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nominal species Unio lechaptoisi var. minor Martens, 1897

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Unio lechaptoisi var. minor Martens, 1897 = Coelatura mossambicensis

(homonym of Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio lechaptoisi Ancey, 1894)
Martens, 1897. Besch. Weich. Deutsch Ost Afr. 4: 227.
SYNTYPE ZMB_104816, Mbampa Bay.

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Coelatura mossambicensis (E. von Martens, 1860) — Nagel, 2025: 187.

syntype SMF 5014/1 — Tanzania, “Mbampa- und Amelia-Bai desselben Sees” [Nyassa-See” = Lake Malawi; Mbamba Bay 11°17’S 034°48’E, and Amelia Bay, 10°29’S 034°35’E] (coll. F. Haas ex Museum Berlin 1931, leg. G. Lieder 04./05.ii1894)

+ Coelatura mossambicensis (von Martens, 1860) — Daget, 1998: 63.

type ?? — embouchure du Mbampa et de l’Amella dans le lac Malawi.

+ Afronaia mossambicensis (Martens) — Haas, 1969: 189.

+ Indonaia mossambicensis (von Martens, 1860) — Crowley et al., 1964: 55.

+ Indonaia mossambicensis (von Martens, 1860) — Haas, 1936: 51.

+ Unio lechaptoisi Ancey, 1894 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927: 383.

= Unio lechaptoisi var. minor von Martens, 1897 — Martens, 1897: 227.