species Aspatharia pfeifferiana (Bernardi, 1860): synonymy

Synonymy

Margaritana pfeifferiana Bernardi, 1860

specimen image from publication Bernardi, 1860. J. de Conch. 8: 331, pl. 12, figs. 1-2.
TYPE UNKNOWN XXX_UNKNOWN, Gabon.

Spatha (s.s.) pfeifferiana — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) pfeifferiana — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferiana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Haas (1929), Haas (1936), Mandahl-Barth (1968)
“Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferiana” ** — Connolly (1939), Appleton (1979)
Aspatharia pfeifferiana — Modell (1942), Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2006), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), Smith (2021), Wu et al. (2021), Chen et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Aspatharia (s.s.) rugifera rugifera — Haas (1969)
“Aspatharia pfeifferiana” ** — Curtis & Appleton (1987)

Anodon cochlearis Sowerby, 1870

specimen image from publication Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 33, sp. 135.
TYPE UNKNOWN, [locality unknown].

Aspatharia pfeifferiana — Graf & Cummings (2006)

Spatha sinuata Martens, 1883

Martens, 1883. S.-Ber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde zu Berlin 1883(5): 73.
specimen image from publication Martens, 1885. Conch. Mitth. 2: 190, pl. 34, figs. 5-7.
HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) ZMB_36583, Lubi.

Spatha (s.s.) sinuata — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. rubens) sinuata — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (s.s.) sinuata — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferiana — Haas (1929), Connolly (1939)
Aspatharia sinuata — Clench (1929), Connolly (1931)
Aspatharia (s.s.) senegalensis var. sinuata — Franc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) rugifera rugifera — Haas (1969)
Aspatharia pfeifferiana — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2006), IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)

Spathella protchei Rochebrune, 1886

Rochebrune, 1886. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 3: 8.
SYNTYPE MNHN-IM-2000-29625, Mokoka, Congo.

Spatha (Leptospatha) protchei — Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) protchei — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (s.s.) protchei — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferiana — Haas (1929), Connolly (1939)
“Aspatharia (s.s.) senegalensis var. protchei” ** — Franc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) rugifera rugifera — Haas (1969)
Aspatharia pfeifferiana — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)

Spatha stuhlmanni Martens, 1897

Martens, 1897. Besch. Weich. Deutsch Ost Afr. 4: 250, text fig.
TYPE ZMB_108819, Buessa, Fluss Duki, l’Ituri.

Spatha (s.s.) stuhlmanni — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) stuhlmanni — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (s.s.) stuhlmanni — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferiana — Haas (1929), Connolly (1939)
“Aspatharia (s.s.) stuhlmanni” ** — Franc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) rugifera rugifera — Haas (1969)
Aspatharia pfeifferiana — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)

Spatha cryptoradiata Putzeys, 1898

specimen image from publication Putzeys, 1898. Ann. Soc. Roy. Malac. Belgique 33: 24, figs. 14-15.
FIGURED SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0194, Haut Congo Belge.

Spatha (s.s.) cryptoradiata — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) cryptoradiata — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (s.s.) protchei — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferiana — Haas (1929), Connolly (1939)
Aspatharia sinuata — Connolly (1931)
Aspatharia (s.s.) senegalensis var. protchei — Franc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) rugifera rugifera — Haas (1969)
Aspatharia pfeifferiana — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2006), IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)

Spatha (Leptospatha) cryptoraoita Germain, 1906

(error for Spatha cryptoradiata Putzeys, 1898)
‘Pultzeys’ [sic] Germain, 1906. Mém. Soc. Zool. France 19: 241.

Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) cryptoradiata — Simpson (1914)

Mutela lukuluensis Preston, 1913

specimen image from publication Preston, 1913. Rev. Zool. Afr. 3(1): 61, pl. 6, fig. 4.
HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) MRAC_57422, confluence of the Lukulu and Luapula rivers, Belgian Congo.

Aspatharia (s.s.) sinuata — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferiana — Haas (1929), Connolly (1939), Mandahl-Barth (1968)
Aspatharia sinuata — Connolly (1931)
Aspatharia (s.s.) senegalensis var. sinuata — Franc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) rugifera rugifera — Haas (1969)
Aspatharia pfeifferiana — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)

Spatha protchi Simpson, 1900

(error for Spathella protchei Rochebrune, 1886)
‘Rochebrune’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 902.

Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) protchei — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia pfeifferiana — Daget (1998)

Spatha pfeifferi Germain, 1909

(error for Margaritana pfeifferiana Bernardi, 1860)
‘Bernardi’ Germain, 1909. Arch. Zool. exp. gén. 1: 56.

Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) pfeifferiana — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia pfeifferiana — Daget (1998)

Aspatharia dahomeyensis Lévèque, 1974

(misidentified reference to Anodonta dahomeyensis Lea, 1859)
‘Lea’ Lévèque, 1974. Cah. O.R.S.T.O.M., Sér. Hydrobiol. 8: ??.

Aspatharia pfeifferiana — Mandahl-Barth (1988)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Spatha (s.s.) sinuata — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) cryptoradiata — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) stuhlmanni — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) pfeifferiana — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (Leptospatha) protchei — Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. rubens) sinuata — Simpson (1914)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) cryptoradiata — Simpson (1914)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) protchei — Simpson (1914)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) stuhlmanni — Simpson (1914)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) pfeifferiana — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (s.s.) protchei — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (s.s.) sinuata — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950)
Aspatharia (s.s.) stuhlmanni — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferiana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Haas (1929), Haas (1936), Connolly (1939), Mandahl-Barth (1968)
Aspatharia sinuata — Clench (1929), Connolly (1931)
“Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferiana” ** — Connolly (1939), Appleton (1979)
Aspatharia pfeifferiana — Modell (1942), Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2006), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), Smith (2021), Wu et al. (2021), Chen et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
“Aspatharia (s.s.) senegalensis var. protchei” ** — Franc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) senegalensis var. protchei — Franc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) senegalensis var. sinuata — Franc (1949)
“Aspatharia (s.s.) stuhlmanni” ** — Franc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) rugifera rugifera — Haas (1969)
“Aspatharia pfeifferiana” ** — Curtis & Appleton (1987)

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