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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Aspathariinae | Aspatharia dahomeyensis

nominal species Mutelina complanata var. curta Germain, 1907

= Aspatharia dahomeyensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Aspatharia complanata (Jousseaume, 1886) — Daget, 1998

+ Mutela dubia (Gmelin, 1791) — Van Damme, 1984

+ Mutela (s.s.) dubia (Gmelin, 1791) — Haas, 1969

= Mutela (s.s.) complanata var. curta (Germain, 1907) — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

= Spatha (s.s.) complanata var. curta (Germain, 1907) — Simpson, 1914

= Mutelina complanata variété curta nov. var. — Germain, 1907