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This page reports the specimens in the MUSSELpdb and provides a map if geocodes are known. The taxonomic history reports the record of different names and combinations that have been applied to this species (and its synonyms) since 2007.

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species Hyridella drapeta (Iredale, 1934): specimens
5 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Hyridella (s.s.) drapeta — Graf & Cummings (2007)
Hyridella drapeta — Bogan (2010), Walker et al. (2014), Graf et al. (2015), Santos-Neto et al. (2016), Huang et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range: Queensland south to Victoria, eastern Australia.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map

Australia
ZMB_MP_0431 Australia	ZMB_MP_0433 Australia	ZMB_19078 Richmond River, NS Wales
ZMB_MP_0442 Upper Richmond River, New Holland	BMNH_MP_098 Moreton Bay	AMS_126300 Blaxlands Dam, Nepean River, New South Wales, Australia [-33.85, 150.633 ± 1 km]
AMNH_46663 Evelyn, Victoria	BMNH_91-11-6-106 Australia	UMMZ_304506 Karuah River, Monkerai, New South Wales, Australia
UMMZ_304505 Glochester River, Doon Ayre, New South Wales, Australia, -31.89607°, 152.08942°	UA_20811 Glochester River, Doon Ayre, New South Wales, Australia, -31.89607°, 152.08942°	UA_20808 Mammy Johnson River, 10 km E Wards River, New South Wales, Australia, -32.24361°, 151.97556°
BMNH_MP_113 Olinda, Victoria, Australia	DMNH_146481 Victoria, Australia	AMS_126404 Woronora River, S of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [-34.065, 150.995 ± 10 km]
DMNH_172989 Olinda Creek, Evelyn, Victoria, Australia	DMNH_172995 Olinda Creek, Evelyn, Victoria, Australia	DMNH_78614 creek near Cungai, New South Wales, Australia
AMS_126336 Warrel Creek at Eungai, New South Wales, Australia [-30.853, 152.898 ± 1 km]	HYR001 Watagan Creek	HYR002 Watagan Creek
HYR003 Karuah River at Booral	HYR006 Karuah River at Booral	HYR009 Williams River at Thalaba
HYR010 Williams River at Thalaba	HYR011 Williams River at Thalaba	HYR012 Karuah River at Monkerai
AMS_126366 Warrel Creek at Eungai, New South Wales, Australia [-30.853, 152.898 ± 1 km]	AMS_61939 Clarence River at Tucabia (Permanent waterhole in swamp area), New South Wales, Australia [-29.672, 153.092 ± 10 km]	AMS_61945 Byron Bay, Broken Head, Bangalow Creek, New South Wales, Australia [-28.717, 153.608 ± 1 km]
AMS_128071 Lake Eucumbene, Poplars, New South Wales, Australia [-36.05, 148.7 ± 10 km]	AMS_126129 Barrengarry Creek, Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales, Australia [-34.683, 150.55 ± 10 km]	AMS_126149 Allyn River at Eccleston, New South Wales, Australia [-32.269, 151.489 ± 1 km]
AMS_62153 Shoalhaven River, Gordon Barrier, New South Wales, Australia [-34.883, 150.458 ± 10 km]	AMS_61943 Stroud Creek, Stroud, New South Wales, Australia [-32.408, 151.967 ± 100 km]	AMNH_305992 Lansdown River, 14 m. from “Larce”, New South Wales, Australia
AMS_332159 between Longflat & Wauchope, Hastings River, New South Wales, Australia [-31.467, 152.617 ± 10 km]	AMS_126374 Bex Hill NE of Lismore, New South Wales, Australia [-28.766, 153.346 ± 1 km]	AMS_61940 Manning River, Mount George, New South Wales, Australia [-31.886, 152.167 ± 1 km]
AMS_105918 Mongarlowe River, Charleyong, New South Wales, Australia [-35.253, 149.919 ± 1 km]	AMS_173135 NNW of Nowra, Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales, Australia [-34.737, 150.533 ± 10 km]	AMS_61937 Richmond R trib., Wilsons R, Booyong, Pearces Ck, New South Wales, Australia [-28.75, 153.448 ± 1 km]
