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Iridina rostrata Rang, 1835

Rang, 1835. Nouv. Ann. Mus. 4(3): 316.
Potiez & Michaud, 1844. Galérie Moll. at. Mus. Douai 2: 147, pl. 56, fig. 1.
Type(s): TYPE XXX_UNKNOWN, Senegal.

Mutela (s.s.) rostrata — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Mutelina rostrata — Pallary (1909)
Mutela nilotica — Haas (1929)
Mutela rostrata — Connolly (1939), Franc (1949), Lévèque (1967), Mandahl-Barth (1968), Van Damme (1984), ... Zieritz et al. (2015), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Huang et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024)
Mutela (s.s.) dubia — Haas (1969)

Iridina coelestis Lea, 1838

Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 57 [as ‘cœlestis’]. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 82, pl. 22, fig. 70 [as ‘cœlestis’].
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_86785 (by Boyko & Sage, 1996: 17), Africa.

Mutela (s.s.) rostrata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Mutelina rostrata — Pallary (1909)
Mutela rostrata — Connolly (1939), Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Ibrahim et al. (1999), Graf & Cummings (2006)
Mutela (s.s.) dubia — Haas (1969)

Mutelina prasina Rochebrune, 1886

Rochebrune, 1886. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 3: 7.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_5699, Gancini (Congo).

Mutela prasina — Simpson (1900)
Mutela (s.s.) rostrata — Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Mutela (s.s.) dubia — Haas (1969)
Mutela rostrata — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Ibrahim et al. (1999), Graf & Cummings (2006), IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)

Mutelina rostrata var. minor Germain, 1906

Germain, 1906. Mém. Soc. Zool. France 19: 239.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Iridina rostrata Rang, 1835)

Mutela rostrata — Daget (1998)

Mutelina rhynchota Pallary, 1909

‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 83.
‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 53, pl. 4, fig. 15 [as ‘M. aegyptiaca var. rhynchota].

Mutelina rostrata — Pallary (1909)
Mutelina aegyptiaca var. rhynchota — Pallary (1924)
Mutela (s.s.) nilotica — Haas (1969)
Mutela rostrata — Daget (1998)

Mutelina aegyptiaca Pallary, 1924

Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 52, pl. 4, fig. 14.
Type(s): PARATYPES BMNH_1937-12-30-13155-13156, Lower Nile River.

Mutelina aegyptiaca — Pallary (1924)
Mutela (s.s.) aegyptiaca — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Mutela (s.s.) nilotica — Haas (1969)
Mutela rostrata — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Ibrahim et al. (1999), Graf & Cummings (2011)

Mutelina aegyptiaca var. obtusa Pallary, 1924

Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 53, pl. 4, fig. 13.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mutelina aegyptiaca Pallary, 1924)

Mutelina aegyptiaca var. obtusa — Pallary (1924)
Mutela (s.s.) nilotica — Haas (1969)
Mutela rostrata — Daget (1998)

Mutela carrei Dartevelle & Schwetz, 1948

‘Putzeys’ Dartevelle & Schwetz, 1948. Mém. Inst. Royal Colonial Belge: 52, pl. 3, fig. 8.
(misidentified reference to Burtonia carrei Putzeys, 1898)

Mutela rostrata — Mandahl-Barth (1968), Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Ibrahim et al. (1999), Graf & Cummings (2006)

Mutela rostrata var. brevior of Authors, unknown year

Dupuis & Putzeys IRSNB Collection of Authors.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Iridina rostrata Rang, 1835)
Type(s): MANUSCRIPT NAME IRSNB_MP_0632, Nsendwe, Congo Belge.

Mutela rostrata var. germaini of Authors, unknown year

Dupuis & Putzeys MRAC Collection of Authors.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Iridina rostrata Rang, 1835)
Type(s): MANUSCRIPT NAME MRAC_58505, Nsendwe.

Platiris (Spatha) caelestis Lea, 1852

‘Lea’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 55 [as ‘cælestis’].
‘Lea’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 89 [as ‘cælestis’].
(error for Iridina coelestis Lea, 1838)

Iridina gracilis Martens, 1866

‘Parreyss in collectionibus’ Martens, 1866. Malak. Blatt. 13: 11.
(intro'd as syn of Iridina rostrata Rang, 1835)
Type(s): NOMEN NUDUM BMNH_41-4-28-152, Nile River.

Mutelina calverti Servain, 1890

‘Bourguignat’ Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 304. [nomen nudum]

Mutelina rostrata — Pallary (1909)
Mutela rostrata — Daget (1998)

Mutelina gracilis Servain, 1890

Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 304. [nomen nudum]

Mutelina rostrata — Pallary (1909)
Mutela rostrata — Daget (1998)

Mutelina rhynchonella Servain, 1890

‘Bourguignat’ Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 303. [nomen nudum]

Mutela rostrata — Daget (1998)