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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela

species Mutela zambesiensis Mandahl-Barth, 1988: synonymy
     13 specimens

Mutela mabilli Connolly, 1931
‘Rochebrune’ of Authors.
Connolly, 1931. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 29: 324.
Daget, 1998. Cat. Bivalves Africains: 146.

Mutela mabilliConnolly (1939)
Mutela zambesiensisGraf & Cummings (2006)

Mutela dubia Appleton, 1979
‘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 mabilliDaget (1998)
Mutela zambesiensisGraf & 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 zambesiensisMandahl-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 mabilliConnolly (1939), Daget (1998)
Mutela zambesiensisMandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)

 
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