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Bivalvia | Unionida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela
species Mutela zambesiensis Mandahl-Barth, 1988: synonymy
Synonymy
Mutela mabilli ‘Rochebrune’ of Authors
(misidentified reference to Mutelina mabilli Rochebrune, 1886)
‘Rochebrune’ of Authors.
Connolly, 1931. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 29: 324.
Daget, 1998. Cat. Bivalves Africains: 146.
Mutela mabilli — Connolly (1939)
Mutela zambesiensis — Graf & Cummings (2006)
Mutela dubia ‘Gmelin’ of Authors
(misidentified reference to Mytilus dubius Gmelin, 1791)
‘Gmelin’ of Authors.
Appleton, 1979. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 77(9): 161.
Kenmuir, 1980. Trans. Zimbabwe Sci. Assoc. 60(2): 7.
Curtis & Appleton, 1987. Jour. SWA Sci. Soc. 40-41: 50.
Mutela mabilli — Daget (1998)
Mutela zambesiensis — Graf & Cummings (2006)
Mutela zambesiensis Mandahl-Barth, 1988
Mandahl-Barth, 1988. Studies on African Freshwater Bivalves: 85, figs. 81-82.
Type(s): TYPE UNKNOWN, Zambezi River, between Kariba and Chirundu.
Mutela zambesiensis — Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Taxonomic History (since 1900)
“Mutela mabilli” ** — Connolly (1931), Daget (1998)
Mutela mabilli — Connolly (1939), Daget (1998)
“Mutela dubia” ** — Appleton (1979)
“Mutela dubius” ** — Kenmuir (1980)
Mutela zambesiensis — Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)
