WoRMS name details
Austropteria Iredale, 1939
464531 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:464531)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
Austropteria saltata Iredale, 1931 accepted as Pteria lata (J. E. Gray, 1845) (type by original designation)
- Species Austropteria antelata (Holten, 1802) accepted as Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802) (synonym)
- Species Austropteria bernhardi Iredale, 1939 accepted as Pteria bernhardi (Iredale, 1939) (superseded combination)
- Species Austropteria levitata Iredale, 1939 accepted as Pteria levitata (Iredale, 1939) (superseded combination)
- Species Austropteria maccullochi Iredale, 1939 accepted as Pteria maccullochi (Iredale, 1939) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Austropteria perscitula Iredale, 1939 accepted as Pteria penguin (Röding, 1798) (synonym)
- Species Austropteria saltata Iredale, 1931 accepted as Pteria lata (J. E. Gray, 1845) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 205, 232; note: unavailable name: no description [details]
page(s): 205, 232; note: unavailable name: no description [details]
Nomenclature The name is available from Irdale (1931: 206, 232) according to the following articles of ICZN:
13.1. Requirements. To be...
13.1. Requirements. To be...
Nomenclature The name is available from Irdale (1931: 206, 232) according to the following articles of ICZN:
13.1. Requirements. To be available, every new name published after 1930 must (...)
13.1.1. be accompanied by a description or definition that states in words characters that are purported to differentiate the taxon, or
13.1.2. be accompanied by a bibliographic reference to such a published statement
13.3. Genus-group names. To be available, every new genus-group name published after 1930 (...) must, in addition to satisfying the provisions of Article 13.1, be accompanied by the fixation of a type species in the original publication.
The first condition (13.1.2) is met with on p. 206 for the species Austropteria saltata, then the statement on p. 232 of A. saltata as type of the new genus can be taken as indicating a combined description of the new genus and species.
If this is not accepted, the name would be dated from Iredale, 1939
[details]
13.1. Requirements. To be available, every new name published after 1930 must (...)
13.1.1. be accompanied by a description or definition that states in words characters that are purported to differentiate the taxon, or
13.1.2. be accompanied by a bibliographic reference to such a published statement
13.3. Genus-group names. To be available, every new genus-group name published after 1930 (...) must, in addition to satisfying the provisions of Article 13.1, be accompanied by the fixation of a type species in the original publication.
The first condition (13.1.2) is met with on p. 206 for the species Austropteria saltata, then the statement on p. 232 of A. saltata as type of the new genus can be taken as indicating a combined description of the new genus and species.
If this is not accepted, the name would be dated from Iredale, 1939
[details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Austropteria Iredale, 1939. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464531 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
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Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 205, 232; note: unavailable name: no description [details]
page(s): 205, 232; note: unavailable name: no description [details]
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Nomenclature The name is available from Irdale (1931: 206, 232) according to the following articles of ICZN:13.1. Requirements. To be available, every new name published after 1930 must (...)
13.1.1. be accompanied by a description or definition that states in words characters that are purported to differentiate the taxon, or
13.1.2. be accompanied by a bibliographic reference to such a published statement
13.3. Genus-group names. To be available, every new genus-group name published after 1930 (...) must, in addition to satisfying the provisions of Article 13.1, be accompanied by the fixation of a type species in the original publication.
The first condition (13.1.2) is met with on p. 206 for the species Austropteria saltata, then the statement on p. 232 of A. saltata as type of the new genus can be taken as indicating a combined description of the new genus and species.
If this is not accepted, the name would be dated from Iredale, 1939
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