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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini | Grandidieria

species Grandidieria burtoni (Woodward, 1859): synonymy

490 specimens + 16 Genbank vouchers

Synonymy

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Unio tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880

E.A. Smith, 1880. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1880: 351, pl. 31, figs. 9-9a.
E.A. Smith, 1881. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: 298, pl. 34, fig. 35.
(renamed Unio tanganikanus Bourguignat, 1883)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_80-3-5-39, Lake Tanganyika.

Grandidieria tanganyicensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio tanganyicensisE.A. Smith (1904)
Grandidieria gravidaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) tanganyicensisHaas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniLeloup (1950)
Caelatura [sic] burtoniMandahl-Barth (1988)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Unio thomsoni E.A. Smith, 1880

E.A. Smith, 1880. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6: 430.
E.A. Smith, 1881. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: 229, pl. 34, fig. 36.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_80-12-20-36, Lake Tanganyika.

Grandidieria thomsoniSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio thomsoniE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

Unio tanganikanus Bourguignat, 1883

E.A. Smith, 1880. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1880: 351 [as ‘Unio tanganyicensis’].
Bourguignat, 1883. Moll. Fluv. Nyanza: 18.
Bourguignat, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 7.
Bourguignat, 1885. Notice Prodr. Moll. Giraud Tanganika: 94, 102 [as ‘Grandidieria tanganikana’].
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 22 [as ‘Grandidieria tanganikana’].
(new name for Unio tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880)

Grandidieria tanganyicensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniLeloup (1950)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

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Grandidieria corbicula Bourguignat, 1885

Bourguignat, 1885. Notice Prodr. Moll. Giraud Tanganika: 94, 100.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 22.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 43, pl. 19, figs. 10-12.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0020, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria thomsoniSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio corbiculaE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

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Grandidieria cyrenopsis Bourguignat, 1885

Bourguignat, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 9, pl. 1, figs. 7-9.
Bourguignat, 1885. Notice Prodr. Moll. Giraud Tanganika: 93.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 21.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 43, pl. 19, figs. 1-3.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0024, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria burtoniSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio cyrenopsisE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

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Grandidieria elongata Bourguignat, 1885

Bourguignat, 1885. Notice Prodr. Moll. Giraud Tanganika: 93, 94.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 20.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 20.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0056, Mpala, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria elongataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio elongataE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) tanganyicensisHaas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniLeloup (1950)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Grandidieria giraudi Bourguignat, 1885

Bourguignat, 1885. Notice Prodr. Moll. Giraud Tanganika: 93, 95.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 20.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0050, Mpala, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria giraudiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio giraudiE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Grandidieria granulosa Bourguignat, 1885

Bourguignat, 1885. Notice Prodr. Moll. Giraud Tanganika: 94, 102.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 22.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 43, pl. 19, fig. 21.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0061, Pambete.

Grandidieria thomsoniSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio granulosaE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

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Grandidieria gravida Bourguignat, 1885

Bourguignat, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 7, pl. 1, figs. 1-6.
Bourguignat, 1885. Notice Prodr. Moll. Giraud Tanganika: 94.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 23.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 41, pl. 18, figs. 11-16.
(renamed Unio rostralis var. brevior Martens, 1897)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0029, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria gravidaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio gravidaE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Grandidieria incarnata Bourguignat, 1885

Bourguignat, 1885. Notice Prodr. Moll. Giraud Tanganika: 94, 101.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 22.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0134, Mpala, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria incarnataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio incarnataE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Grandidieria mira Bourguignat, 1885

Bourguignat, 1885. Notice Prodr. Moll. Giraud Tanganika: 93, 96.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 20.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0127, Mpala, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria miraSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio miraE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Grandidieria rostrata Bourguignat, 1885

Bourguignat, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 10, pl. 1, figs. 10-12.
Bourguignat, 1885. Notice Prodr. Moll. Giraud Tanganika: 94, 103.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 23.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 41, pl. 18, figs. 17-19.
(renamed Unio rostralis Martens, 1897)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0112, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria gravidaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio rostralisE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

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Grandidieria rotundata Bourguignat, 1885

Bourguignat, 1885. Notice Prodr. Moll. Giraud Tanganika: 93, 98.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 20.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0098, Mpala, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria rotundataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio rotundataE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Grandidieria servainiana Bourguignat, 1885

‘Woodward’ E.A. Smith, 1881. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: pl. 34, fig. 33 [as ‘Unio burtoni’]. [in part]
Bourguignat, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 6.
Bourguignat, 1885. Notice Prodr. Moll. Giraud Tanganika: 93.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 20.
Type(s): SYNTYPE BMNH_80-12-20-21, Lake Tanganyika.

