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Publication Daget (1998): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Daget, J. 1998. Catalogue raisonné des Mollusques bivalves d’eau douce africains. 329 pp. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
+ Anodonta tunizana Morelet, 1864
+ Anodonta numidica Bourguignat, 1864
+ Anodonta (Liouvillea) gruveli Perès, 1938

Anodonta cygnaea [sic] (Linnaeus, 1758) = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta lucasii Deshayes, 1847
+ Anodonta embia Bourguignat, 1864
+ Anodonta letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1864
+ Anodonta (Liouvillea) pallaryi Bédé, 1932
+ Anodonta (Liouvillea) theryi Bédé, 1932

Aspatharia chaiziana (Rang, 1835)
+ Spatha chaiziana var. compressa Germain, 1906
+ Spatha (Spatha) chaizei Germain, 1907
+ Spatha chaiziana mode globosa Germain, 1906

Aspatharia complanata (Jousseaume, 1886) = Aspatharia dahomeyensis
+ Mutelina complanata var. curta Germain, 1907
+ Mutelina complanata var. elongata Germain, 1907
+ Mutelina complanata var. abbreviata Germain, 1907

Aspatharia dahomeyensis (Lea, 1859)
+ Anodonta senegalensis Lea, 1859
+ Spatha (Leptospatha) decorsei Germain, 1904
+ Spatha (Leptospatha) decorsei var. sinuata Germain, 1904
+ Spatha decorsei var. persinuata Germain, 1907
+ Mutelina senegalica Jousseaume, 1886
+ Spatha (Leptospatha) pfeifferi Germain, 1907
+ Spatha (Leptospatha) cryptoradiata Germain, 1907
+ Spatha (Leptospatha) stuhlmanni Germain, 1909
+ Aspatharia (Aspatharia) pfeifferiana Haas, 1929
+ Aspatharia senegalensis var. protchei Franc, 1949

Aspatharia divaricata (von Martens, 1897)

Aspatharia droueti (Chaper, 1885)
+ Spatha (Leptospatha) stuhlmanni variété comoensis Germain, 1908

Aspatharia mabillei (Jousseaume, 1886) = Aspatharia pangallensis
+ Spatha mabbillei Van Damme, 1984

Aspatharia nigeriensis Daget, 1962 = Aspatharia dahomeyensis
+ Spatha bourguignati Germain, 1906

Aspatharia pangallensis (Rochebrune, 1882)
+ Spatha pangallicensis Simpson, 1900

Aspatharia pfeifferiana (Bernardi, 1860)
+ Spatha sinuata Martens, 1883
+ Spathella protchei Rochebrune, 1886
+ Spatha ganciniensis Rochebrune, 1886
+ Spatha corneola Rochebrune, 1886
+ Spatha stuhlmanni Martens, 1897
+ Spatha cryptoradiata Putzeys, 1898
+ Mutela lukuluensis Preston, 1913
+ Aspatharia (s.s.) flava Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Spatha pfeifferi Germain, 1909
+ Spatha protchi Simpson, 1900
+ Spatha (Leptospatha) gancinensis Kobelt, 1910
+ Spatha carneola Germain, 1909

Aspatharia pfeifferiana (Bernardi, 1860) = Chambardia flava

Aspatharia pfeifferiana (Bernardi, 1860) = Aspatharia ganciniensis

Aspatharia rochebrunei (Jousseaume, 1886)
+ Spatha mabillei var. mamounensis Germain, 1907

Aspatharia rugifera (Dunker, 1858)
+ Margaritana vignouana Bernardi, 1859
+ Spatha corrugata Dautzenberg, 1893
+ Spatha kamerunensis Walker, 1910
+ Spatha (Leptospatha) droueti var. roseotincta Dautzenberg, 1921
+ Aspatharia rugata Modell, 1942
+ Anodonta vignonana Musgrave, 1863
+ Spatha vignoni Ancey, 1888
+ Margaritana vignoniana Paetel, 1890

Aspatharia semicorrugata (Preston, 1910) = Aspatharia ganciniensis
+ Aspatharia (s.s.) chapini Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

Aspatharia subreniformis (Sowerby, 1867)
+ Mutela sarae Preston, 1913
+ Mutela mathildae Preston, 1913

Aspatharia tawaii (Rang, 1835) = Aspatharia chaiziana
+ Anodonta tawi Simpson, 1900

Aspatharia tristis (Jousseaume, 1886) = Aspatharia rochebrunei

Brazzaea anceyi Bourguignat, 1885
+ Brazzaea ventrosa Bourguignat, 1886
+ Brazzaea randabeli Bourguignat, 1886
+ Brazzaea moineti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Brazzaea jouberti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Brazzaea coulboisi Bourguignat, 1886
+ Brazzaea elongata Bourguignat, 1886
+ Brazzaea charbonnieri Bourguignat, 1886
+ Brazzaea lavigeriana Bourguignat, 1886
+ Brazzaea bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886
+ Brazzaea newcombiana Bourguignat, 1886
+ Brazzaea eximia Bourguignat, 1886
+ Brazzaea bourguignati Bourguignat, 1886
+ Brazzaea jourdyi Simpson, 1900

Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) = Unio caffer
+ Unio zeyheri Menke, 1849
+ Unio cyamus Philippi, 1853
+ Unio verrauxi Küster, 1856
+ Unio africanus Lea, 1856
+ Unio diminutus Lea, 1859
+ Unio natalensis Lea, 1864
+ Unio rectilinearis Sowerby, 1868
+ Unio vaalensis Chaper, 1885
+ Unio (Hyridella) hygapanus O. Boettger, 1866
+ Unio (Hyridella) fissidens O. Boettger, 1866
+ Unio charon Preston, 1910
+ Unio vicinus Preston, 1910
+ Unio mashonae Preston, 1910
+ Unio silongweensis Preston, 1912
+ Unio (Cafferia) connollyi Pilsbry, 1923
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Chambardia dautzenbergi (Haas, 1936) = Chambardia flava
+ Aspatharia wahlbergi Mandahl-Barth, 1968

Chambardia nyassaensis (Lea, 1864)
+ Spathella kirki Ancey, 1894
+ Spatha approximans Preston, 1910
+ Spatha mwayana Preston, 1913
+ Spatha kirki var. liederi Martens, 1897
+ Spathella nyassana Bourguignat, 1889

Chambardia petersi (von Martens, 1860)
+ Spatha modesta Lea, 1864

Chambardia rubens arcuata [sic] (Cailliaud, 1823) = Chambardia rubens
+ Spatha caillaudi Martens, 1866
+ Anodonta rubens Savigny, 1827
+ Anodonta anataria Cristofori & Jan, 1832
+ Spatha lepsii Jickeli, 1874
+ Spatha innesi Pallary, 1903
+ Anodonta arcuata Martens, 1866
+ Spatha cailliaudi Martens, 1866
+ Spatha lhotellerii Pallary, 1924
+ Spatha rotundata Servain, 1890

Chambardia rubens arcuata [sic] (Cailliaud, 1823) = Aspatharia chaiziana

Chambardia rubens rubens (Lamarck, 1819) = Chambardia rubens
+ Anodonta splendens Cristofori & Jan, 1832
+ Unio (Iridina) solida Anton, 1839
+ Spatha baikii H. Adams, 1866
+ Spatha renei Jousseaume, 1886
+ Arthropteron ouassouloui Rochebrune, 1904
+ Mitriodon martini Rochebrune, 1904
+ Mitriodon falemeensis Rochebrune, 1904
+ Mitriodon heudeloti Rochebrune, 1904
+ Spatha oppicata Germain, 1913
+ Spatha rubens var. chudeaui Germain, 1907
+ Spatha renei var. compressa Germain, 1907
+ Spatha rubens var. rotundata Germain, 1907
+ Anodon clappertoni Koenig, 1826
+ Arthropteron ouassoulouensis Germain, 1909
+ Arthropteron aouassouloui Van Damme, 1984

Chambardia rubens rubens (Lamarck, 1819) = Chambardia wissmanni

Chambardia trapezia ovoidea (Mandahl-Barth, 1988) = Chambardia trapezia
+ Spatha caillaudi Mandahl-Barth, 1954

Chambardia trapezia trapezia (von Martens, 1897) = Chambardia trapezia
+ Spatha trapezia var. senilis Martens, 1897
+ Aspatharia subaequilatera Mandahl-Barth, 1954

Chambardia wahlbergi bourguignati (Bourguignat, 1885) = Chambardia bourguignati
+ Spatha subaequilatera Martens, 1887
+ Spathella bloyeti Bourguignat, 1889
+ Spathella spathuliformis Bourguignat, 1889
+ Spatha baumanni Sturany, 1894
+ Spatha martensi Sturany, 1894
+ Spatha rotundata Martens, 1897
+ Spatha wahlbergi var. spatuliformis Martens, 1897

Chambardia wahlbergi guillaini (Récluz, 1850) = Chambardia wahlbergi
+ Spatha haasi Pilsbry, 1923
+ Spatha bourguignati Kobelt, 1910

Chambardia wahlbergi hartmanni (von Martens, 1866) = Aspatharia marnoi
+ Spatha marnoi Jickeli, 1874
+ Spathella fourtaui Pallary, 1903
+ Spathella brumpti Rochebrune & Germain, 1904
+ Spathella bozasi Rochebrune & Germain, 1904
+ Aspatharia (Spathopsis) figulorum Cohen, 1935

