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

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Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Hyridellini | Hyridella drapeta

nominal species Hyridunio australis orion Iredale, 1934

Iredale, 1934, Austral. Zool. 8: 69.
Iredale, 1943, Austral. Zool. 10: 190.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio australis Lamarck, 1819)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE AMS_61931, Tomahawk Creek, Gembrook, Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia [-37.95, 145.55 ± 10 km].

= Hyridella drapeta

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Hyridella (s.s.) drapeta (Iredale, 1934) — B.J. Smith, 1992
+ Hyridella (s.s.) drapeta (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1969
+ Hyridella (s.s.) drapeta (Iredale, 1934) — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958
= Hyridunio australis orion — Iredale, 1943
= Hyridunio australis orion subsp. nov. — Iredale, 1934

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