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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio caffer

nominal species Unio caffer Krauss, 1848

Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 = Unio caffer

specimen image from publicationKrauss, 1848. Südafrik. Moll.: 18, pl. 1, fig. 14.
Type(s): TYPE SMF_XXX, Rivers of Natal.

= Unio caffer

Taxonomic Opinions

= Unio cafferLyubas et al., 2022

= Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — Graf & Cummings, 2021

= Unio caffer F. Krauss, 1848 — Bieler, 2021

= Unio cafferLopes-Lima et al., 2021

= Unio caffer (Krauss, 1848) — Sonamzi et al., 2019

= Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — Froufe et al., 2016

= Unio cafferZieritz et al., 2015

= Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Marshall et al., 2014

= Cafferia caffraReis et al., 2013

= Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Graf & Cummings, 2011

= Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — Whelan et al., 2011

= Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — IUCN, 2010

= Cafferia caffra Krauss, 1848 — Bogan, 2010

= Cafferia cafferJadhav & Jamkhedkar, 2009

= Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — Araujo et al., 2009

= Cafferia caffraHoeh et al., 2009

= Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Graf & Cummings, 2007

= Cafferia caffer (Krauss, 1848) — Graf & Cummings, 2006

= Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Marshall & Fenwick, 2006

= Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Graf & Cummings, 2006

= Unio caffer (Krauss, 1848) — Soroka, 2005

= Unio (Cafferia) caffer Krauss, 1848 — Graf, 2002

= Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — Graf, 2000

= Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000

= Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Daget, 1998

= Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Mandahl-Barth, 1988

= Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — Appleton, 1979

= Unio caffer Krauss — Heard & Vail, 1976

= Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Haas, 1969

= Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Haas, 1969

= Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Modell, 1942

= Unio (Cafferia) caffer Krs., 1848 — Connolly, 1939

= Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Haas, 1936

= Unio (Cafferia) caffer Krauss — Thiele, 1934

= Cafferia caffra (Krs., 1848) — Connolly, 1931

= Unio (Cafferia) caffer Krauss, 1848 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

= Cafferia caffra (Krs.) — Connolly, 1925

= Unio caffer Krauss — Ortmann, 1918

= Unio (sec. Cafferia) caffer Krauss, 1848 — Simpson, 1914

= Nodularia (Cafferia) caffra Krauss — Kobelt, 1910

= Nodularia (sec. Cafferia) caffer (Krauss, 1848) — Simpson, 1900

= Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — Sturany, 1899

= Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — E.A. Smith, 1891

= Margaron (Unio) caffer (Krauss) — Lea, 1870

= Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — Sowerby, 1866

+ Martens, 1860

= Unio (Hyridella) caffer Krauss — Adams & Adams, 1857

= Unio caffer Krauss — Hanley, 1856

= Unio caffer Krauss — Küster, 1856

= Margaron (Unio) caffer (Krauss) — Lea, 1852

= Unio caffer Krauss — Krauss, 1848

 
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