australia
UMMZ_23082 Australia	ZMB_18667 Australia	AMS_36549 Barrington River, New South Wales, Australia [-31.967, 151.732 ± 100 km]
AMS_126302 between Longflat & Wauchope, Hastings River, New South Wales, Australia [-31.467, 152.617 ± 10 km]	INHS_11431 Bex Hill, near Lismore, New South Wales, Australia	UMMZ_111808 Booyong Creek, Richmond District, New South Wales, Australia
UMMZ_111808 Booyong Creek, Richmond District, New South Wales, Australia	DMNH_51866 Boyne River, Gladstone, Australia	AMS_126226 Brisbane R at Wivenhoe Pocket (In pools & side streams), Queensland, Australia [-27.433, 152.617 ± 10 km]
AMS_81182 Brisbane R, approx 95km from mouth (near Fernvale), Queensland, Australia [-27.45, 152.64 ± 10 km]	AMS_61924 Brisbane River, approx 65km from mouth, Queensland, Australia [-27.5, 152.667 ± 10 km]	BMNH_59-10-28-27 Brisbane River, NSW, above the salt water
BMNH_59-10-28-27 Brisbane River, NSW, above the salt water	AMS_61922 Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia [-27, 152.5 > ± 100 km]	AMS_61922 Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia [-27, 152.5 > ± 100 km]
AMS_61986 Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia [-27.5, 152.667 > ± 100 km]	AMS_62176 Brisbane River, South Queensland	AMNH_146526 Cairns, North Queensland, Australia
AMS_126295 Casino, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.033 ± 10 km]	AMS_332448 Charity Creek, W of Taree (Gravel river bed), New South Wales, Australia [-31.898, 152.233 ± 1 km]	AMS_126227 Esk, Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia [-27.233, 152.417 ± 10 km]
MNHN_MP_1468 Galles du Sud	AMS_62152 Gladstone, Queensland, Australia [-23.85, 151.267 ± 10 km]	UA_20813 Glochester River, Doon Ayre, New South Wales, Australia, -31.89607°, 152.08942°
UMMZ_304501 Glochester River, Doon Ayre, New South Wales, Australia, -31.89607°, 152.08942°	AMNH_30897A Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia	BMNH_1964136 Hunters River, New South Wales
AMNH_30897 Hunters River, New South Wales, Australia	AMNH_30897 Hunters River, New South Wales, Australia	MCZ_255052 Hunters River, New South Wales, Australia
AMS_69033 in trib. of Brisbane River, South Queensland	AMS_126269 Keppel Bay, Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia [-23.133, 150.733 ± 10 km]	DMNH_51864 Kolan River, Australia
BMNH_1964146 Loc._ ?	BMNH_1964146 Loc._ ?	BMNH_1880-4-10-6-7 Macquarie River
BMNH_1880-4-10-6-7 Macquarie River	AMS_61923 Manning River, Mount George, New South Wales, Australia [-31.886, 152.167 ± 1 km]	AMNH_305978 Manning River, North New South Wales, Australia
AMS_126108 Mary River at Maryborough, Queensland, Australia [-25.517, 152.7 ± 10 km]	AMS_126224 Mary River, Gympie, Queensland, Australia [-26.183, 152.667 ± 10 km]	AMS_126410 Mary River, near Woolooga, Queensland, Australia [-26.117, 152.55 ± 10 km]
AMS_126263 Mount George, New South Wales, Australia [-31.883, 152.183 ± 10 km]	INHS_85200 Mudgeeraba Creek, S of Nerang, along Springbrook Road, Queensland, Australia	DMNH_95970 Munna Crossing, Mary River, Sth. Queensland, Australia
ZMB_MP_0438 New Holland	ZMB_MP_0450 New Holland	MCZ_MP.234 New Holland [Australia]
MCZ_86812 New South Wales, Australia	USNM_170114 New South Wales, Australia	MNHN_MP_1458 New Zealand
AMS_126221 NNW of Dungog, Williams River, Bandon Grove (In river), New South Wales, Australia [-32.303, 151.716 ± 1 km]	AMS_126222 NNW of Dungog, Williams River, Bandon Grove, New South Wales, Australia [-32.303, 151.716 ± 1 km]	USNM_623352 North Pine R., Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
USNM_623352 North Pine R., Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	USNM_622946 North Pine R., near Petrie, ca 15 mi N Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	USNM_622946 North Pine R., near Petrie, ca 15 mi N Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
AMS_126107 North Pine River, Queensland, Australia [-27.283, 153.067 ± 100 km]	AMS_126225 Obi Obi Ck at Kenilworth, Queensland, Australia [-26.6, 152.733 ± 10 km]	USNM_73082 Queensland, Australia
AMS_61925 Richmond R trib., Wilsons R, Booyong (Creek), New South Wales, Australia [-28.748, 153.448 ± 1 km]	AMS_47320 Richmond R trib., Wilsons R, Booyong Creek, New South Wales, Australia [-28.748, 153.448 ± 1 km]	ANSP_71731 Richmond R., N.S.W.
AMS_167438 Richmond River at Casino, upstream from Irving Bridge (Gravel & small rock pools), New South Wales, Australia [-28.869, 153.042 ± 1 km]	ANSP_129953 Richmond River, Australia	BMNH_MP_162 Richmond River, Australia
AMS_61926 Richmond River, Casino, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 10 km]	AMS_61926 Richmond River, Casino, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 10 km]	AMS_61926 Richmond River, Casino, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 10 km]
AMS_126049 Richmond River, Casino, New South Wales; 28°52’S, 153°3’E	USNM_84121 Richmond River, East Australia	USNM_84121 Richmond River, East Australia
ZMB_108723 Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia	ZMB_108723 Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia	AMS_71750 Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 100 km]
AMS_106552 S arm of Tweed River near Uki, New South Wales, Australia [-28.414, 153.336 ± 1 km]	MCZ_293268 Singapore, Malaysia [No - Australia]	AMS_140518 SW of Gympie, Eel Ck, on Eel Ck Rd (Small weedy creek with sandy bottom), Queensland, Australia [-26.231, 152.633 ± 1 km]
USNM_853934 Tweed River, near Mt. Warning, New South Wales, Australia	AMS_125275 Upper Macleay River, ca 20km above Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia [-30.978, 152.654 ± 10 km]	AMS_76468 Upper Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia [-30.75, 152.183 ± 100 km]
HYR013 Wiliams River at Tillegra	AMS_126223 Williams River, Dungog, New South Wales, Australia [-32.398, 151.763 ± 1 km]	UMMZ_304502 Williams River, Tillegra, New South Wales, Australia

