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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Search the database pages:

Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio caffer

nominal species Unio natalensis Lea, 1864

Lea, 1864, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 16: 113.
Lea, 1866, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 59 [63], pl. 20, fig. 57.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) ANSP_41686, Umpingave River, Natal, S. Afr.

= Unio caffer

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Graf & Cummings, 2011
+ Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Daget, 1998
+ Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Haas, 1969
+ Unio (Cafferia) caffer Krs., 1848 — Connolly, 1939
= Unio natalensis Lea, 1864 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Cafferia) caffer Krauss, 1848 — Simpson, 1914
+ Nodularia (sec. Cafferia) caffer (Krauss, 1848) — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — Sturany, 1899
+ Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — E.A. Smith, 1891
= Margaron (Unio) natalensis (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio natalensis Lea, 1864 — Sowerby, 1868
= Unio natalensis Lea, 1864 — Lea, 1866

Page updated: 07:33:03 Thu 04 Apr 2024