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A new species of Echyridella from New Zealand, and recognition of Echyridella lucasi (Suter, 1905) (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Hyriidae)

MARK C. FENWICK AND BRUCE A. MARSHALL
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, P.O. Box 467, Wellington, New Zealand

Echyridella McMichael & Hiscock, 1958 is elevated to genus level on the basis of our interpretation of published molecular data. A new species of freshwater mussel, Echyridella onekaka, is described from the north-western South Island of New Zealand. Diplodon menziesi lucasi Suter, 1905 is resurrected from synonymy under E. menziesii (Gray, 1843) as a distinct species of Echyridella.

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