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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini | Coelatura

species Coelatura hauttecoeuri (Bourguignat, 1883): synonymy
     201 specimens + 19 Genbank vouchers

Unio duponti Bourguignat, 1883
Bourguignat, 1883. Moll. Fluv. Nyanza: 8, figs. 10-12.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0064, Nyanza.

Parreysia (s.s.) dupontiSimpson (1900)
Parreysia (s.s.) postumaSimpson (1914)
Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuriHaas (1969)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio edwardsianus Bourguignat, 1883
Bourguignat, 1883. Moll. Fluv. Nyanza: 12, figs. 7-9.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0018, Nyanza.

Parreysia (s.s.) hauttecoeuri var. edwardsianaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Parreyssia [sic] hauttecoeuri var. edwardsianaKobelt (1910)
Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuriHaas (1969)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio grandidieri Bourguignat, 1883
Bourguignat, 1883. Moll. Fluv. Nyanza: 7, figs. 4-6.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0026, Nyanza.

Parreysia (s.s.) dupontiSimpson (1900)
Parreyssia [sic] dupontiKobelt (1910)
Parreysia (s.s.) postumaSimpson (1914)
Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio grantianus Bourguignat, 1883
Bourguignat, 1883. Moll. Fluv. Nyanza: 14.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) MNHN_MP_0028, Nyanza.

Simpson (1900)
Parreysia (s.s.) hauttecoeuriSimpson (1914)
Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuriHaas (1969)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio hauttecoeuri Bourguignat, 1883
Bourguignat, 1883. Moll. Fluv. Nyanza: 5, figs. 1-3 [as ‘hauttecœuri’].
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0130, Nyanza Oukéréwe (Victoria Nyanza).

Parreysia (s.s.) hauttecoeuriSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Parreyssia [sic] hauttecoeuriKobelt (1910)
Parreysia hauttecoeuriFrierson (1913)
Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuriHaas (1969)
Caelatura [sic] hauttecoeuriMandahl-Barth (1988)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998), Scholz & Glaubrecht (2004), Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), ... Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf et al. (2014), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024)

Unio ruellani Bourguignat, 1883
Bourguignat, 1883. Moll. Fluv. Nyanza: 10, figs. 16-18.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0095, Nyanza.

Parreysia (s.s.) ruellaniSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Parreyssia [sic] ruellaniKobelt (1910)
Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Parreysia ruellaniBloomer (1932)
Caelatura [sic] (Kalliphenga) ruellaniHaas (1936), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998), Graf et al. (2014)

Unio emini Martens, 1897
Martens, 1897. Besch. Weich. Deutsch Ost Afr. 4: 224, pl. 7, fig. 14.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB_104895A (by Scholz & Glaubrecht, 2004: 106), Masanza (Messansa), Simin Fluss.

Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic]) eminiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (Coelatura) eminiKobelt (1910)
Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri eminiHaas (1936)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuriHaas (1969)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998), Scholz & Glaubrecht (2004)

Unio multicolor Martens, 1897
Martens, 1897. Besch. Weich. Deutsch Ost Afr. 4: 236, pl. 7, fig. 4.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB_104855A (by Scholz & Glaubrecht, 2004: 106), Insel Sirwa, Viktoria Nyansa.

Parreysia (s.s.) multicolorSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Parreyssia [sic] multicolorKobelt (1910)
Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (Kalliphenga) ruellaniHaas (1936), Haas (1969)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998), Scholz & Glaubrecht (2004)

Unio postumus Rochebrune, 1904
Rochebrune, 1904. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 10: 258, footnote.

Parreysia (s.s.) postumaSimpson (1914)
Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuriHaas (1969)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio hauttecoeuri var. ornata Germain, 1907
Germain, 1907. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 13: 305.

Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio ruellani var. bayoni Germain, 1909
Germain, 1909. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 15: 275, pl. 3, fig. 36.

Parreysia (s.s.) ruellani var. bayoniSimpson (1914)
Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (Kalliphenga) ruellaniHaas (1936), Haas (1969)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Caelatura hauttecoeuri kyogae Mandahl-Barth, 1954
Mandahl-Barth, 1954. Ann. Mus. r. Congo belge 8° Zool. 32: 134, text fig. 68a.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MRAC_586363, Uganda, Lac Kyoga, near Bugonola.

Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuriHaas (1969)
Caelatura [sic] hauttecoeuriMandahl-Barth (1988)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)
Coelatura hauttecoeuri kyogaeOrtiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024)

Unio hauttecoeuri mut. compressa Germain, 1906
Germain, 1906. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 12: 305. [nomen nudum]

Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio hauttecoeuri mut. curta Germain, 1906
Germain, 1906. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 12: 305. [nomen nudum]

Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio hauttecoeuri mut. elongata Germain, 1906
Germain, 1906. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 12: 305. [nomen nudum]

Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio hauttecoeuri mut. globosa Germain, 1906
Germain, 1906. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 12: 305. [nomen nudum]

Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio hauttecoeuri mut. intermedia Germain, 1906
Germain, 1906. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 12: 305. [nomen nudum]

Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio hauttecoeuri mut. subcompressa Germain, 1906
Germain, 1906. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 12: 305. [nomen nudum]

Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio hauttecoeuri var. castanea Germain, 1906
Germain, 1906. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 12: 305. [nomen nudum]

Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio hauttecoeuri var. fusca Germain, 1906
Germain, 1906. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 12: 305. [nomen nudum]

Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio hauttecoeuri var. lutescens Germain, 1906
Germain, 1906. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 12: 305. [nomen nudum]

Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio hauttecoeuri var. nigra Germain, 1906
Germain, 1906. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 12: 305. [nomen nudum]

Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Unio hauttecoeuri var. viridis Germain, 1906
Germain, 1906. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 12: 305. [nomen nudum]

Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Parreysia (s.s.) dupontiSimpson (1900)
Parreysia (s.s.) hauttecoeuri var. edwardsianaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Simpson (1900), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Parreysia (s.s.) hauttecoeuriSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Parreysia (s.s.) ruellaniSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic]) eminiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Parreysia (s.s.) multicolorSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Parreyssia [sic] hauttecoeuri var. edwardsianaKobelt (1910)
Parreyssia [sic] dupontiKobelt (1910)
Parreyssia [sic] hauttecoeuriKobelt (1910)
Parreyssia [sic] ruellaniKobelt (1910)
Nodularia (Coelatura) eminiKobelt (1910)
Parreyssia [sic] multicolorKobelt (1910)
Parreysia hauttecoeuriFrierson (1913)
Parreysia (s.s.) postumaSimpson (1914)
Parreysia (s.s.) ruellani var. bayoniSimpson (1914)
Unio hauttecoeuriPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Parreysia ruellaniBloomer (1932)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri hauttecoeuriHaas (1936)
Caelatura [sic] (Kalliphenga) ruellaniHaas (1936), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuri eminiHaas (1936)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) hauttecoeuriHaas (1969)
Caelatura [sic] hauttecoeuriMandahl-Barth (1988)
Coelatura hauttecoeuriDaget (1998), Scholz & Glaubrecht (2004), Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), ... Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf et al. (2014), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024)
Coelatura hauttecoeuri kyogaeOrtiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024)

 
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