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 Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Aspathariinae | Chambardia species Chambardia welwitschii (Morelet, 1868): synonymy13 specimens
 | Iridina welwitschii Morelet, 1868
  Morelet, 1868. Voy. Welwitsch, Moll. Terr. Fluv.: 98. Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-1740 (by R.I. Johnson, 1971: 97), R. Muio, Angola.
 
 Mutela welwitschii — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Mutela (s.s.) welwitschii — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
 Aspatharia (Spathopsis) welwitschii — Connolly (1930)
 Aspatharia (Spathopsis) wahlbergi welwitschii — Haas (1936)
 Aspatharia (Spathopsis) wahlbergi — Haas (1969)
 Spathopsis wahlbergi welwitschi — Mandahl-Barth (1988)
 Chambardia wahlbergi welwitschi — Daget (1998)
 Chambardia welwitschi — Graf & Cummings (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007)
 Chambardia welwitschii — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)
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 | Iridina welwitchii Lea, 1870‘More.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 88.
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 Taxonomic History (since 1900)Mutela welwitschii — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)Mutela (s.s.) welwitschii — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
 Aspatharia (Spathopsis) welwitschii — Connolly (1930)
 Aspatharia (Spathopsis) wahlbergi welwitschii — Haas (1936)
 Aspatharia (Spathopsis) wahlbergi — Haas (1969)
 Spathopsis wahlbergi welwitschi — Mandahl-Barth (1988)
 Chambardia wahlbergi welwitschi — Daget (1998)
 Chambardia welwitschi — Graf & Cummings (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007)
 Chambardia welwitschii — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)
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