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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!

The nominal species (available and otherwise) in this synonymy are listed by usage rather than strictly by publication date. The primary sorting order is by the most recent year (since 1969) that the species name was treated as valid, and then nominal species are sorted secondarily by publication year.

The taxonomic history of the valid species (since 1900) is listed at the bottom of the page.

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela

species Mutela soleniformis Bourguignat, 1886: nominal species
     18 specimens available.

Mutela soleniformis Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886, Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 25.
Bourguignat, 1886, Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 24.
Bourguignat, 1888, Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 49, pl. 22, fig. 2-3.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0304, Tanganyika.

Mutela soleniformisBourguignat (1886), Bourguignat (1886), Bourguignat (1888), Bourguignat (1889), ..., Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Mutelina soleniformisBourguignat (1886)
Mutela (Calliscapha) soleniformisMartens (1897)
Mutela (s.s.) exoticaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Mutela (s.s.) exotica var. soleniformisKobelt (1910)
Mutela (s.s.) soleniformisPilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950)
Mutela (s.s.) niloticaHaas (1969)

Iridina exotica E.A. Smith, 1880
‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
E.A. Smith, 1880, Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1880: 350.
E.A. Smith, 1881, Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: 296.
Crosse, 1881, J. de Conch. 29: 292.
E.A. Smith, 1904, Proc. Malac. Soc. London 6(2): 101.
Dartevelle & Schwetz, 1948, Mém. Inst. Royal Colonial Belge: 52.
(misidentified reference to Iridina exotica Lamarck, 1819)

Iridina exoticaE.A. Smith (1880)
Mutela soleniformisBourguignat (1889), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998)
Mutela exoticaE.A. Smith (1904)
Mutela (s.s.) soleniformisLeloup (1950)

Mutela nilotica Crosse, 1881
‘Cailliaud’ Crosse, 1881, J. de Conch. 29: 131.
(misidentified reference to Iridina nilotica Cailliaud, 1823)

Mutela niloticaCrosse (1881)
Mutela soleniformisDaget (1998)

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 bridouxiBourguignat (1886), Bourguignat (1888), Bourguignat (1889), E.A. Smith (1904)
Mutela (s.s.) exoticaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Mutela (s.s.) exotica var. bridouxiKobelt (1910)
Mutela (s.s.) soleniformisPilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950)
Mutela (s.s.) niloticaHaas (1969)
Mutela soleniformisDaget (1998)

Mutela jouberti Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886, Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 24, 28.
Bourguignat, 1888, Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 51, pl. 23, fig. 1.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0235, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Mutela joubertiBourguignat (1886), Bourguignat (1888), Bourguignat (1889), E.A. Smith (1904)
Mutela (s.s.) niloticaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Mutela (s.s.) nilotica var. joubertiKobelt (1910)
Mutela (s.s.) nilotica var. moinetiPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Mutela (s.s.) soleniformis forme moinetiLeloup (1950)
Mutela soleniformisDaget (1998)

Mutela lavigeriana Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886, Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 24, 26.
Bourguignat, 1888, Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 49.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0218, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Mutela lavigerianaBourguignat (1886), Bourguignat (1888), Bourguignat (1889), E.A. Smith (1904), Simpson (1914)
Mutela lavigerinaSimpson (1900)
Mutela (s.s.) lavigerianaKobelt (1910), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Mutela (s.s.) soleniformisLeloup (1950)
Mutela (s.s.) niloticaHaas (1969)
Mutela soleniformisDaget (1998)

Mutela moineti Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886, Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 24, 27.
Bourguignat, 1888, Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 49.
Germain, 1911, Doc. Scientif. Miss. Tilho 2: 211, footnote, pl. 3, fig. 1.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0287, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Mutela moinetiBourguignat (1886), Bourguignat (1888), Bourguignat (1889), Simpson (1900), E.A. Smith (1904), Simpson (1914)
Mutela (s.s.) nilotica var. moinetiPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Mutela (s.s.) soleniformis forme moinetiLeloup (1950)
Mutela (s.s.) niloticaHaas (1969)
Mutela soleniformisMandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998)

Mutela monceti Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886, Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 25, 29.
Bourguignat, 1888, Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 49.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0259, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Mutela moncetiBourguignat (1886), Bourguignat (1888), Bourguignat (1889), E.A. Smith (1904)
Mutela (s.s.) moncetiPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Mutela (s.s.) soleniformis forme moinetiLeloup (1950)
Mutela soleniformisDaget (1998)

Mutela visseri Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886, Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 25 [as ‘vysseri’], 31.
(incorrect original spelling of Mutela vysseri Bourguignat, 1886)
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0314, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Mutela visseriBourguignat (1886)
Mutela (s.s.) niloticaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Mutela (s.s.) nilotica var. moinetiPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Mutela (s.s.) soleniformis forme moinetiLeloup (1950)
Mutela soleniformisDaget (1998)

Mutela vysseri Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886, Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 25, 31 [as ‘visseri’].
Bourguignat, 1888, Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 51, pl. 23, figs. 2-3.
(correct name for Mutela visseri Bourguignat, 1886)

Mutela vysseriBourguignat (1886), Bourguignat (1888), Bourguignat (1889), E.A. Smith (1904)
Mutela visseriBourguignat (1886)
Mutela (s.s.) niloticaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Mutela (s.s.) nilotica var. vysseriKobelt (1910)
Mutela (s.s.) nilotica var. moinetiPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Mutela (s.s.) soleniformis forme moinetiLeloup (1950)
Mutela soleniformisDaget (1998)

Mutela lavigerina Simpson, 1900
‘Bourguignat’ Simpson, 1900, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 906.
‘Bourguignat’ Simpson, 1914, Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1367.
(error for Mutela lavigeriana Bourguignat, 1886)

Mutela lavigerinaSimpson (1900)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Mutela (s.s.) exoticaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Mutela (s.s.) niloticaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Mutela lavigerinaSimpson (1900)
Mutela moinetiSimpson (1900), E.A. Smith (1904), Simpson (1914)
Mutela exoticaE.A. Smith (1904)
Mutela soleniformisE.A. Smith (1904), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Mutela bridouxiE.A. Smith (1904)
Mutela joubertiE.A. Smith (1904)
Mutela lavigerianaE.A. Smith (1904), Simpson (1914)
Mutela moncetiE.A. Smith (1904)
Mutela vysseriE.A. Smith (1904)
Mutela (s.s.) exotica var. bridouxiKobelt (1910)
Mutela (s.s.) nilotica var. joubertiKobelt (1910)
Mutela (s.s.) lavigerianaKobelt (1910), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Mutela (s.s.) exotica var. soleniformisKobelt (1910)
Mutela (s.s.) nilotica var. vysseriKobelt (1910)
Mutela (s.s.) soleniformisPilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950)
Mutela (s.s.) nilotica var. moinetiPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Mutela (s.s.) moncetiPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Mutela (s.s.) soleniformis forme moinetiLeloup (1950)

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