AMS_314459. Belgrave Falls, Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia [-31.088, 152.745 ± 100 m]

AMS_126389. Bex Hill NE of Lismore, New South Wales, Australia [-28.766, 153.346 ± 1 km]

AMS_421939. Dungog, Williams R between railway bridge and rd bridge beside park, New South Wales, Australia [-32.397, 151.762 ± 100 m]

AMS_396524. Hastings R, at Beemans Farm, approx 18km W of Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia [-31.457, 152.585 ± 1 km]

AMS_173142. Hastings River, Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia [-31.46, 152.728 ± 10 km]

AMS_126340. Lismore, New South Wales, Australia [-28.817, 153.267 ± 10 km]

AMS_396526. Macleay R, 0.5km upstream from Temagog, W of Kempseu (In large shoal in area of fast flow), New South Wales, Australia [-30.978, 152.653 ± 1 km]

AMS_173350. Macleay River near Temagog, W of Kempsey (Buried in mud bank), New South Wales, Australia [-30.978, 152.653 ± 10 km]

AMS_396525. Oxley R, near Qld border, New South Wales, Australia [-28.35, 153.25 ± 100 km]

AMS_332488. Richmond R, Casino (Under stones in low river bed), New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.567 ± 10 km]

AMS_126310. Richmond River trib., Wilsons R, Booyong, Booyong Creek, New South Wales, Australia [-28.748, 153.448 ± 1 km]

AMS_126409. Richmond River, Casino, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 10 km]

AMS_12011. Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 100 km]

AMS_126297. Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 100 km]