Chambardia wahlbergi hartmanni (von Martens, 1866) = Chambardia wahlbergi

Chambardia wahlbergi letourneuxi (Bourguignat in Servain, 1890) = Chambardia letourneuxi
+ Chambardia rhynchoidea Servain, 1890
+ Chambardia locardiana Servain, 1890
+ Chambardia pharaonum Servain, 1890
+ Chambardia bourguignati Servain, 1890
+ Chambardia letourneuxiana Simpson, 1900
+ Chambardia rhynchonella Servain, 1890
+ Chambardia locardi Pallary, 1909

Chambardia wahlbergi tabula (Sowerby, 1867) = Chambardia wahlbergi
+ Spathella adansoni Jousseaume, 1886
+ Spatha adansoni var. major Germain, 1917
+ Spatha bourguignati var. major Germain, 1906
+ Spatha brumpti Franc, 1949

Chambardia wahlbergi wahlbergi (Krauss, 1848) = Chambardia wahlbergi
+ Spatha natalensis Lea, 1864
+ Spatha anceyi Ancey, 1894
+ Spatha maitenguensis Sturany, 1898
+ Spatha (s.s.) lacustris Simpson, 1900
+ Spatha bertilloniana Preston, 1910
+ Spatha wahlbergi var. dorsalis Martens, 1897
+ Aspatharia (Spathopsis) wahlbergi moutai Dartevelle, 1939

Chambardia wahlbergi wahlbergi (Krauss, 1848) = Chambardia moutai

Chambardia wahlbergi welwitschi (Morelet, 1868) = Chambardia welwitschii

Chambardia wissmanni (von Martens, 1883)
+ Spatha bellamyi Jousseaume, 1886
+ Aspatharia hassei Darteville, 1941
+ Aspatharia (Spathopsis) wissmanni bangalorum Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Aspatharia rubens Leloup, 1950

Chelidonopsis hirundo (von Martens, 1881)
+ Chelidonura arietina Rochebrune, 1886

Coelatura aegyptiaca (Cailliaud, 1827)
+ Unio niloticus Cailliaud, 1827
+ Unio juliani Rang, 1835
+ Unio parreyssi Philippi, 1848
+ Unio eucyphus Bourguignat, 1857
+ Unio rugifer Küster, 1856
+ Unio sennaariensis Küster, 1862
+ Unio bourguignati Landrin, 1864
+ Unio bakoyi Rochebrune, 1882
+ Unio duponti Rochebrune, 1881
+ Unio mandinguorum Rochebrune, 1882
+ Unio decampsianus Wattebled, 1884
+ Reneus reneus Jousseaume, 1886
+ Reneus faidherbei Jousseaume, 1886
+ Reneus fouladougouensis Jousseaume, 1886
+ Pharaonia bellamyi Jousseaume, 1886
112 more...

Coelatura alluaudi (Dautzenberg, 1908)

Coelatura bakeri (Adams, H., 1866)
+ Unio bakeri Martens, 1879

Coelatura briarti (Dautzenberg, 1901)
+ Unio eduardi Dautzenberg & Germain, 1914

Coelatura burtoni (Woodward, 1859) = Grandidieria burtoni
+ Unio tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880
+ Grandidieria elongata Bourguignat, 1885
+ Grandidieria cyrenopsis Bourguignat, 1885
+ Grandidieria insignis Bourguignat, 1886
+ Grandidieria servainiana Bourguignat, 1885
+ Grandidieria giraudi Bourguignat, 1885
+ Grandidieria gravida Bourguignat, 1885
+ Grandidieria rostrata Bourguignat, 1885
+ Grandidieria locardiana Bourguignat, 1886
+ Grandidieria hauttecoeuri Bourguignat, 1886
+ Grandidieria incarnata Bourguignat, 1885
+ Grandidieria mira Bourguignat, 1885
+ Grandidieria rotundata Bourguignat, 1885
+ Grandidieria smithi Bourguignat, 1885
+ Grandidieria anceyi Bourguignat, 1886
23 more...

Coelatura cariei (Germain, 1919) = Coelatura aegyptiaca
+ Nodularia carieri Barré et al., 1982

Coelatura choziensis (Preston, 1910)
+ Caelatura (s.s.) choziensis bangweolica Haas, 1936

Coelatura cridlandi Mandahl-Barth, 1954

Coelatura essoensis (Chaper, 1885)

