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Spatha tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880

E.A. Smith, 1880. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1880: 350, pl. 31, fig. 8-8a.
(renamed Burtonia tanganikana Bourguignat, 1883)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_80-3-5-48, Lake Tanganyika.

Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Thiele (1934), ... Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Zieritz et al. (2013), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Burtonia tanganyicensis — E.A. Smith (1904), E.A. Smith (1906)

Burtonia livingstoniana Bourguignat, 1883

E.A. Smith, 1880. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1880: pl. 31, fig. 8a [as ‘Spatha tanganyicensis’]. [in part]
E.A. Smith, 1881. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: 296, pl. 34, fig. 32 [as ‘Spatha tanganyicensis’].
Bourguignat, 1883. Moll. Fluv. Nyanza: 23.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 38.
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 59.

Pseudospatha livingstonensis [sic] — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Burtonia tanganyicensis — E.A. Smith (1904)
Pseudospatha livingstoniana — Kobelt (1910)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010)

Burtonia tanganikana Bourguignat, 1883

E.A. Smith, 1880. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1880: 350, pl. 31, fig. 8 [as ‘Spatha tanganyicensis’].
Bourguignat, 1883. Moll. Fluv. Nyanza: 20, footnote.
Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 38.
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 59.
(new name for Spatha tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880)

Burtonia tanganyicensis — E.A. Smith (1904)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950), Pain & Woodward (1968), Daget (1998)

Burtonia bourguignati Bourguignat, 1886

‘Joubert’ in litt. Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32, 38.
‘Joubert’ Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 59, pl. 27, figs. 4-5.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0174, Kibanga.

Pseudospatha bourguignati — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Burtonia bourguignati — E.A. Smith (1904)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme bourguignati — Leloup (1950)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010)

Burtonia bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32, 37.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 59.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0185, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Pseudospatha bridouxi — Simpson (1900)
Burtonia bridouxi — E.A. Smith (1904)
Pseudospatha bridouxiana [sic] — Kobelt (1910)
Pseudospatha livingstonensis [sic] — Simpson (1914)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998)

Burtonia contorta Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 33, 39.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 57, pl. 26, figs. 3-5.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0212, Kibanga.

Pseudospatha livingstonensis [sic] — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Burtonia contorta — E.A. Smith (1904)
Pseudospatha contorta — Kobelt (1910)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998)

Burtonia elongata Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32, 34.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 55, pl. 25, fig. 3.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0236, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Pseudospatha livingstonensis [sic] — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Burtonia elongata — E.A. Smith (1904)
Pseudospatha elongata — Kobelt (1910)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998)

Burtonia grandidieriana Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 33, 42.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 59, pl. 27, figs. 1-3.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0181, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Pseudospatha subtriangularis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Burtonia grandidieriana — E.A. Smith (1904)
Pseudospatha grandidieriana — Kobelt (1910)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme subtriangularis — Leloup (1950)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998)

Burtonia jouberti Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 33, 40.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 59.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0222, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Pseudospatha jouberti — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910)
Burtonia jouberti — E.A. Smith (1904)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950), Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998)

Burtonia lavigeriana Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32, 36.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 53, pl. 24, figs. 1-4.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0219, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998)
Burtonia lavigeriana — E.A. Smith (1904)
Pseudospatha lavigeriana — Kobelt (1910)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950)

Burtonia magnifica Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 33, 41.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 57, pl. 26, figs. 1-2.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0244, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950), Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998)
Burtonia magnifica — E.A. Smith (1904)
Pseudospatha magnifica — Kobelt (1910)

Burtonia moineti Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32, 33.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 55, pl. 25, fig. 1.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0273, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950), Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998)
Burtonia moineti — E.A. Smith (1904)
Pseudospatha moineti — Kobelt (1910)

Burtonia subtriangularis Bourguignat, 1886

Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32, 35.
Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 55, pl. 25, fig. 2.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0312, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).

Pseudospatha subtriangularis — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Burtonia subtriangularis — E.A. Smith (1904)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme subtriangularis — Leloup (1950)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010)

Burtonia lavigerina Simpson, 1900

‘Bourguignat’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 577.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 204.
Pain & Woodward, 1968. Rev. Zool. Botan. Afr. 77: 213.
(error for Burtonia lavigeriana Bourguignat, 1886)

Burtonia livingstonensis Simpson, 1900

‘Bourguignat’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 578.
‘Bourguignat’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 205.
(error for Burtonia livingstoniana Bourguignat, 1883)

Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Daget (1998)

Burtonia foai Mabille, 1901

Mabille, 1901. Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris 3: 58.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0256, Lac Tanganyika.

Burtonia foai — E.A. Smith (1904)
Pseudospatha foai — Kobelt (1910)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950), Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010)

Burtonia livingstoni Germain, 1905

‘Bourguignat’ Germain, 1905. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 11: 260.
Germain, 1908. Résult. Sci. Voyage Afrique FOA: 687.
(error for Burtonia livingstoniana Bourguignat, 1883)

Pseudospatha livingstonensis [sic] — Simpson (1914)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Daget (1998)

Pseudospatha ortmanni Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 446, pl. 45, figs. 5, 7.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) ANSP_132188, Toa Bay, 5 m., L. Tanganyika, Shaba Province, 05 40 S; 029 20 E.

Pseudospatha ortmanni — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010)

Pseudospatha stappersi Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 446, pl. 54, fig. 6.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_132189, Kilwa Bay, L. Tanganyika.

Pseudospatha stappersi — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme stappersi — Leloup (1950)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010)

Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme bequaerti Leloup, 1950

Leloup, 1950. Res. Sci. Explor. Hydrob. Lac Tanganyika (1946-1947) 3: 122, figs. 56B, f9B, 60; pl. 5, fig. 5a.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Spatha tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE IRSNB_MP_0480, Tanganika.

Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme bequaerti — Leloup (1950)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998)

Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme typica Leloup, 1950

Leloup, 1950. Res. Sci. Explor. Hydrob. Lac Tanganyika (1946-1947) 3: 111, figs. 53A, 54C-D, 56A, 57B, 60; pl. 7, fig. A.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Spatha tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880)

Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme typica — Leloup (1950)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Daget (1998)

Spatha tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880

E.A. Smith, 1880. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1880: pl. 31, fig. 8a. [in part]
E.A. Smith, 1881. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: 296, pl. 34, fig. 32.
(reference to Spatha tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880)

Pseudospatha livingstonensis [sic] — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968)

Burtonia tanganyikana E.A. Smith, 1904

‘Bourguignat’ E.A. Smith, 1904. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 6(2): 102.
(error for Burtonia tanganikana Bourguignat, 1883)

Pseudospatha bridouxiana Kobelt, 1910

‘Bourguignat’ Kobelt, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 86.
(error for Burtonia bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886)

Mutela soleniformis — Daget (1998)

Burtonia magnipica Simpson, 1914

‘Bourguignat’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 204.
(error for Burtonia magnifica Bourguignat, 1886)