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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini | Coelatura mossambicensis

nominal species Unio lechaptoisi var. minor Martens, 1897

Martens, 1897, Besch. Weich. Deutsch Ost Afr. 4: 227.
(homonym of Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio lechaptoisi Ancey, 1894)
Type(s): SYNTYPE ZMB_104816, Mbampa Bay.

= Coelatura mossambicensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ 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 lechaptoisi var. minor von Martens, 1897 — Martens, 1897

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