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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini | Nyassunio nyassaensis

nominal species Unio nyassanus [sic] var. hercules Preston, 1913

Preston, 1913, Rev. Zool. Afr. 3(1): 59, pl. 4, fig. 10.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio nyassaensis Lea, 1864)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) MRAC_56413, Riv. Shire, ... Lac Nyassa.

= Nyassunio nyassaensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Nyassunio nyassaensis (Lea, 1864) — Daget, 1998
+ Nyassunio nyassaensis (Lea, 1864) — Haas, 1969
= Nyassunio nyassaensis hercules (Preston, 1913) — Crowley et al., 1964
+ Parreysia nyassaensis (Lea, 1864) — Leloup, 1950
+ Nyassunio nyassaensis (Lea, 1864) — Haas, 1936
- NO OPINION — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

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