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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela mabilli

nominal species Mutela (s.s.) iris Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927, Bull. AMNH 53: 434, pl. 41, figs. 2-2a.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_134054, Lualaba River, Mulongo.

= Mutela mabilli

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Mutela mabilli (Rochebrune, 1886) — Graf & Cummings, 2011
+ Mutela mabilli (Rochebrune, 1886) — IUCN, 2010
+ Mutela mabilli (Rochebrune, 1886) — Graf & Cummings, 2006
+ Mutela rostrata (Rang, 1835) — Ibrahim et al., 1999
= Mutela iris Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 — Daget, 1998
+ Mutela rostrata (Rang, 1835) — Mandahl-Barth, 1988
+ Mutela rostrata (Rang, 1835) — Van Damme, 1984
+ Mutela (s.s.) dubia (Gmelin, 1791) — Haas, 1969
+ Mutela nilotica (Cailliaud, 1823) — Haas, 1929
= Mutela (s.s.) iris new species — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

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