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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini | Moncetia

species Moncetia anceyi Bourguignat, 1886: synonymy

24 specimens + 1 Genbank voucher

Synonymy

Moncetia anceyi Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 35.
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 60.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 65, pl. 30, figs. 1-3.
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, [locality unknown].

Spatha (Moncetia) anceyiSimpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914)
Moncetia anceyiE.A. Smith (1904), Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Aspatharia (Moncetia) lavigerianaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) lavigerianaThiele (1934)
Moncetia lavigerianaLeloup (1950)
Mutela (Moncetia) anceyiHaas (1969), Haas (1969)
Spathopsis anceyiMandahl-Barth (1988), Slugina (2006)

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Moncetia bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 65.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 65, pl. 30, fig. 5.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0175, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Spatha (Moncetia) lavigerina [sic]Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Moncetia bridouxiE.A. Smith (1904)
Spatha (Moncetia) bridouxiana [sic]Kobelt (1910)
Aspatharia (Moncetia) lavigerianaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Moncetia lavigerianaLeloup (1950)
Mutela (Moncetia) anceyiHaas (1969)
Moncetia anceyiDaget (1998)

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Moncetia jouberti Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 63.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 65, pl. 30, fig. 4.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0247, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Spatha (Moncetia) anceyiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Moncetia joubertiE.A. Smith (1904)
Spatha (Moncetia) umberti [sic]Kobelt (1910)
Aspatharia (Moncetia) lavigerianaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Moncetia lavigerianaLeloup (1950)
Mutela (Moncetia) anceyiHaas (1969)
Moncetia anceyiDaget (1998)

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Moncetia lavigeriana Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 60.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 65, pl. 30, fig. 6.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0226, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Spatha (Moncetia) lavigerina [sic]Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914)
Moncetia lavigerianaE.A. Smith (1904), Leloup (1950), Kondo (1984)
Aspatharia (Moncetia) lavigerianaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) lavigerianaThiele (1934)
Mutela (Moncetia) anceyiHaas (1969)
Spathopsis anceyiMandahl-Barth (1988)
Moncetia anceyiDaget (1998), IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)

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Moncetia moineti Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 61.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 65, pl. 30, fig. 7.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0281, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Spatha (Moncetia) monieti [sic]Simpson (1900)
Moncetia moinetiE.A. Smith (1904)
Spatha (Moncetia) monceti [sic]Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (Moncetia) moinetiSimpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Moncetia) lavigerianaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Moncetia lavigerianaLeloup (1950)
Mutela (Moncetia) anceyiHaas (1969)
Moncetia anceyiDaget (1998), IUCN (2010)

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Moncetia rochebruniana Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 62.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 65, pl. 30, fig. 8.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0260, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Spatha (Moncetia) monieti [sic]Simpson (1900)
Moncetia rochebrunianaE.A. Smith (1904)
Spatha (Moncetia) rochebruneana [sic]Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (Moncetia) moinetiSimpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Moncetia) lavigerianaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Moncetia lavigerianaLeloup (1950)
Mutela (Moncetia) anceyiHaas (1969)
Moncetia anceyiDaget (1998)

Spatha (Moncetia) lavigerina Simpson, 1900

‘Bourguignat’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 901.
Kobelt, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 87.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1346.
(error for Moncetia lavigeriana Bourguignat, 1886)

Aspatharia (Moncetia) lavigerianaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Moncetia lavigerianaLeloup (1950)
Moncetia anceyiDaget (1998)

Spatha (Moncetia) rochebruneana Simpson, 1900

‘Bourguignat’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 901.
Kobelt, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 87.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1346.
(error for Moncetia rochebruniana Bourguignat, 1886)

Moncetia anceyiDaget (1998)

Spatha (Moncetia) monieti Simpson, 1900

‘Bourguignat’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 901.
(error for Moncetia moineti Bourguignat, 1886)

Spatha (Moncetia) moinetiSimpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Moncetia) lavigerianaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Moncetia lavigerianaLeloup (1950)

Spatha (Moncetia) bridouxiana Kobelt, 1910

‘Bourguignat’ Kobelt, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 87.
(error for Moncetia bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886)

Moncetia anceyiDaget (1998)

Spatha (Moncetia) monceti Kobelt, 1910

‘Bourguignat’ Kobelt, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 87.
(error for Moncetia moineti Bourguignat, 1886)

Moncetia anceyiDaget (1998)

Spatha (Moncetia) umberti Kobelt, 1910

‘Bourguignat’ Kobelt, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 87.
(error for Moncetia jouberti Bourguignat, 1886)

Moncetia anceyiDaget (1998)

Moncetia bourguignati Leloup, 1950

‘Ancey’ Leloup, 1950. Res. Sci. Explor. Hydrob. Lac Tanganyika (1946-1947) 3: 98. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Moncetia lavigeriana Bourguignat, 1886)

Moncetia lavigerianaLeloup (1950)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Spatha (Moncetia) anceyiSimpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914)
Spatha (Moncetia) monieti [sic]Simpson (1900)
Spatha (Moncetia) lavigerina [sic]Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914)
Moncetia anceyiE.A. Smith (1904), Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Moncetia joubertiE.A. Smith (1904)
Moncetia bridouxiE.A. Smith (1904)
Moncetia lavigerianaE.A. Smith (1904), Leloup (1950), Kondo (1984)
Moncetia moinetiE.A. Smith (1904)
Moncetia rochebrunianaE.A. Smith (1904)
Spatha (Moncetia) umberti [sic]Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (Moncetia) monceti [sic]Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (Moncetia) rochebruneana [sic]Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (Moncetia) bridouxiana [sic]Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (Moncetia) moinetiSimpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Moncetia) lavigerianaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) lavigerianaThiele (1934)
Mutela (Moncetia) anceyiHaas (1969), Haas (1969)
Spathopsis anceyiMandahl-Barth (1988), Slugina (2006)

 
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