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Pilsbry, H.A. & J. Bequaert. 1927. The aquatic mollusks of the Belgian Congo, with a geographical and ecological account of Congo malacology. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 53: 69-602. https://hdl.handle.net/2246/975.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Caelatura Conrad, 1853

‘Conrad’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 267 [as ‘Cælatura’].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 820 [as ‘Cælatura’].
Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 76.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1019.
Germain, 1918. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 24: 41.
Germain, 1919. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 25: 122.
Germain, 1921. Faun. malac. Terr. e Fluv. Iles Mascareignes: 403.
Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 42.
Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 399.
Haas, 1927. Senckenbergiana 9: 21.
Haas, 1929. Senckenbergiana 11: 111.
Bloomer, 1932. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 20: 168.
Thiele, 1934. Handb. Syst. Weichtierk. 3: 1248.
Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 54.
Dartevelle & Schwetz, 1937. Ann. Soc. Roy. Zool. Belgique 68: 60.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 140.
Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 190.
Bloomer, 1946. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 27: 68.
Bloomer, 1949. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 27: 241.
Franc, 1949. J. de Conch. 9: 158.
Leloup, 1950. Res. Sci. Explor. Hydrob. Lac Tanganyika (1946-1947) 3: 40.
Mongin, 1963. Mém. Soc. Géol. France 96: 10.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 116.
Mandahl-Barth, 1968. Expl. Hydrobiol. Bangweulu-Luapula 12: 51.
Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 64.
Fischer-Piette & Métivier, 1974. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 133: 10.
Appleton, 1979. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 77(9): 154.
Kenmuir, 1980. Trans. Zimbabwe Sci. Assoc. 60(2): 7.
Curtis & Appleton, 1987. Jour. SWA Sci. Soc. 40-41: 50.
Ibrahim et al., 1999. EEAA Nat. Biodiv. Unit (10): 74.
Millard, 2001. Class. Moll. (3): 1061.
(incorrect original spelling of Coelatura Conrad, 1853)
Type species: Unio aegyptiacus Cailliaud, 1827 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Attributed Nominal Species

Aspatharia (Spathopsis) wissmanni bangalorum Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Chambardia wissmanni

Dautzenberg & Germain, 1914. Rev. Zool. Afr. 4: 68 (in part).
Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 424, text fig. 93.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Spatha wissmanni Martens, 1883)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_134026, Malema, Belg. Congo.

Caelatura (Laevirostris) stagnorum bomae Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Coelatura stagnorum

specimen image from publication Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 405, pl. 33, figs. 2-2a.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio stagnorum Dautzenberg, 1890)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) ANSP_134032, Boma, Belgian Congo.

Cyrenoidea rosea brevidentata Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Cyrenoida rhodopyga

Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 376, fig. 85.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyrenella rosea d’Ailly, 1896)

Aspatharia (s.s.) chapini Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Aspatharia ganciniensis

specimen image from publication Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 416, pl. 34, figs. 4-4a; pl. 42, fig. 3.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MRAC_57371, Leopoldville.

Iphigenia congo Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Profischeria congo

Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 373, figs. 83a-c.

There are 23 available nominal species attributed to this publication (32 total).

Unio (Cafferia) connollyi Pilsbry, 1923 = Unio caffer

Pilsbry, 1923. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 75: 276, text fig. 1; pl. 19, figs. 3-4.
Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 380.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) ANSP_125501A, Port Natal, Africa.

Corbicula radiata edwardi Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Corbicula fluminalis

Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 343, figs. 73a-b.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyrena radiata Philippi, 1846)

Eupera mediafricana etheriarum Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Eupera sturanyi

Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 357, figs. 80b-d.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Eupera mediafricana Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927)

Unio eurysellinus ‘Pallary’ of Authors = Coelatura aegyptiaca

‘Pallary’ of Authors.
Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 381.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 175.
Daget, 1998. Cat. Bivalves Africains: 26.
(error for Unio euryssellinus Pallary, 1903)

Unio fayumensis Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Unio abyssinicus

Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 381.
(new name for Unio schweinfurthi Martens, 1886)

Aspatharia (s.s.) flava Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Chambardia flava

specimen image from publication Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 418, pl. 43, figs. 3-3a; pl. 44, figs. 2-2a.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMNH_72063, Medje, Africa.

Mutela (s.s.) garambae Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Mutela dubia

specimen image from publication Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 431, pl. 40, figs. 1-2.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMNH_72067, Middle Garambe River, Belgian Congo (Zaire), Africa.

Cameronia gosseti Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Pleiodon spekii

‘Bourguignat’ Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 441.
(error for Cameronia josseti Bourguignat, 1886)

Spatha haasi Pilsbry, 1923 = Chambardia wahlbergi

Pilsbry, 1923. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 75: 275, pl. 19, figs. 1-2.
Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 420.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) ANSP_81211, Boran, British East Africa.

Mutela (s.s.) iris Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Mutela mabilli

specimen image from publication Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 434, pl. 41, figs. 2-2a.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_134054, Lualaba River, Mulongo.

Pisidium katangense Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Euglesa keniana

Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 353, figs. 78a-b.

Mutela (s.s.) langi Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Mutela langi

specimen image from publication Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 432, pl. 39, fig. 3-3b.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) ANSP_133860, Zambi, Belg. Congo, Afr.

Egeria tenuicula langi Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Galatea tenuicula

Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 366, pl. 29, fig. 1-3.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Galatea tenuicula Philippi, 1849; new name for Galatea tenuicula Boettget, 1913)

Aspatharia luapulaensis Dautzenberg & Germain of Authors = Chambardia flava

Dautzenberg & Germain of Authors.
Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: pl. 36, figs. 4-4a [as ‘Aspatharia sp.’]. [MS]
Type(s): MANUSCRIPT NAME IRSNB_MP_0333, La Luapula, a Kasenga.

Pleiodon macmurtrei ‘Conrad’ of Authors = Pleiodon ovatus

‘Conrad’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1834. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 7(1): 180.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 225.
Mørch, 1853. Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 49.
Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 443.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 601.
Mandahl-Barth, 1988. Studies on African Freshwater Bivalves: 57.
Daget, 1998. Cat. Bivalves Africains: 151.
(incorrect original spelling of Pleiodon macmurtriei Conrad, 1834)

Eupera mediafricana Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Eupera ferruginea

Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 355, figs. 79a-f, 80a.

Caelatura (s.s.) mesafricana Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Coelatura mesafricana

specimen image from publication Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 402, pl. 32, figs. 2-2a.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMNH_72093, Garamba River, 04°10’N, 29°40’E, Belgian Congo [Zaire], Africa.

Parreysia mweruensis Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Coelatura kipopoensis

‘Smith’ Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: pl. 31, fig. 8.
(misidentified reference to Unio mweruensis E.A. Smith, 1908)

Egeria nux Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Galatea nux

Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 367, pl. 29, figs. 4-7.

Pseudospatha ortmanni Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Pseudospatha tanganyicensis

specimen image from publication Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 446, pl. 45, figs. 5, 7.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) ANSP_132188, Toa Bay, 5 m., L. Tanganyika, Shaba Province, 05 40 S; 029 20 E.

Mutela (s.s.) garambae praetenuis Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Mutela dubia

specimen image from publication Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 432, pl. 40, fig. 3 [as ‘prætenuis’].
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mutela (s.s.) garambae Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMNH_72066, Aba River, Africa.