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Publication Preston (1912): summary

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Preston. 1912. .

Attributed Nominal Species

Sphaerium congener Preston, 1912 = Sphaerium victoriae

Preston, 1912. unknown publication: 327, pl. 17, fig. 2.

Sphaerium iredalei Preston, 1912 = Sphaerium nyanzae

Preston, 1912. unknown publication: 328, pl. 17, fig. 3.

Sphaerium naivashaensis Preston, 1912 = Sphaerium hartmanni

Preston, 1912. unknown publication: 328, pl. 17, fig. 1.

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