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

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Publication Iredale (1943): attributed nominal species
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Iredale. 1943. Guide to the freshwater shells of New South Wales. Part. I. Australian Naturalist 11: 85-95.

Attributed Nominal Species

Alathyria condola Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 90, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_61762, Murrumbidgee River at Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia [-34.758, 146.546 ± 10 km].

Alathyria morti Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 89.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_61765, Richmond River, Casino, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 10 km].

Alathyria selwyni Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 89.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_61764, Murrumbidgee River at Leeton, New South Wales, Australia [-34.55, 146.4 ± 10 km].

Alathyria vadena Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 90.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_61860, Shoalhaven River, New South Wales, Australia [-34.8, 150.317 > ± 100 km].

Alathyria jacksoni alleni Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 89.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alathyria jacksoni Iredale, 1934)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_61744, Macquarie River, Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia [-32.2, 148.617 ± 10 km].

Australpera mena Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 95.

Corbiculina subovalina Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 93. [nomen nudum]

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].

Propehyridella nepeanensis novata Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 92.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio napeanensis Conrad, 1850)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_61982, Upper Bellinger River, New South Wales, Australia [-30.45, 152.617 ± 100 km].

Rugoshyria depressa bega Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 91.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio depressa Lamarck, 1819)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_43362, Tantawanglo River, tributary of Bega River, New South Wales, Australia [-36.742, 149.647 ± 10 km].

Rugoshyria depressa lowanna Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 91; Abb. 1.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio depressa Lamarck, 1819)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_61950, Little Nymboida River at Lowanna, near Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia [-30.215, 152.901 ± 1 km].

Sphaerinova terenda Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 95.

Velesunio mckeowni Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 88, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_61721, Murrumbidgee River at Leeton, New South Wales, Australia [-34.617, 146.383 ± 10 km].

Velesunio testatus Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 88.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMS_61699, Murray River at Benthagi (Backwater), New South Wales, Australia.

Velesunio transitus Iredale, 1943
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 89.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE AMS_61691 (by McMichael & Hiscock, 1958: 392), Nepean River nr Camden, New South Wales, Australia [-34.067, 150.7 ± 10 km].

Velesunio balonnensis adjunctus Iredale, 1934
Iredale, 1934. Austral. Zool. 8: 59, 76, pl. 3, fig. 3; pl. 4, fig. 3.
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Natural. 11: 88.
Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 189.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio balonnensis Conrad, 1850)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMS_12003, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 100 km].

 
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