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

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This page documents data for Chaper (1885), such as genera and species attributed to that publication (including known misspellings, misidentifications, and other unavailable names) as well as taxonomic opinions, if available. Taxonomic opinions refer to uses of genera and species as valid and invalid in that work.

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Publication information

Chaper, M. 1885. Description de quelques espèces nouvelles de coquilles vivantes provenant de l’Afrique Australe et d’Assinie. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 10: 479-486, 1 pl.

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Attributed Species Names

Unio essoensis Chaper, 1885
Chaper, 1885, Bull. Soc. Zool. France 10: 481, pl. 11, figs. 7-9.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0057, Esso, Assinie.

Unio vaalensis Chaper, 1885
Chaper, 1885, Bull. Soc. Zool. France 10: 480, pl. 11, figs. 1-3.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0180, la Vaal, Afrique Australe.

Corbula assiniensis Chaper, 1885
Chaper, 1885, Bull. Soc. Zool. France 10: ??.

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