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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Aspathariinae | Chambardia nyassaensis

nominal species Spatha approximans Preston, 1910

Spatha approximans Preston, 1910 = Chambardia nyassaensis

Preston, 1910. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6: 63, pl. 5, fig. 14.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MRAC_57520, Riv. Shire, 3 ... km entre Nyassa.

= Chambardia nyassaensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Chambardia nyassaensis (Lea, 1864) — Daget, 1998

+ Spathopsis nyassaensis (Lea, 1864) — Mandahl-Barth, 1988

+ Aspatharia (Spathopsis) nyassaensis (Lea, 1864) — Haas, 1969

+ Aspatharia (Spathopsis) nyassaensis (Lea, 1864) — Crowley et al., 1964

+ Aspatharia (Spathopsis) kirki (Ancey, 1894) — Leloup, 1950

+ Aspatharia (Spathopsis) kirki (Ancey, 1894) — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

= Spatha (s.s.) approximans Preston, 1910 — Simpson, 1914