Genus Alathyria Iredale, 1934
Compiler and date details
May 2017 - Burghardt, I.
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
April 2004 - Brian J. Smith, S. Reid & Winston F. Ponder, Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston, TAS and Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1992 - Brian J. Smith, Museum Victoria, Melbourne
- Alathyria Iredale, T. 1934. The freshwater mussels of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8(1): 57-78 pls iii-vi [63].
Type species:
Alathyria jacksoni Iredale, 1934 by original designation. - Quaesithyria Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230 [191] [Iredale introduced simultaneously Quaesithyria wardi gen. et sp. nov. and Quaesithyria fleckeri sp. nov., and gave a combined description for Quaesithyria and wardi].
Type species:
Quaesithyria wardi Iredale, 1943 by original designation (by monotypy?).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McMichael, D.F. & Hiscock, I.D. 1958. A monograph of the freshwater mussels (Mollusca : Pelecypoda) of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 9: 372-508 [410]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Bian River, New Guinea.
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB) ; NSW, NT, Qld: Mount Isa Inlier (MII) ; NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM) ; NT, Qld: Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- South Australia: Murray-Darling basin
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater
General References
Cotton, B.C. 1961. South Australian Mollusca. Pelecypoda. Adelaide : W.L. Hawes, Government Printer 363 pp. [Date published Oct: Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia Series] [91]
Iredale, T. 1943. Guide to the freshwater shells of New South Wales, Part I. Australian Naturalist 11: 85-95 [89]
McMichael, D.F. & Hiscock, I.D. 1958. A monograph of the freshwater mussels (Mollusca : Pelecypoda) of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 9: 372-508 [410-411]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Nov-2010 | 16-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 09-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED |