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

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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 (s.s.) exotica (Lamarck, 1819) — (Simpson, 1900)
= Mutela bridouxi Bourguignat — (Bourguignat, 1888)
= Mutela bridouxi sp. nov — (Bourguignat, 1886)

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