Grandidieria burtoni var. servainianaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio servainianaE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Grandidieria smithi Bourguignat, 1885

‘Woodward’ E.A. Smith, 1881. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: pl. 34, fig. 33a [as ‘Unio burtoni’].
Bourguignat, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 7.
Bourguignat, 1885. Notice Prodr. Moll. Giraud Tanganika: 93.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 21.
Type(s): SYNTYPE BMNH_80-12-20-31, Lake Tanganyika.

Grandidieria smithiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio smithiE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Grandidieria anceyi Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 15, 21.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 43, pl. 19, figs. 4-6.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0349, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria anceyiSimpson (1900)
Unio anceyiE.A. Smith (1904)
Grandidieria smithiSimpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Grandidieria hauttecoeuri Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 17, 22 [as ‘hauttecœuri’].
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0132, Lac Tanganyika.

Unio hauttecoeuriE.A. Smith (1904)
Grandidieria hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Caelatura [sic] burtoniMandahl-Barth (1988)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Grandidieria insignis Bourguignat, 1886

‘Ancey, in litt.’ Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 16, 20.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0157, Pambete, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria burtoni var. insignisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio insignisE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Grandidieria locardiana Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 18, 23.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0141, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria locardianaSimpson (1900)
Unio locardianaE.A. Smith (1904)
Grandidieria gravidaSimpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

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Grandidieria bourguignati Bourguignat, 1888

‘Joubert‘ Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 43, pl. 19, figs. 7-9.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_1546, Kibanga, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria bourguignatiSimpson (1900)
Unio bourguignatiE.A. Smith (1904)
Grandidieria giraudiSimpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Grandidieria callista Bourguignat, 1888

Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 43, pl. 19, figs. 13-15.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0034, Tanganyika, Uvira [?].

Grandidieria callistaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio callistaE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Grandidieria rhynchonella Bourguignat, 1888

Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 43, pl. 19, figs. 16-17.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0115, Uvira [?], Lac Tanganyika.

Grandidieria rhynchonellaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio rhynchonellaE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) tanganyicensisHaas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniLeloup (1950)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Grandidieria singularis Bourguignat, 1888

Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 43, pl. 19, figs. 18-20.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0094, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria thomsoniSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio singularisE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

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Unio rostralis Martens, 1897

Martens, 1897. Besch. Weich. Deutsch Ost Afr. 4: 238.
(homonym of Unio requieni var. rostralis de Joannis, 1859; new name for Grandidieria rostrata Bourguignat, 1885)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB_104830A (by Scholz & Glaubrecht, 2004: 108), Tanganyika, Kala.

Grandidieria gravidaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio rostralisE.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998), Scholz & Glaubrecht (2004)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

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Unio (Grandidieria) burtoni var. sturanyi Martens, 1897

Sturany, 1894. Baumann, Durch Massailand: 6, pl. 24, fig. 31; pl. 25, fig. 35.
Martens, 1897. Besch. Weich. Deutsch Ost Afr. 4: 238.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio burtoni Woodward, 1859)
Type(s): SYNTYPES ZMB_104842, Tanganyika bei Karema.

Grandidieria burtoni var. sturanyiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

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Unio rostralis var. brevior Martens, 1897

Martens, 1897. Besch. Weich. Deutsch Ost Afr. 4: 239.
(new name for Grandidieria gravida Bourguignat, 1885; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio rostralis Martens, 1897)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0029, Tanganyika.

Grandidieria gravidaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

Unio (Grandidieria) locardi Germain, 1905

Germain, 1905. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 11: 260.
(error for Grandidieria locardiana Bourguignat, 1886)

Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniLeloup (1950)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

Unio (Grandidieria) gravida var. lutescens Germain, 1905

Germain, 1905. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 11: 260.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Grandidieria gravida Bourguignat, 1885; renamed Grandidieria incarnata lutea Dartevelle & Schwetz, 1948)

Grandidieria burtoniPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

Unio (Grandidieria) rostralis var. lutea Germain, 1908

Germain, 1908. Résult. Sci. Voyage Afrique FOA: 683.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio rostralis Martens, 1897)

Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniLeloup (1950)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

Unio (Grandidieria) rostralis var. rosea Germain, 1908

Germain, 1908. Résult. Sci. Voyage Afrique FOA: 683.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio rostralis Martens, 1897)

Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniLeloup (1950)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

