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

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genus Brazzaea Bourguignat, 1886: synonymy
     1 Recent valid species (1 total species)

Brazzaea Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 32 [as ‘Brazzæa’].
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 44.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 61.
Type species: Brazzaea anceyi Bourguignat, 1886 (monotypy) = Brazzaea anceyi

Bruzzaea Paetel, 1890
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 188.
(error for Brazzaea Bourguignat, 1886)

Brazzea Germain, 1909
Germain, 1909. Arch. Zool. exp. gén. 1: 51, 54, 57.
(error for Brazzaea Bourguignat, 1886)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

BrazzaeaSimpson (1900), E.A. Smith (1906), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914), Bloomer (1931), ... Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)
BrazzæaE.A. Smith (1904)
Aspatharia (Brazzaea)Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Thiele (1934), Haas (1969)
Caelatura [sic] (Brazzaea)Haas (1969)

 
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