Unio mossambicensis Martens, 1860
‘Peters’ Martens, 1860, Malak. Blatt. 6: 218, pl. 3, figs. 3-5.
‘Ptrs.’ Martens, 1897, Besch. Weich. Deutsch Ost Afr. 4: 225, pl. 7, fig. 2.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB_4654A, Mosambik, Tete, unterer [lower] Sambesi.

Unio mossambicensis — Martens (1860), Charmes (1885), Bourguignat (1889), Martens (1897), Sturany (1899), Connolly (1939)
Nodularia (s.s.) mossambicensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (Coelatura) mossambicensis — Kobelt (1910)
Indonaia mossambicensis — Connolly (1925), Haas (1936), Crowley et al. (1964)
Afronaia mossambicensis — Haas (1969)
Caelatura mossambicensis — Appleton (1979), Kenmuir (1980), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Coelatura mossambicensis — Daget (1998), Scholz & Glaubrecht (2004), Graf & Cummings (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf et al. (2014), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Unio borellii Ancey, 1894
Ancey, 1894, Mém. Soc. Zool. France 7: 226, text fig. 2 as [as ‘Borellii’].

Unio borellii — Ancey (1894), Martens (1897)
Unio Borellii — Ancey (1894)
Nodularia (sec. Cælatura) borellii — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (Coelatura) borellii — Kobelt (1910)
Caelatura (s.s.) hypsiprimna borellii — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Indonaia mossambicensis — Crowley et al. (1964)
Coelatura mossambicensis — Daget (1998)

Unio liederi Martens, 1897
Martens, 1897, Besch. Weich. Deutsch Ost Afr. 4: 226, pl. 7, fig. 19.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB_104813, Ulanga, oberes Rufidschi Gebiet, Tansania, Ruaha River.

Unio liederi — Martens (1897)
Nodularia (sec. Cælatura) liederi — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (Coelatura) liederi — Kobelt (1910)
Indonaia liederi — Haas (1936)
Afronaia liederi — Haas (1969)
Caelatura mossambicensis — Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Coelatura mossambicensis — Daget (1998), Scholz & Glaubrecht (2004), IUCN (2010)

Indonaia framesi Connolly, 1925
Connolly, 1925, Rec. Albany Mus. 3: 265, pl. 12, figs. 1, 4.
Connolly, 1939, Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 33: 611 [as ‘Unio framesi’].
Type(s): TYPE SMF_3545, Premier Co.’s Dam, junction of Wilge River, Pretoria-District, Transvaal.

Indonaia framesi — Connolly (1925)
Unio framesi — Connolly (1939)
Afronaia framesi — Haas (1969)
Caelatura mossambicensis — Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Coelatura mossambicensis — Daget (1998), IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf et al. (2014)

Unio mosambicensis Lea, 1870
‘Mart.’ Lea, 1870, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 63.
(error for Unio mossambicensis Martens, 1860)

Unio mosambicensis — Lea (1870)

Unio lechaptoisi Ancey, 1894
Ancey, 1894, Mém. Soc. Zool. France 7: 228, fig. 3.

Unio lechaptoisi — Ancey (1894), Martens (1897), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Nodularia (sec. Cælatura) lechaptoisi — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (Coelatura) lechaptoisi — Kobelt (1910)
Indonaia mossambicensis — Haas (1936), Crowley et al. (1964)
Afronaia mossambicensis — Haas (1969)
Coelatura mossambicensis — Daget (1998)

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.

Unio lechaptoisi var. minor — Martens (1897)
Unio lechaptoisi — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Indonaia mossambicensis — Haas (1936), Crowley et al. (1964)
Afronaia mossambicensis — Haas (1969)
Coelatura mossambicensis — Daget (1998)

Unio angoniensis Preston, 1910
Preston, 1910, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6: 59, pl. 4, fig. 5.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MRAC_56760, Angoniland.

Unio angoniensis — Preston (1910), Simpson (1914)
Caelatura (s.s.) hypsiprimna borellii — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Coelatura hypsiprymna — Daget (1998)

Unio shireensis Preston, 1910
Preston, 1910, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6: 61, pl. 4, fig. 11.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE MRAC_56594, River Shire 3-4 km from Lake Nyassa.

Unio shireensis — Preston (1910), Simpson (1914)
Unio lechaptoisi — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Indonaia mossambicensis — Haas (1936), Crowley et al. (1964)
Afronaia mossambicensis — Haas (1969)
Coelatura mossambicensis — Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2011)

Indonaia mozambicensis Germain, 1935
Germain, 1935, Mém. Mus. Zool. Univ., Coimbra 80: 70.
(error for Unio mossambicensis Martens, 1860)

Indonaia mozambicensis — Germain (1935)
Coelatura mossambicensis — Daget (1998)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Nodularia (s.s.) mossambicensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (sec. Cælatura) borellii — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (sec. Cælatura) lechaptoisi — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (sec. Cælatura) liederi — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (Coelatura) mossambicensis — Kobelt (1910)
Nodularia (Coelatura) borellii — Kobelt (1910)
Nodularia (Coelatura) lechaptoisi — Kobelt (1910)
Nodularia (Coelatura) liederi — Kobelt (1910)
Unio angoniensis — Preston (1910), Simpson (1914)
Unio shireensis — Preston (1910), Simpson (1914)
Indonaia mossambicensis — Connolly (1925), Haas (1936), Crowley et al. (1964)
Indonaia framesi — Connolly (1925)
Unio lechaptoisi — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Indonaia mozambicensis — Germain (1935)
Caelatura (s.s.) hypsiprimna borellii — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Indonaia liederi — Haas (1936)
Unio mossambicensis — Connolly (1939)
Unio framesi — Connolly (1939)
Afronaia mossambicensis — Haas (1969)
Afronaia liederi — Haas (1969)
Afronaia framesi — Haas (1969)
Caelatura mossambicensis — Appleton (1979), Kenmuir (1980), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Coelatura mossambicensis — Daget (1998), Scholz & Glaubrecht (2004), Graf & Cummings (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf et al. (2014), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Coelatura hypsiprymna — Daget (1998)