Unio tanganyicensis var. exalbida Preston, 1913

Preston, 1913. Rev. Zool. Afr. 3(1): 60.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880)

Grandidieria tanganyicensis var. exalbidaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) tanganyicensisHaas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniLeloup (1950)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

Grandidieria syrenopsis Dartevelle & Schwetz, 1948

Dartevelle & Schwetz, 1948. Mém. Inst. Royal Colonial Belge: 48.
(error for Grandidieria cyrenopsis Bourguignat, 1885)

Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

Grandidieria incarnata lutea Dartevelle & Schwetz, 1948

Dartevelle & Schwetz, 1948. Mém. Inst. Royal Colonial Belge: 48.
(new name for Unio (Grandidieria) gravida var. lutescens Germain, 1905)

Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Grandidieria burtoniIUCN (2010)

Caelatura (Grandidieria) burtoni forma globosa Leloup, 1950

Leloup, 1950. Res. Sci. Explor. Hydrob. Lac Tanganyika (1946-1947) 3: 143, pl. 2, fig. D.
Coulter, 1991. unknown publication: 234, fig.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio burtoni Woodward, 1859)

Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniLeloup (1950)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Caelatura [sic] burtoni form globosaSlugina (2006)

Caelatura burtoni forma elongata Coulter, 1991

Coulter, 1991. unknown publication: 234.
(reference to Grandidieria elongata Bourguignat, 1885)

Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Caelatura [sic] burtoni form elongataSlugina (2006)

Caelatura burtoni forma rotundata Coulter, 1991

Coulter, 1991. unknown publication: 234, fig.
(reference to Grandidieria rotundata Bourguignat, 1885)

Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Caelatura [sic] burtoni form rotundataSlugina (2006)

Caelatura burtoni forma typica Coulter, 1991

Coulter, 1991. unknown publication: 234, fig.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio burtoni Woodward, 1859)

Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)
Caelatura [sic] burtoni form typicaSlugina (2006)

Unio burtoni E.A. Smith, 1881

‘Woodward’ E.A. Smith, 1881. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: pl. 34, fig. 33a. [in part]
(reference to Unio burtoni Woodward, 1859)

Grandidieria smithiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria anceyiSimpson (1900)

Unio burtoni E.A. Smith, 1881

‘Woodward’ E.A. Smith, 1881. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: pl. 34, fig. 33b. [in part]
(reference to Unio burtoni Woodward, 1859)

Unio burtoni E.A. Smith, 1881

E.A. Smith, 1881. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: pl. 34, fig. 33. [in part]
(reference to Unio burtoni Woodward, 1859)

Grandidieria burtoni var. servainianaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)

Grandidieria thompsoni Bourguignat, 1886

‘Smith’ Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 22.
(error for Unio thomsoni E.A. Smith, 1880)

Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

Ruellania carnata Paetel, 1890

‘Brgt.’ Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 113.
(error for Grandidieria incarnata Bourguignat, 1885)

Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Grandidieria burtoniSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Bloomer (1933), Thiele (1934), Graf (2000), Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Grandidieria burtoni var. servainianaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria burtoni var. insignisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria burtoni var. sturanyiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria tanganyicensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria smithiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria gravidaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria thomsoniSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria rhynchonellaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria callistaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria bourguignatiSimpson (1900)
Grandidieria anceyiSimpson (1900)
Grandidieria rotundataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria miraSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria locardianaSimpson (1900)
Grandidieria incarnataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria giraudiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria elongataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Unio rostralisE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio burtoniE.A. Smith (1904), E.A. Smith (1906)
Unio tanganyicensisE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio thomsoniE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio servainianaE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio smithiE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio cyrenopsisE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio gravidaE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio corbiculaE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio insignisE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio rhynchonellaE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio bourguignatiE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio callistaE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio granulosaE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio singularisE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio anceyiE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio incarnataE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio giraudiE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio elongataE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio locardianaE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio miraE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio rotundataE.A. Smith (1904)
Unio hauttecoeuriE.A. Smith (1904)
Grandidieria hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Grandidieria tanganyicensis var. exalbidaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) tanganyicensisHaas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura [sic] (Grandidieria) burtoniHaas (1936), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Caelatura [sic] burtoniMandahl-Barth (1988), Slugina (2006)
Coelatura burtoniDaget (1998), Scholz & Glaubrecht (2004)
Caelatura [sic] burtoni form typicaSlugina (2006)
Caelatura [sic] burtoni form rotundataSlugina (2006)
Caelatura [sic] burtoni form globosaSlugina (2006)
Caelatura [sic] burtoni form elongataSlugina (2006)

 
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