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

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

nominal species Unio silongweensis Preston, 1912

Preston, 1912, Nautilus 26: 35.
(new name for Unio vicinus Preston, 1910)

= Unio caffer

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Daget, 1998
+ Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Mandahl-Barth, 1988
+ Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Haas, 1969
+ Unio (Cafferia) caffer Krs., 1848 — Connolly, 1939
= Unio silongweensis Preston, 1912 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
= Unio silongweensis Preston, 1912 — Simpson, 1914

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