Species Cucumerunio novaehollandiae (Gray, 1834)
New Holland Mussel
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
- Unio novaehollandiae Gray, J.E. 1834. in Proceedings for July 8th 1834. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1834: 57-58 [57].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1880–4–10–6 (2 left valves), Macquarie (as Macquarrie) River, probably Port Macquarie, N Coast NSW, mouth of Hastings River. - Unio cucumoides Lea, I. 1840. Descriptions of new freshwater and land shells. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 1: 284-286 [285].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 30897, Hunter River, NSW. - Unio cumingianus Dunker, G. 1852. Diagnoses Molluscorum novorum. Malakozoologische Blätter 9(4): 49-62 [53].
Type data:
Status unknown, presumed lost, Australia (as New Holland). - Unio naviglioformis Lea, I. 1859. Descriptions of twenty one new species of exotic Unionidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 11: 151-154 [152].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1964146, possibly Australia.Type locality references:
Woodward, F.R. 1984. What is Unio naviglioformis (Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionacae)? Durban Museum Novitates 13(16): 195-201 [199].
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 [473]
- Woodward, F.R. 1984. What is Unio naviglioformis (Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionacae)? Durban Museum Novitates 13(16): 195-201 [199]
Generic Combinations
- Diplodon (Hyridella) novaehollandiae (Gray, 1834). —
Simpson, C.T. 1914. A description catalogue of the Naiades or Pearly Fresh-water mussels. Ann Arbor : Bryant Walker. [1304] - Cucumeria novaehollandiae (Gray, 1834). —
Cotton, B.C. & Gabriel, C.J. 1932. Australian Unionidae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 44(2): 155-160 pl. 16 [Date published April] [160] - Cucumerunio novaehollandiae (Gray, 1834). —
Iredale, T. 1934. The freshwater mussels of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8(1): 57-78 pls iii-vi [75]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
From Hunter River, NSW north to Burnett River, QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, lotic freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Coastal rivers.
General References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [400, pl. 43, fig. 13]
Cotton, B.C. & Gabriel, C.J. 1932. Australian Unionidae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 44(2): 155-160 pl. 16 [Date published April] [160, pl. 16, fig. 7]
Iredale, T. 1934. The freshwater mussels of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8(1): 57-78 pls iii-vi [75-76, pl. 5, fig. 15, pl. 6, fig. 15]
Iredale, T. 1943. Guide to the freshwater shells of New South Wales, Part I. Australian Naturalist 11: 85-95 [92, text fig.]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [144, fig. 358]
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 [473476, pl. 15, figs 1-4, pl. 18, figs 6, 7]
Walker, K.F., Byrne, M., Hickey, C.W. & Roper, D.S. 2001. Freshwater Mussels (Hyriidae) of Australasia. pp. 5-31 in Bauer, G. & Wächtler, K. (eds). Ecology and Evolution of the Freshwater Mussels Unionoida. Berlin, Germany : Springer-Verlag 394 pp. [9]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [400] (New Holland Mussel)
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) |