species Chambardia rubens (Lamarck, 1819): synonymy

Anodonta rubens Lamarck, 1819

Bruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 201, figs. 1a-b [as Anodontites sp.].
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 85, sp. 6.
UNKNOWN USNM_86780A, Nile ? Egypt ?

Spatha (s.s.) rubens — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1904), Kobelt (1910)
Spatha rubens — Germain (1907)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. rubens) rubens — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Franc (1949), Haas (1969)
Aspatharia rubens — Modell (1942)
“Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens” ** — Leloup (1950), Mandahl-Barth (1968)
Aspatharia (Chambardia) rubens — Haas (1969)
Spathopsis rubens rubens — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)
Chambardia rubens — Graf & Cummings (2006), Walker et al. (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), ... Graf & Cummings (2011), Guerra et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Anodonta arcuta Cailliaud, 1823

Cailliaud, 1823. Voyage à Meroe, Atlas 2: pl. 61, figs. 4-5.
Cailliaud, 1827. Voyage à Meroe 4: 263.

Spatha (s.s.) arcuata [sic] — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) arcuata [sic] — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) arcuta — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Haas (1969)
Spathopsis rubens arcuata [sic] — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Ibrahim et al. (1999)
Chambardia rubens arcuata [sic] — Daget (1998)
Chambardia rubens — Graf & Cummings (2007)

Anodon clappertoni Koenig, 1826

Koenig, 1826. [in] Denham & Clapperton, Narr. Travels Africa, Appendix: 255.

Spatha (s.s.) rubens — Simpson (1900)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. rubens) rubens — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) clappertoni — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens — Haas (1969)
Spathopsis rubens rubens — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)

Anodonta splendens Cristofori in Cristofori & Jan, 1832

Cristofori in Cristofori & Jan, 1832. Catalogus: 4.

Spatha (s.s.) rubens — Simpson (1900)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. rubens) rubens — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Spathopsis rubens rubens — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)

Anodonta anataria Cristofori & Jan, 1832

Cristofori & Jan, 1832. Catalogus: 8.

Spatha rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Pallary (1909)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) anataria — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) arcuta — Haas (1969)
Spathopsis rubens arcuata [sic] — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Ibrahim et al. (1999)
Chambardia rubens arcuata [sic] — Daget (1998)

Unio (Iridina) solida Anton, 1839

Anton, 1839. Verz. Conchylien: 16, no. 594.

Spatha (s.s.) rubens — Simpson (1900)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. rubens) rubens — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950), Haas (1969)
Spathopsis rubens rubens — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)
Chambardia rubens — IUCN (2010)

Spatha baikii H. Adams, 1866

H. Adams, 1866. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1866: 447.
TYPE BMNH_196466, River Niger.

Spatha (s.s.) baikii — Kobelt (1910)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) baikii — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens — Haas (1969)
Spathopsis rubens rubens — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)

Spatha caillaudi Martens, 1866

Cailliaud, 1823. Voyage à Meroe, Atlas 2: pl. 60, fig. 12 [as ‘Anodonta rubens’].
Audouin in Savigny, 1827. Icon. Moll. Egypt.: pl. 7, fig. 1 [as ‘Anodonta rubens’].
Martens, 1866. Malak. Blatt. 13: 9.
Martens, 1866. Malak. Blatt. 13: 102 [as ‘cailliaudi’].
SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0196, Le Nil.

Spatha (s.s.) rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Simpson (1900)
Spatha rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Pallary (1909)
Spatha (s.s.) caillaudi — Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. rubens) rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Simpson (1914)
Spatha cailliaudi [sic] — Pallary (1924)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens var. caillaudi — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) arcuta — Haas (1969)
Spathopsis rubens arcuata [sic] — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Ibrahim et al. (1999)
Chambardia rubens arcuata [sic] — Daget (1998)

Anodonta arcuata ‘Cailliaud’ of Authors

(error for Anodonta arcuta Cailliaud, 1823)
‘Cailliaud’ of Authors.
Martens, 1866. Malak. Blatt. 13: 11.
Jickeli, 1874. Nova Acta Dtsch. Akad. Naturf. 37(1): 265.
Servain, 1891. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 316.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 899.
Kobelt, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 87.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1336.
Van Damme, 1984. Freshw. Moll. N. Africa (25): 68.
Mandahl-Barth, 1988. Studies on African Freshwater Bivalves: 73.
Ibrahim et al., 1999. EEAA Nat. Biodiv. Unit (10): 109.

