Sminthopsis ooldea Troughton, 1965 . Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1964, 89:316 [1965].

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, South Australia, Ooldea .

DISTRIBUTION: Edge of Nullarbor Plain (South Australia), Western Australia, S Northern Territory.

STATUS: Unknown.

COMMENTS: Originally described as a subspecies of murino, but considered a distinct species by Archer (1975:243) and Kirsch and Calaby (1977:15).