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Spatha (Mutela) hirundo Martens, 1881

Martens, 1881. S.-Ber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde zu Berlin 18: 122.
Martens, 1882. Jb. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 9: 248.
Martens, 1883. Conch. Mitth. 2: 139, pl. 27, figs. 1-3.
Type(s): TYPE XXX_UNKNOWN, Cuango River near Matjambo.

Chelidonopsis hirundo — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Mutela (Chelidonopsis) hirundo — Kobelt (1910), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Mutela (sec. Chelidonopsis) hirundo — Thiele (1934)
Mutela hirundo — Mandahl-Barth (1988)

Chelidonura arietina Rochebrune, 1886

Rochebrune, 1886. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 3: 4, pl. 1, figs.1-4.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0166, Gancini, Congo.

Chelidonopsis arietina — Simpson (1900), Germain (1908), Simpson (1914)
Mutela (Chelidonopsis) arietina — Kobelt (1910)
Mutela (Chelidonopsis) hirundo — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Mutela hirundo — Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Chelidonopsis hirundo — Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2006), IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)