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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela soleniformis

nominal species Mutela bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886, Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 24, 25.
Bourguignat, 1888, Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 49, pl. 22, fig. 1.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0184, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

= Mutela soleniformis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Mutela soleniformis Bourguignat, 1885 — Daget, 1998
+ Mutela (s.s.) nilotica (Cailliaud, 1823) — Haas, 1969
+ Mutela (s.s.) soleniformis Bourguignat, 1885 — Leloup, 1950
+ Mutela (s.s.) soleniformis Bourguignat, 1885 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Mutela (s.s.) exotica (Lamarck, 1819) — Simpson, 1914
= Mutela (s.s.) exotica var. bridouxi Bourg. — Kobelt, 1910
= Mutela bridouxi Bourguignat — E.A. Smith, 1904
+ Mutela (s.s.) exotica (Lamarck, 1819) — Simpson, 1900
= Mutela bridouxi Bourg. — Bourguignat, 1889
= Mutela bridouxi Bourguignat — Bourguignat, 1888
= Mutela bridouxi sp. nov — Bourguignat, 1886

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