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

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nominal species Unio shireensis Preston, 1910

Preston, 1910, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6: 61, pl. 4, fig. 11.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE MRAC_56594, River Shire 3-4 km from Lake Nyassa.

= Coelatura mossambicensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Coelatura mossambicensis (von Martens, 1860) — Graf & Cummings, 2011
+ Coelatura mossambicensis (von Martens, 1860) — Daget, 1998
+ Afronaia mossambicensis (von Martens, 1860) — Haas, 1969
+ Indonaia mossambicensis (von Martens, 1860) — Crowley et al., 1964
+ Indonaia mossambicensis (von Martens, 1860) — Haas, 1936
+ Unio lechaptoisi Ancey, 1894 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
= Unio shireensis Preston, 1910 — Simpson, 1914

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