The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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nominal species Unio diminutis Lea, 1859

Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 151.
(incorrect original spelling of Unio diminutus Lea, 1859)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1965165, East Africa.

= Unio caffer

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Unio caffer F. Krauss, 1848 — Bieler, 2021
+ Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Daget, 1998
+ Unio (Cafferia) caffer verreauxi [sic] Charp., Küster, 1855 — Connolly, 1939
+ Unio diminutus Lea, 1859 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Cafferia) diminutus Lea, 1859 — Simpson, 1914
+ Nodularia (sec. Cafferia) diminuta (Lea, 1859) — Simpson, 1900

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