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Publication Schepman (1891): summary

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Full Citation

Schepman, M.M. 1891. A new species of Unio. Notes from the Leyden Museum 13(9): 113-114. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio landanensis Schepman, 1891 = Coelatura gabonensis

specimen image from publication Schepman, 1891. Notes Leyden Mus. 13(9): 113, pl. 8, fig. 3a-b.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE RMHN_XXX, Landana, (Cabinda) Angola.

Taxonomic Opinions

Unio juliani Rang = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Unio landanensis Schepman, 1891 = Coelatura gabonensis

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