species Coelatura horei (E.A. Smith, 1880): synonymy

Unio horei E.A. Smith, 1880

E.A. Smith, 1880. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6: 429.
E.A. Smith, 1881. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: 299, pl. 34, fig. 37.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_80-12-20-42, Lake Tanganyika.

Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic]) horei — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio horei — E.A. Smith (1904)
Nodularia (Coelatura) horei — Kobelt (1910)
Parreysia horei — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca horei — Van Damme (1984)
Caelatura [sic] horei — Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998), Scholz & Glaubrecht (2004), Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Unio bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 7, 13.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 45.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_1554, Kibanga, lac Tanganyika.

Unio bridouxi — E.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Unio calathus Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 23.
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 7.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 45.
Type(s): UNKNOWN MRAC_56578, Tanganyika.

Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic]) calathus — Simpson (1900)
Unio calathus — E.A. Smith (1904)
Nodularia (Coelatura) calathus — Kobelt (1910)
Nodularia calathus — Simpson (1914)
Cælatura [sic] calathus — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998), IUCN (2010)

Unio charbonnieri Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 7, 9.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 45, pl. 20, figs. 1-2.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0041, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic]) nilotica — Simpson (1900)
Unio charbonnieri — E.A. Smith (1904)
Nodularia (Coelatura) nilotica var. charbonieri [sic] — Kobelt (1910)
Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic]) charbonnieri — Simpson (1914)
Cælatura [sic] charbonnieri — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998), IUCN (2010)

Unio coulboisi Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 7, 12.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 45, pl. 20, figs. 3-4.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0025, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic]) nilotica — Simpson (1900)
Unio coulboisi — E.A. Smith (1904)
Nodularia (Coelatura) nilotica var. coulboisi — Kobelt (1910)
Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic]) charbonnieri — Simpson (1914)
Cælatura [sic] charbonnieri — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Unio dromauxi Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 8, 17.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 47, pl. 21, figs. 1-2.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0049, Kibanga, Lac Tanganyika.

Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic]) nilotica — Simpson (1900)
Unio dromauxi — E.A. Smith (1904)
Nodularia (Coelatura) nilotica var. dromauxi — Kobelt (1910)
Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic]) charbonnieri — Simpson (1914)
Cælatura [sic] charbonnieri — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Unio guillemeti Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 7, 15.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 45.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0159, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Unio guillemeti — E.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Unio josseti Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 8, 19.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 45.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0160, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Unio josseti — E.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Unio jouberti Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 7, 8.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 45.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0151, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Unio jouberti — E.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Unio lavigerianus Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 7, 14.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 45.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0140, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Unio lavigerianus — E.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Unio menardi Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 8, 20.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 45.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0102, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Unio menardi — E.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Unio moineti Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 7, 11.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 45.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0120, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Unio moineti — E.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Unio randabeli Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 8, 22.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 47, pl. 21, figs. 3-4.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0089, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic]) randabeli — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio randabeli — E.A. Smith (1904)
Cælatura [sic] randabeli — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998), IUCN (2010)

Unio vinckei Bourguignat, 1886

(incorrect original spelling of Unio vynckei Bourguignat, 1886)
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 8 [as ‘vynckei’], 18.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0190, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Unio vinckei — E.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Unio visseri Bourguignat, 1886

(incorrect original spelling of Unio vysseri Bourguignat, 1886)
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 8 [as ‘vysseri’], 21.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0192, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Unio visseri — E.A. Smith (1904)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Unio vynckei Bourguignat, 1886

(correct name for Unio vinckei Bourguignat, 1886)
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 8, 18 [as ‘vinckei’].
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 45.
Bourguignat, 1889. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 6: 60.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0190, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Unio vysseri Bourguignat, 1886

(correct name for Unio visseri Bourguignat, 1886)
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 8, 21 [as ‘visseri’].
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 45.
Bourguignat, 1889. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 6: 60.

Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Unio boehmi Martens, 1897

Martens, 1897. Besch. Weich. Deutsch Ost Afr. 4: 223, pl. 7, fig. 9 [as ‘böhmi’].
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE ZMB_35532, Karema, Tanganyikasee, Tanzania.

Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic]) bohmi [sic] — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio böhmi — E.A. Smith (1904)
Nodularia (Coelatura) boehmi — Kobelt (1910)
Cælatura [sic] böhmi — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998), Scholz & Glaubrecht (2004), IUCN (2010)

Unio gerrardi Martens, 1897

E.A. Smith, 1880. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1880: 351 [as ‘U. niloticus Cailliaud’].
Martens, 1897. Besch. Weich. Deutsch Ost Afr. 4: 223, pl. 7, fig. 5.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB_32910A (by Scholz & Glaubrecht, 2004: 110), Tanganyikasee, Tanzania.

Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic]) nilotica var. gerrardi — Simpson (1900)
Unio gerrardi — E.A. Smith (1904)
Nodularia (Coelatura) gerrardi — Kobelt (1910)
Nodularia (sec. Cælatura [sic]) gerrardi — Simpson (1914)
Cælatura [sic] (s.s.) gerrardi — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998), Scholz & Glaubrecht (2004), IUCN (2010)

Unio gereti Preston, 1910

Preston, 1910. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6: 61, pl. 4, fig. 9.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MRAC_56800, Lac Tanganyika.

Unio gereti — Simpson (1914)
Cælatura [sic] gereti — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) horei — Haas (1936), Haas (1969)
Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998), IUCN (2010)

Unio posseti Dartevelle & Schwetz, 1948

(error for Unio josseti Bourguignat, 1886)
Dartevelle & Schwetz, 1948. Mém. Inst. Royal Colonial Belge: 46.

Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Unio landeaui Bourguignat, in MNHN coll. of Authors

Bourguignat, in MNHN coll. of Authors.
Type(s): MANUSCRIPT NAME MNHN_MP_1342, Kibanga, Lac Tanganyika.

Unio niloticus E.A. Smith, 1880

(misidentified reference to Unio niloticus Cailliaud, 1827)
‘Cailliaud’ E.A. Smith, 1880. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1880: 351.
‘Caulliaud’ E.A. Smith, 1881. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: 296.

Caelatura (s.s.) [sic] aegyptiaca f. calathus — Leloup (1950)
Coelatura horei — Daget (1998)

Nodularia bohmi Simpson, 1900

(error for Unio boehmi Martens, 1897)
‘Martens’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 823.
‘Martens’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1036.

Nodularia (Coelatura) charbonieri Kobelt, 1910

(error for Unio charbonnieri Bourguignat, 1886)
‘Bourg.’ Kobelt, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 85.

Unio randibeli IUCN, 2010

(error for Unio randabeli Bourguignat, 1886)
‘Bourguignat, 1886’ IUCN, 2010. IUCN Red List: [web].