AMS_126294 Manning River at Mount George, New South Wales, Australia [-31.888, 152.167 ± 1 km]	AMS_332170 Williams River at Dungog, New South Wales, Australia [-32.398, 151.763 ± 10 km]	AMS_61942 Warrel Creek at Eungai, New South Wales, Australia [-30.853, 152.898 ± 1 km]
AMS_174667 Creek off Wollombi River off Cessnock Road (Trails in sand), New South Wales, Australia [-32.883, 151.183 ± 10 km]	AMS_61941 Hawkesbury River at Richmond, New South Wales, Australia [-33.587, 150.723 ± 10 km]	AMS_61947 Mt Evelyn (Creek), Victoria, Australia [-37.783, 145.383 ± 10 km]
AMS_80636 Upper Manning River, N of Rookhurst, N of Gloucester (On bank), New South Wales, Australia [-31.866, 151.861 ± 10 km]	AMS_61946 Manning R, Wingham, New South Wales, Australia [-31.876, 152.369 ± 1 km]	AMS_132197 SW Tuggerah Lakes, New South Wales, Australia [-33.333, 151.467 ± 10 km]
AMS_126309 Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 100 km]	AMS_159164 Gauge Station 100m east of Rd bridge over Mt Emu Ck (Under rocks & in silt at base of rushes), Victoria, Australia [-38.307, 142.887 ± 1 km]	AMS_62023 Tarra River at Port Albert, Victoria, Australia [-38.65, 146.717 ± 10 km]
AMS_158404 Calder R, 25m upstream from Great Ocean Rd bridge (In silt, at river edge), Victoria, Australia [-38.774, 143.508 ± 1 km]	AMS_168579 Franklin R, at Princes Hwy, E of Foster (River bank), Victoria, Australia [-38.655, 146.296 ± 1 km]	AMS_61935 Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia [-27.583, 152.917 ± 100 km]
AMS_62013 Bunyip River, Victoria, Australia [-37.917, 145.717 > ± 100 km]	AMS_62021 Wilsons Prom, Sealers Ck, Victoria, Australia [-39.017, 146.383 ± 10 km]	AMS_61948 Lilydale, Victoria, Australia [-37.767, 145.35 ± 10 km]
AMS_61932 Tomahawk Creek, Gembrook, Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia [-37.95, 145.55 ± 10 km]	AMS_110183 Tonghi Ck, 5 miles W of Cann River, Victoria, Australia [-37.567, 149.061 ± 1 km]	AMS_62020 Tarra River at Tarraville, Victoria, Australia [-38.633, 146.717 ± 10 km]
AMS_61933 Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia [-28.867, 153.05 ± 100 km]	AMS_110532 Tonghi Ck, 5 miles W of Cann River, Victoria, Australia [-37.567, 149.061 ± 1 km]	AMS_61944 Cann River at Cann River township, Victoria, Australia [-37.567, 149.15 ± 10 km]
AMS_126127 North Pine River (In scrub), Queensland, Australia [-27.283, 153.067 ± 100 km]	AMS_381800 Brisbane, The Blunder, Blunder Ck, Queensland, Australia [-27.617, 152.983 ± 10 km]	AMS_57938 Tarra River at Tarraville, Victoria, Australia [-38.633, 146.717 ± 10 km]
AMS_62016 Glengarry, Victoria, Australia [-38.133, 146.583 ± 10 km]	AMS_62018 Broken R. at Nalinga, Victoria, Australia [-36.433, 145.733 ± 10 km]	AMS_168578 Wilsons Prom. NP, Growler Ck, at bridge (In mud under bridge), Victoria, Australia [-39.063, 146.374 ± 100 m]
AMS_126107B North Pine River, Queensland; 27°15’S, 152°54’E	UMMZ_111817 Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia	UMMZ_111818 Brisbane Water, Australia
USNM_853937 Tweed River, near Mt. Warning, New South Wales, Australia	UMMZ_111830 Queensland, Australia	MCZ_110403 Cann River, Cann River Town, North Victoria, Australia
UMMZ_111832 Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia	MCZ_190259 Sealers Creek, Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria, Australia	MCZ_190258 Manning River, Mount George, New South Wales, Australia
MCZ_210898 Pearce’s Creek, Booyong, Richmond R., New South Wales, Australia	MCZ_190257 Manning River, Wingham, New South Wales, Australia	MCZ_190256 Warrel Creek, trib. of Nambucca River System, Eungai, New South Wales, Australia
