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

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Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Hyridellini | Hyridella australis

nominal species Unio lessoni Küster, 1855

‘Lamarck’ Lesson, 1830, Voy. Coquille 2(1): 427, pl. 15, figs. 5-5a.
Küster, 1855, Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 135, pl. 36, fig. 4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85723, N Holland [Nepean River, New South Wales, Australia].

= Hyridella australis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Hyridella (s.s.) australis (Lamarck, 1819) — B.J. Smith, 1992
+ Hyridella (s.s.) australis (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1969
+ Hyridella (s.s.) australis (Lamarck, 1819) — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958
+ Propehyridella nepeanensis Conrad — Iredale, 1943
+ Propehyridella nepeanensis (Conrad, 1850) — Iredale, 1934
= Hyridella lessoni (Küster) — Haas, 1930
= Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) lessoni (Küster, 1856) — Simpson, 1914
= Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) lessoni (Küster, 1856) — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio nepeanensis Conrad — E.A. Smith, 1882
= Unio lessoni Küster — Küster, 1855

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