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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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species Aspatharia pfeifferiana (Bernardi, 1860): synonymy
     226 specimens + 1 Genbank voucher

Margaritana pfeifferiana Bernardi, 1860
Bernardi, 1860. J. de Conch. 8: 331, pl. 12, figs. 1-2.
Type(s): TYPE UNKNOWN XXX_UNKNOWN, Gabon.

Spatha (s.s.) pfeifferianaSimpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferianaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Haas (1929), Haas (1936), Connolly (1939), Mandahl-Barth (1968), Appleton (1979)
Aspatharia pfeifferianaModell (1942), Van Damme (1984), Curtis & Appleton (1987), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), ... Sano et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Smith (2021), Wu et al. (2021), Chen et al. (2025)
Aspatharia (s.s.) rugifera rugiferaHaas (1969)

Anodon cochlearis Sowerby, 1870
Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 33, sp. 135.
Type(s): TYPE UNKNOWN, [locality unknown].

Anodonta cochlearisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Aspatharia pfeifferianaGraf & Cummings (2006)

Spatha sinuata Martens, 1883
Martens, 1883. S.-Ber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde zu Berlin 1883(5): 73.
Martens, 1885. Conch. Mitth. 2: 190, pl. 34, figs. 5-7.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) ZMB_36583, Lubi.

Spatha (s.s.) sinuataSimpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (s.s.) sinuataPilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferianaHaas (1929), Connolly (1939)
Aspatharia sinuataClench (1929), Connolly (1931)
Aspatharia (s.s.) senegalensis var. sinuataFranc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) rugifera rugiferaHaas (1969)
Aspatharia pfeifferianaVan 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.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0290, Mokoka, Congo.

Spatha protchi [sic]Simpson (1900)
Spatha (Leptospatha) protcheiKobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) protcheiSimpson (1914)
Aspatharia (s.s.) protcheiPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferianaHaas (1929), Connolly (1939)
Aspatharia (s.s.) senegalensis var. protcheiFranc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) rugifera rugiferaHaas (1969)
Aspatharia pfeifferianaVan 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(s): TYPE ZMB_108819, Buessa, Fluss Duki, l’Ituri.

Spatha (s.s.) stuhlmanniSimpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (s.s.) stuhlmanniPilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Franc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferianaHaas (1929), Connolly (1939)
Aspatharia (s.s.) rugifera rugiferaHaas (1969)
Aspatharia pfeifferianaVan Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)

Spatha cryptoradiata Putzeys, 1898
Putzeys, 1898. Ann. Soc. Roy. Malac. Belgique 33: 24, figs. 14-15.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0194, Haut Congo Belge.

Spatha (s.s.) cryptoradiataSimpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (s.s.) protcheiPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferianaHaas (1929), Connolly (1939)
Aspatharia sinuataConnolly (1931)
Aspatharia (s.s.) senegalensis var. protcheiFranc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) rugifera rugiferaHaas (1969)
Aspatharia pfeifferianaVan Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2006), IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)

Spatha (Leptospatha) cryptoraoita Germain, 1906
Germain, 1906. Mém. Soc. Zool. France 19: 241.
(error for Spatha cryptoradiata Putzeys, 1898)

Spatha (s.s.) cryptoradiataSimpson (1914)

Mutela lukuluensis Preston, 1913
Preston, 1913. Rev. Zool. Afr. 3(1): 61, pl. 6, fig. 4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) MRAC_57422, confluence of the Lukulu and Luapula rivers, Belgian Congo.

Aspatharia (s.s.) sinuataPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferianaHaas (1929), Connolly (1939), Mandahl-Barth (1968)
Aspatharia sinuataConnolly (1931)
Aspatharia (s.s.) senegalensis var. sinuataFranc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) rugifera rugiferaHaas (1969)
Aspatharia pfeifferianaVan Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)

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

Spatha (s.s.) protcheiSimpson (1914)
Aspatharia pfeifferianaDaget (1998)

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

Spatha (s.s.) pfeifferianaSimpson (1914)
Aspatharia pfeifferianaDaget (1998)

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

Aspatharia pfeifferianaMandahl-Barth (1988)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Spatha (s.s.) pfeifferianaSimpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914)
Anodonta cochlearisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Spatha (s.s.) sinuataSimpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914)
Spatha protchi [sic]Simpson (1900)
Spatha (s.s.) stuhlmanniSimpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914)
Spatha (s.s.) cryptoradiataSimpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914)
Spatha (Leptospatha) protcheiKobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) protcheiSimpson (1914)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferianaPilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Haas (1929), Haas (1936), Connolly (1939), Mandahl-Barth (1968), Appleton (1979)
Aspatharia (s.s.) sinuataPilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950)
Aspatharia (s.s.) protcheiPilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (s.s.) stuhlmanniPilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Franc (1949)
Aspatharia sinuataClench (1929), Connolly (1931)
Aspatharia pfeifferianaModell (1942), Van Damme (1984), Curtis & Appleton (1987), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), ... Sano et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Smith (2021), Wu et al. (2021), Chen et al. (2025)
Aspatharia (s.s.) senegalensis var. sinuataFranc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) senegalensis var. protcheiFranc (1949)
Aspatharia (s.s.) rugifera rugiferaHaas (1969)

 
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