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Publication Haas (1936): summary

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Haas, F. 1936. Binnen-Mollusken aus Inner-Afrika, hauptsächlich gesammelt von Dr. F. Haas während der Schomburgk-Expedition in der Jahren 1931/32. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 431: 1-156, 8 pls.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Afroparreysia Haas, 1936

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 84.
Type species: Parreysia lobensis Frierson, 1913 (orig. desig.) = Coelatura lobensis

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. Hist. Nat. 24: 41.
Germain, 1919. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 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. Hist. Nat. 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

Kalliphenga Haas, 1936

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 72.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Coelatura Conrad, 1853)
Type species: Unio ruellani Bourguignat, 1883 (orig. desig.) = Coelatura hauttecoeuri

Kistinaia Haas, 1936

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 64.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Coelatura Conrad, 1853)
Type species: Caelatura (Kistinaia) schoutedeni Haas, 1936 (orig. desig.) = Prisodontopsis mweruensis

Mesafra Haas, 1936

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 83.
Type species: Caelatura (s.s.) mesafricana Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 (orig. desig.) = Coelatura mesafricana

Mweruella Haas, 1936

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 63 [as ‘Mweruëlla’].
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Coelatura Conrad, 1853)
Type species: Unio mweruensis E.A. Smith, 1908 (orig. desig.) = Prisodontopsis mweruensis

Nyassunio Haas, 1936

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 85.
Type species: Unio nyassaensis Lea, 1864 (orig. desig.) = Nyassunio nyassaensis

Rhytidonaia Haas, 1936

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 65.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Coelatura Conrad, 1853)
Type species: Caelatura graueri Haas, 1927 (orig. desig.) = Coelatura leopoldvillensis

Attributed Nominal Species

Corbicula albida albida Haas, 1936 = Corbicula astartina

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 41, pl. 2, fig. 5.
(misidentified reference to Cyrena africana var. albida Krauss, 1848)

Corbicula astartina Haas, 1936 = Corbicula africana

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 42.
(misidentified reference to Cyrena astartina Martens, 1860)

Caelatura (s.s.) choziensis bangweolica Haas, 1936 = Coelatura choziensis

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 56, pl. 5, figs. 1a-d.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio choziensis Preston, 1910)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE SMF_9576, Nordende des Bangweolo See, bei Nsombo, N. Rhodesien.

Sphaerium hartmanni bangweolicum Haas, 1936 = Sphaerium hartmanni

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 46, pl. 3, figs. 3a-c.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas hartmanni Jickeli, 1874)

Unio billotianus Simpson, 1900 = Coelatura ratidota

‘Charmes’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 847.
Kobelt, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 84.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1130.
Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 52.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 190.
Daget, 1998. Cat. Bivalves Africains: 65.
(error for Unio billottianus Charmes, 1885)

There are 8 available nominal species attributed to this publication (15 total).

Sphaerium hartmanni var. congicum Haas, 1936 = Sphaerium bequaerti

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 46.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas hartmanni Jickeli, 1874; new name for Sphaerium stuhlmanni Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927)

Pisidium costulosum Haas, 1936 = Euglesa pirothi

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 43.
(misidentified reference to Pisidium costulosum Connolly, 1931)

Aspatharia (Spathopsis) dautzenbergi Haas, 1936 = Chambardia flava

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 93, pl. 8, figs. 2a-b.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE SMF_9545, Chambesi, bei Mbesuma, N. Rhodesia.

Caelatura (Zairia) gabunensis Haas, 1936 = Coelatura gabonensis

‘Küster’ Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 68.
(error for Unio gabonensis Küster, 1862)

Parreysia hypsiprimnus Simpson, 1900 = Coelatura hypsiprymna

‘von Martens’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 849.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1136.
Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 68.
Woodward in Crowley et al., 1964. Annals Mus. R. Afr. Cent. 131: 47.
(error for Unio hypsiprymnus Martens, 1897)

Caelatura choziensis luapulaensis Haas, 1936 = Coelatura kipopoensis

‘Preston’ Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: pl. 5, fig. 2e. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio (Nodularia) luapulaensis Preston, 1913)

Corbicula albida rosini Haas, 1936 = Corbicula astartina

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 41, pl. 3, fig. 2.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyrena africana var. albida Krauss, 1848)

Mutela hargeri schomburgki Haas, 1936 = Mutela hargeri

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 98, pl. 8, figs. 3a-e.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mutela hargeri E.A. Smith, 1908)
Type(s): TYPE SMF_9552, Nordende des Bangweolo See, bei Nsombo, N. Rhodesien.

Caelatura (Kistinaia) schoutedeni Haas, 1936 = Prisodontopsis mweruensis

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 64, pl. 5, figs. 4a-d.
Haas, 1969. Treatise on Invert. Paleo: N418 [as ‘shoutedeni’].
Type(s): TYPE MRAC_56145, Riv. Luapula a Kasenga.

Mesafra mesafricana stappersi Haas, 1936 = Coelatura mesafricana

Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 84, pl. 7, figs. 2a-b.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Caelatura (s.s.) mesafricana Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MRAC_56762, Riv. Luapula: Kasenga.

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