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Publication Ortmann (1918): summary

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Ortmann, A.E. 1918. The anatomy of two African nayades, Unio caffer and Spatha wahlbergi. Nautilus 31(3): 75-78. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Spatha (Aspatharia) kamerunensis = Aspatharia rugifera

Spatha (s.s.) wahlbergi (Krauss) = Chambardia wahlbergi

+ Spatha natalensis Lea, 1864

Unio caffer Krauss

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