MolluscaBase - Diplodon (Hyridella) menziesi (J. E. Gray, 1843)

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Diplodon (Hyridella) menziesi (J. E. Gray, 1843)

AphiaID

1325791 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1325791)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Echyridella menziesii (J. E. Gray, 1843)

Rank

Species

Parent

Diplodon (Hyridella) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Hyridella Swainson, 1840

Original name

Unio menziesii J. E. Gray, 1843

Direct children (2)

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Subspecies Diplodon (Hyridella) menziesi lucasi Suter, 1905 accepted as Echyridella aucklandica (J. E. Gray, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
Subspecies Diplodon (Hyridella) menziesi rugulosus C. T. Simpson, 1914 accepted as Echyridella menziesii (J. E. Gray, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Unio menziesii J. E. Gray, 1843) Gray, J. E. (1843). Catalogue of the species of Mollusca and their shells, which have hitherto been recorded as found at New Zealand, with the description of some lately discovered species. In: Dieffenbach, E. <i>Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country</i>, vol. 2: 228-265. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20759972
page(s): 257 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Diplodon (Hyridella) menziesi (J. E. Gray, 1843). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1325791 on 2025-07-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2019-02-07 23:45:04Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2023-09-24 01:27:38Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2023-09-24 02:32:14Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

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Sources (1)

original description (of Unio menziesii J. E. Gray, 1843) Gray, J. E. (1843). Catalogue of the species of Mollusca and their shells, which have hitherto been recorded as found at New Zealand, with the description of some lately discovered species. In: Dieffenbach, E. <i>Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country</i>, vol. 2: 228-265. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20759972
page(s): 257 [details]