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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Aspathariinae | Chambardia nyassaensis

nominal species Spathella nyassana Bourguignat, 1889

Bourguignat, 1889, Bull. Soc. Malac. France 6: 39.
Bourguignat, 1889, Moll. Afrique Équatoriale: 196.
(new name for Spatha nyassaensis Lea, 1864)

= Chambardia nyassaensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Chambardia nyassaensis (Lea, 1864) — Daget, 1998
+ Aspatharia (Spathopsis) nyassaensis (Lea, 1864) — Haas, 1969
+ Aspatharia (Spathopsis) nyassaensis (Lea, 1864) — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Spatha (s.s.) nyassaensis Lea, 1864 — Simpson, 1914
+ Spatha (s.s.) nyassaensis Lea, 1864 — Simpson, 1900
+ Spatha nyassaënsis Lea, 1864 — Martens, 1897
+ Spathella nyassaensis (Lea, 1864) — Ancey, 1894
= Spathella nyassana — Servain, 1890
= Spathella nyassana Bourguignat — Bourguignat, 1889
= Spathella nyassana Bourg., 1888 — Bourguignat, 1889

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