Bivalvia | Unionida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela soleniformis

nominal species Mutela visseri Bourguignat, 1886

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Mutela visseri Bourguignat, 1886 = Mutela soleniformis

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 25 [as ‘vysseri’], 31.
(incorrect original spelling of Mutela vysseri Bourguignat, 1886)
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0314, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Mutela soleniformis Bourguignat, 1885 — Daget, 1998: 149.

+ Mutela (s.s.) nilotica (Cailliaud, 1823) — Haas, 1969: 581.

+ Mutela (s.s.) soleniformis forme moineti Bourguignat, 1886 — Leloup, 1950: 148.

+ Mutela (s.s.) nilotica var. moineti Bourguignat, 1886 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927: 437.

+ Mutela (s.s.) nilotica (Sowerby, 1835) [sic] — Simpson, 1914: 1355.

+ Mutela (s.s.) nilotica (Sowerby, 1835) [sic] — Simpson, 1900: 904.

+ Mutela visseri [sic] sp. nov. — Bourguignat, 1886: 31, 25.