original description
Iredale, T. (1930). More notes on the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(9): 384-407, pls 62-65. [Published 27 June 1930]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17186/773_complete.pdf
page(s): 398, 407 [details]
status source
Combosch, D. J.; Collins, T. M.; Glover, E. A.; Graf, D. L.; Harper, E. M.; Healy, J. M.; Kawauchi, G. Y.; Lemer, S.; McIntyre, E.; Strong, E. E.; Taylor, J. D.; Zardus, J. D.; Mikkelsen, P. M.; Giribet, G.; Bieler, R. (2017). A family-level Tree of Life for bivalves based on a Sanger-sequencing approach. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 107: 191-208., available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790316303104 [details]
From editor or global species database
Status Traditionally placed in Donacidae, but the type species was shown in a molecular study by Combosch et al. (2017) as "not a member of Donacidae and instead nests within Psammobiidae." [details]