USNM_40866 Richmond River, N.S. Wales, Australia	USNM_170109 New South Wales, Australia	USNM_623353 North Pine R., vicinity of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
USNM_339720 Richmond R., New South Wales, Australia	MNHN_MP_1480 Cann River, S. Australia	FMNH_115955 Cann River, North Victoria, Australia
FMNH_190535 near Eungai, north coast of New South Wales, Australia	FMNH_21735 Watson’s Creek, Victoria, Australia	FMNH_77366 Evelyn, Victoria, Australia
MNHN_MP_1479 New South Wales	AMS_411606 Diamond Ck (?), Bunyip State Park (On roots, leaves, etc), Victoria, Australia [-37.985, 145.643 ± 100 m]	AMS_61931 Tomahawk Creek, Gembrook, Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia [-37.95, 145.55 ± 10 km]
AMS_61936 Latrobe River, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia [-38.15, 146.783 ± 100 km]	MNHN_MP_1481 New South Wales	AMS_61938 Clarence River at Tucabia (Permanent waterhole in swamp area), New South Wales, Australia [-29.672, 153.092 ± 10 km]
AMS_61934 Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia [-27.583, 152.917 ± 100 km]	BMNH_85-3-17-13-15 creek, Bulu Bulu, Gippsland, Victoria	BMNH_91-11-6-198-199 Richmond River, NSW
BMNH_91-11-6-190-195 Richmond River, NSW	BMNH_91-11-6-196-197 Richmond River, NSW	BMNH_89-10-25-11-23 Shoalhaven River
BMNH_89-10-25-27-28 Wyong Creek
AMS_173164 Dunbible Creek, Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia [-28.352, 153.393 ± 10 km] AMS_421938 Dungog, Williams R between railway bridge and rd bridge beside park, New South Wales, Australia [-32.397, 151.762 ± 100 m] AMS_173159 Eungai, New South Wales, Australia [-30.835, 152.893 ± 10 km] AMS_432169 Hunter Region, Williams R at Bandon Grove Park, Chichester Dam rd crossing nr bank (Moderate flow, gravelly/rock bottom), New South Wales, Australia [-32.301, 151.719 ± 100 m] AMS_424072 Lake Eucumbene, Poplars, New South Wales, Australia [-36.05, 148.7 ± 10 km] AMS_424073 Manning R, Wingham, New South Wales, Australia [-31.876, 152.369 ± 1 km] AMS_173158 Mill Creek, Stroud, New South Wales, Australia [-32.411, 151.959 ± 10 km] AMS_431976 Millers Ck, on Bunkers Hill Rd, trib of Barrengary Ck, New South Wales, Australia [-34.683, 150.53 ± 1 km] AMS_174666 Nepean River at Douglas Park (In sandy mud), New South Wales, Australia [-34.194, 150.712 ± 10 km] AMS_174669 Nepean River, Camden, New South Wales, Australia [-34.073, 150.699 ± 10 km] AMS_422341 Sandy Ck, at Gellibrand R rd bridge, SW of Carlisle R (In mud), Victoria, Australia [-38.591, 143.354 ± 1 km] AMS_358673 Tucabia via Ulmarra, Carence River district, New South Wales, Australia [-29.667, 153.1 ± 10 km] AMS_173154 Tucabia via Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia [-29.667, 153.1 ± 10 km] AMS_332476 Williams River, Dungog (In mud), New South Wales, Australia [-32.398, 151.763 ± 10 km] AMS_422340 Wilsons Prom, Growler Ck, at rd bridge (=EV25) (In mud, roots & debris on ck bed), Victoria, Australia [-39.063, 146.374 ± 1 km] AMS_424071 Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia [-32.933, 151.15 ± 10 km] AMS_126345 Woronora River near Engadine, New South Wales, Australia [-34.065, 150.995 ± 10 km] AMS_173132 Woronora River near Engadine, New South Wales, Australia [-34.065, 150.995 ± 10 km] AMS_174787 near Cessnock, W of Milfield, Wollombi Rd, Wollombi Brook N Arm, at Cedar Rd crossing, New South Wales, Australia [-32.937, 151.14 ± 1 km]

Genbank Vouchers

UMMZ_304506 (COI, 16S, 28S)

UMMZ_304505 (COI, 16S, 28S)

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