Species Hyridella (Hyridella) drapeta (Iredale, 1934)
Compiler and date details
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
- Hyridunio australis drapeta Iredale, T. 1934. The freshwater mussels of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8(1): 57-78 pls iii-vi [68].
Type data:
Holotype AM C61934, Brisbane River, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM C61935. - Hyridunio australis orion Iredale, T. 1934. The freshwater mussels of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8(1): 57-78 pls iii-vi [69].
Type data:
Lectotype AM C61931, Tomahawk Brook, near Lilydale, VIC.
Paralectotype(s) AM C61932. - Hyridunio renutus Iredale, T. 1934. The freshwater mussels of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8(1): 57-78 pls iii-vi [69].
Type data:
Holotype AM C61936, Latrobe River, Gippsland, VIC. - Hyridunio australis casus Iredale, T. 1943. Guide to the freshwater shells of New South Wales, Part I. Australian Naturalist 11: 85-95 [90].
Type data:
Holotype AM C61938, Clarence River, Tucavia, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM C61939 (11 specimens and 1 valve).
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 [444]
Generic Combinations
- Hyridella drapeta (Iredale, 1934). —
McMichael, D.F. 1955. The identity and validity of Hyridella australis Lamarck, 1819. Nautilus 69: 6-13 [12] - Hyridella renutus (Iredale, 1934). —
Kershaw, R.C. 1956. Victoria fluviatile and lacustrine Molluscs - the Pelecypoda. Victorian Naturalist 73: 51-55 [53]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Coastal rivers of south eastern Australia from Caboolture, QLD south to rivers of VIC west of Port Phillip Bay
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, lotic freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Coastal rivers (freshwater).
General References
Dean, J.C. 1968. A study of the distribution of freshwater mussels (Mollusca : Pelecypoda) in the coastal streams of Victoria. Unpub. B.Sc. Hons Thesis. Monash University, Clayton, Victoria. (distribution, ecology)
Kershaw, R.C. 1956. Victoria fluviatile and lacustrine Molluscs - the Pelecypoda. Victorian Naturalist 73: 51-55 [53] (also as Hyridella (Drapeta) orion)
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [138, fig. 344] (includes systematic note on Hyridunio renutus)
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 [444-448, pl. 10, figs 7-13, pl. 16, fig. 13, pl. 18, figs 4, 5]
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 | ||
| 17-Nov-2010 | 17-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 17-Nov-2010 | 17-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Nov-2010 | 16-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |