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nominal species Spatha cailliaudi ‘von Martens’ of Authors

Spatha cailliaudi ‘von Martens’ of Authors = Chambardia rubens

‘von Martens’ of Authors.
Martens, 1866. Malak. Blatt. 13: 102.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 89.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 896.
specimen image from publication Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 83.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1316.
(error for Spatha caillaudi Martens, 1866)
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0196, Le Nil.

= Chambardia rubens

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Spathopsis rubens arcuata [sic] (Cailliaud, 1823) — Ibrahim et al., 1999

+ Chambardia rubens arcuata [sic] (Cailliaud, 1823) — Daget, 1998

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