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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela soleniformis

nominal species 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 soleniformis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Mutela soleniformis Bourguignat, 1885 — Daget, 1998
+ Mutela (s.s.) nilotica (Cailliaud, 1823) — Haas, 1969
+ Mutela (s.s.) soleniformis forme moineti Bourguignat, 1886 — Leloup, 1950
+ Mutela (s.s.) nilotica var. moineti Bourguignat, 1886 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Mutela (s.s.) nilotica (Sowerby, 1835) [sic] — Simpson, 1914
+ Mutela (s.s.) nilotica (Sowerby, 1835) [sic] — Simpson, 1900
+ Mutela visseri [sic] sp. nov. — Bourguignat, 1886

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