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nominal species Unio diminutis Lea, 1859

Unio diminutis Lea, 1859 = Unio caffer

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 151.
(incorrect original spelling of Unio diminutus Lea, 1859)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1965165, East Africa.

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Unio caffer F. Krauss, 1848 — Bieler, 2021: 10.

+ Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Daget, 1998: 71.

+ Unio (Cafferia) caffer verreauxi [sic] Charp., Küster, 1855 — Connolly, 1939: 608.

+ Unio diminutus Lea, 1859 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927: 380.

+ Unio (sec. Cafferia) diminutus Lea, 1859 — Simpson, 1914: 583.

+ Nodularia (sec. Cafferia) diminuta (Lea, 1859) — Simpson, 1900: 826.