Spatha rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Pallary (1909)
Chambardia rubens arcuata [sic] — Daget (1998)
Chambardia rubens — Graf & Cummings (2007)

Spatha cailliaudi ‘von Martens’ of Authors

(error for Spatha caillaudi Martens, 1866)
‘von Martens’ of Authors.
Martens, 1866. Malak. Blatt. 13: 102.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 89.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 896.
Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 83.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1316.
SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0196, Le Nil.

Chambardia rubens arcuata [sic] — Daget (1998)
Spathopsis rubens arcuata [sic] — Ibrahim et al. (1999)

Spatha lepsii Jickeli, 1874

Jickeli, 1874. Nova Acta Dtsch. Akad. Naturf. 37(1): 265, pl. 9, fig. 1.
TYPE ZMB_37438, Nil.

Spatha (s.s.) lepsii — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910)
Spatha rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Pallary (1909)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. rubens) lepsii — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) lepsii — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) arcuta — Haas (1969)
Spathopsis rubens arcuata [sic] — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Ibrahim et al. (1999)
Chambardia rubens arcuata [sic] — Daget (1998)

Spatha renei Jousseaume, 1886

Jousseaume, 1886. Bull. Soc. Zool. France 11: 492, pl. 13, figs. 3-3a.
SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0268, Bamako, Niger.

Spatha (s.s.) rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Simpson (1900)
Spatha (s.s.) caillaudi var. renei — Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. rubens) renei — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) renei — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens — Haas (1969)
Spathopsis rubens rubens — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)

Spatha rotundata Servain, 1891

Servain, 1891. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 316. [nomen nudum]
Germain, 1905. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 11: 489. [nomen nudum]

Chambardia rubens arcuata [sic] — Daget (1998)

Arthropteron ouassouloui Rochebrune, 1904

Rochebrune, 1904. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 10: 461, fig. 1.
HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0284, Ouassoulou (Sudan Francais).

Spatha (Arthropteron) criassouloui [sic] — Kobelt (1910)
Arthropteron ouassouloui — Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Aspatharia (Arthropteron) ouassouloui — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Haas (1969)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) ouassouloui — Thiele (1934)
Spathopsis rubens rubens — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)
Chambardia rubens — Graf & Cummings (2011)

Mitriodon martini Rochebrune, 1904

Rochebrune, 1904. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 10: 462.
SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0237, Fleuve Baffing, affluent du Senegal.

Spatha (Mitriodon) martini — Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) martini — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) martini — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens — Haas (1969)
Spathopsis rubens rubens — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)

Mitriodon falemeensis Rochebrune, 1904

Rochebrune, 1904. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 10: 463.
SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0246, Riviere Faleme, affluent du Senegal.

Spatha (Mitriodon) falemeensis — Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) martini — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) martini — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens — Haas (1969)
Spathopsis wissmanni — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)
Chambardia rubens — Graf & Cummings (2011)

Mitriodon heudeloti Rochebrune, 1904

Rochebrune, 1904. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 10: 463.
HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0232, Fleuve Bakoy, affluent du Senegal.

Spatha (Mitriodon) heudeloti — Kobelt (1910)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. petersi) martini — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) martini — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens — Haas (1969)
Spathopsis wissmanni — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)

Spatha rubens var. chudeaui Germain, 1907

(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta rubens Lamarck, 1819)
Germain, 1907. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 13: 67.
HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0213, Bassin du Chari, Le Mamoun pays de Senoussi.

Spatha rubens variété chudeaui — Germain (1907)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. rubens) rubens var. chudeaui — Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens var. chudeaui — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens — Haas (1969)
Spathopsis rubens rubens — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)
Chambardia rubens — Graf & Cummings (2011)

Spatha renei var. compressa Germain, 1907

(homonym of Spatha compressa Martens, 1860; intro'd as intra-sp. of Spatha renei Jousseaume, 1886)
Germain, 1907. L’Afrique Centrale Française: 554.

