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

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Publication Ponder et al. (2025): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Ponder, W.F., A.G. Cook, S. Donalson & M.W. Klunzinger. 2025. Annotated checklist of Australian fossil non-marine aquatic molluscs. Molluscan Research early online: [1-17]. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Attributed Nominal Species

Taxonomic Opinions

Alathyria coatsi (Ludbrook, 1961)

Alathyria condola Iredale, 1943

Alathyria jacksoni Iredale, 1934

Alathyria jaqueti (Newton, 1915)

Alathyria pertexta Iredale, 1934

Alathyria tamarensis (Etheridge Jnr, 1881)
+ Anodonta tasmanica Johnston, 1888

Arthritica semen (Menke, 1843)

Coocrania hamiltonbrucei (Kear 2006)

Corbicula australis (Deshayes, 1830)

Corbicula corrugata (Tate, 1889) [sic]

Cyrenopsis burrumensis (Etheridge Jnr, 1892) = Eriphyla burrumensis

Cyrenopsis meeki (Etheridge Jnr, 1892)

Cyrenopsis opallites Etheridge Jnr, 1902 = Eriphyla opallites

Hyridella wilkinsoni (Etheridge, 1879)

Hyridella (Protohyridella) goondiwindiensis (Hocknull, 1997) = Hyridella goondiwindiensis

Hyridella (Protohyridella) whitecliffsensis (Newton, 1915) = Hyridella whitecliffsensis

Hyridella (s.s.) macmichaeli (Hocknull, 1997) = Hyridella macmichaeli

Lentidium origolacus Hallen & Willan, 2010

Lortiella froggatti Iredale, 1934

Lortiella rugata (Sowerby, 1868)

Megalovirgus clellandi (Hocknull, 1994)

Megalovirgus flemingi (McMichael, 1957)

Megalovirgus jaenschi (Ludbrook, 1961)

Megalovirgus stirlingi Thompson & Stilwell, 2010

Megalovirgus wintonensis (Hocknull, 1997)

Mesohyridella eyrensis (Etheridge Jnr in Jack & Etheridge, 1892)
+ Unio gregorianus Clark, 1892

Mesohyridella ipsviciensis (Etheridge Jnr in Jack & Etheridge, 1892)

Mesohyridella skepticsi (Hocknull, 2000)

Mesohyridella springfieldensis (Ludbrook, 1961) = Mesohyridella eyrensis

Palaeohyridella godthelpi Hocknull, 2000

Pledgia eyrensis Ludbrook, 1985

Prohyria johnstoni (Etheridge Jnr, 1881)

Protosphaerium talbragarensis Hocknull, 2000
+ Protosphaerium gianae Hocknull, 2000

Protovirgus brookvalensis Hocknull, 2000

Protovirgus dunstani (Etheridge Jnr, 1888)

Sphaerium (Sphaerinova) tasmanicum (Tenison-Woods, 1876) = Sphaerium tasmanicum

Unionella wianamattensis (Etheridge Jnr, 1888)
+ Unionella bowralensis Etheridge, 1888
+ Unionella carnei Etheridge, 1888

Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847)

Velesunio cf. ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) = Velesunio ambiguus

Velesunio protovittatus (Hale & Tindale, 1930) = Velesunio ambiguus

Velesunio wilsonii (Lea, 1859)

Westralunio carteri Iredale, 1934