Aspatharia (Spathopsis) renei var. compressa — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens — Haas (1969)
Spathopsis rubens rubens — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)

Spatha rubens var. rotundata Germain, 1907

(misidentified reference to Spatha rotundata Martens, 1897)
Germain, 1907. L’Afrique Centrale Française: 552.

Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)

Spatha lhotellerii Pallary, 1924

(intro'd as syn of Spatha cailliaudi ‘von Martens’ of Authors)
‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 54.

Spatha cailliaudi [sic] — Pallary (1924)
Chambardia rubens arcuata [sic] — Daget (1998)

Spatha renioia Jousseaume, in MNHN coll.. of Authors

(error for Spatha renei Jousseaume, 1886)
Jousseaume, in MNHN coll.. of Authors.
MANUSCRIPT NAME MNHN_MP_1019, Le Barri, pres Say.

Iridina arenata ‘Caill. Pot.’ of Authors

‘Caill. Pot.’ of Authors.

Anodonta obtusa ‘Potier and Mich.’ of Authors

‘Potier and Mich.’ of Authors.

Aspatharia rubens var. bakeri ‘Sow.’ MRAC collection of Authors

(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta rubens Lamarck, 1819)
‘Sow.’ MRAC collection of Authors.

Anodonta rubens Cailliaud, 1823

(reference to Anodonta rubens Lamarck, 1819)
Cailliaud, 1823. Voyage à Meroe, Atlas 2: pl. 60, fig. 12.

Spathopsis rubens arcuata [sic] — Mandahl-Barth (1988), Ibrahim et al. (1999)

Anodonta rubens Audouin in Savigny, 1827

(reference to Anodonta rubens Lamarck, 1819)
Audouin in Savigny, 1827. Icon. Moll. Egypt.: pl. 7, fig. 1.

Spatha (s.s.) rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Simpson (1900)
Spatha (s.s.) (Group of S. rubens) rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Simpson (1914)
Chambardia rubens arcuata [sic] — Daget (1998)

Anodon rubra Swainson, 1840

(error for Anodonta rubens Lamarck, 1819)
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 287.

Anodon cappertoni Sowerby, 1870

(error for Anodon clappertoni Koenig, 1826)
‘Konig’ Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: index.

Spatha khedivialis Servain, 1891

Servain, 1891. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 315. [nomen nudum]

Spatha rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Pallary (1909)

Spatha letourneuxi Servain, 1891

Servain, 1891. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 316. [nomen nudum]

Spatha rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Pallary (1909)
Spatha cailliaudi [sic] — Pallary (1924)

Spatha laurenti Servain, 1891

Servain, 1891. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 316. [nomen nudum]

Spatha rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Pallary (1909)

Spatha rostrata Servain, 1891

Servain, 1891. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 316. [nomen nudum]

Spatha rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Pallary (1909)

Spatha elongata Servain, 1891

Servain, 1891. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 316. [nomen nudum]

Spatha rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Pallary (1909)

Spatha candida Servain, 1891

Servain, 1891. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 315. [nomen nudum]

Spatha rubens var. cailliaudi [sic] — Pallary (1909)

Arthropteron ouassoulouensis Germain, 1909

(error for Arthropteron ouassouloui Rochebrune, 1904)
Germain, 1909. Arch. Zool. exp. gén. 1: 52, fig. 44.

Arthropteron ouassouloui — Simpson (1914)
Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)

Spatha canaida Pallary, 1909

(error for Spatha candida Servain, 1891)
‘Bourguignat’ Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 83.

Spatha (Arthropteron) crassouloni Kobelt, 1910

(error for Arthropteron ouassouloui Rochebrune, 1904)
‘Rochebrune’ Kobelt, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 87.

Arthropteron ouassaloui Modell, 1964

(error for Arthropteron ouassouloui Rochebrune, 1904)
‘Rochebrune’ Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 84.

Arthropteron aouassouloui Van Damme, 1984

(error for Arthropteron ouassouloui Rochebrune, 1904)
‘Rochebrune’ Van Damme, 1984. Freshw. Moll. N. Africa (25): 68.

Chambardia rubens rubens — Daget (1998)