Coelatura gabonensis (Küster, 1862) = Coelatura mesafricana
+ Unio aequatorius Morelet, 1885
+ Pharaonia bourguignati Rochebrune, 1886
+ Zairia disciformis Rochebrune, 1886
+ Zairia araneosa Rochebrune, 1886
+ Zairia poirieri Rochebrune, 1886
+ Zairia elegans Rochebrune, 1886
+ Zairia sordida Rochebrune, 1886
+ Unio stagnorum Dautzenberg, 1890
+ Unio landanensis Schepman, 1891
+ Unio (Nodularia) roubaudi Germain, 1907
+ Unio (Nodularia) subnigra Preston, 1909
+ Unio (Nodularia) putzeysi Preston, 1912
+ Caelatura (s.s.) mesafricana Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Caelatura (s.s.) stanleyvillensis Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Caelatura (Laevirostris?) rotula Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
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Coelatura gabonensis (Küster, 1862) = Coelatura stagnorum

Coelatura gabonensis (Küster, 1862) = Coelatura disciformis

Coelatura gabonensis (Küster, 1862) = Coelatura stanleyvillensis

Coelatura gabonensis (Küster, 1862)

Coelatura geayi (Germain, 1911) = Germainaia geayi

Coelatura hauttecoeuri (Bourguignat, 1883) = Coelatura alluaudi
+ Unio grandidieri Bourguignat, 1883
+ Unio ruellani Bourguignat, 1883
+ Unio edwardsianus Bourguignat, 1883
+ Unio grantianus Bourguignat, 1883
+ Unio duponti Bourguignat, 1883
+ Unio emini Martens, 1897
+ Unio multicolor Martens, 1897
+ Unio postumus Rochebrune, 1904
+ Unio introrugatus Connolly, 1931
+ Caelatura hauttecoeuri kyogae Mandahl-Barth, 1954
+ Unio ruellani var. bayoni Germain, 1909
+ Unio hauttecoeuri mut. elongata Germain, 1906
+ Unio hauttecoeuri mut. intermedia Germain, 1906
+ Unio hauttecoeuri mut. curta Germain, 1906
+ Unio hauttecoeuri mut. globosa Germain, 1906
8 more...

Coelatura hauttecoeuri (Bourguignat, 1883)

Coelatura horei (Smith, E.A., 1880)
+ Unio calathus Bourguignat, 1886
+ Unio bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886
+ Unio charbonnieri Bourguignat, 1886
+ Unio coulboisi Bourguignat, 1886
+ Unio dromauxi Bourguignat, 1886
+ Unio guillemeti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Unio josseti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Unio jouberti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Unio lavigerianus Bourguignat, 1886
+ Unio menardi Bourguignat, 1886
+ Unio moineti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Unio randabeli Bourguignat, 1886
+ Unio vinckei Bourguignat, 1886
+ Unio visseri Bourguignat, 1886
+ Unio gerrardi Martens, 1897
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Coelatura hypsiprymna (von Martens, 1897) = Nyassunio nyassaensis
+ Parreysia hypsiprimnus Simpson, 1900
+ Indonaia mossambicensis Crowley et al., 1964
+ Unio angoniensis Preston, 1910
+ Unio (Nodularia) caesariana Preston, 1913
+ Grandidieria bloomeri Crowley et al., 1964

Coelatura hypsiprymna (von Martens, 1897)

Coelatura hypsiprymna (von Martens, 1897) = Coelatura mossambicensis

Coelatura kipopoensis (Mandahl-Barth, 1968)

Coelatura kunenensis (Mousson, 1887) = Leoparreysia tavoyensis
+ Unio zambesiensis Preston, 1905
+ Nodularia (Caelatura) ellenbergeri Germain, 1920
+ Nodularia croninae Ortmann & Walker, 1922
+ Nodularia rohani Germain, 1925

Coelatura kunenensis (Mousson, 1887)

Coelatura leopoldvillensis (Putzeys, 1898)
+ Caelatura graueri Haas, 1927

Coelatura lobensis (Frierson, 1913)
+ Parreysia nyangensis Frierson, 1913
+ Parreysia loboensis Frierson, 1913

Coelatura luapulaensis (Preston, 1913)

Coelatura madagascariensis (Sganzin, 1841)

Coelatura malgachensis (Germain, 1911)

Coelatura mossambicensis (von Martens, 1860)
+ Unio borellii Ancey, 1894
+ Unio lechaptoisi Ancey, 1894
+ Unio liederi Martens, 1897
+ Unio shireensis Preston, 1910
+ Indonaia framesi Connolly, 1925
+ Unio lechaptoisi var. minor Martens, 1897
+ Indonaia mozambicensis Germain, 1935

Coelatura ratidota (Charmes, 1885)
+ Unio dumesnilianus Charmes, 1885
+ Unio billottianus Charmes, 1885
+ Unio euphymus Charmes, 1885
+ Unio ledoulxianus Charmes, 1885
+ Unio ambifarius Martens, 1897
+ Nodularia radiota Simpson, 1900
+ Nodularia (Caelatura) dusmeniliana Kobelt, 1910

Coelatura rothschildi (Neuville & Anthony, 1906)
+ Caelatura aegyptiaca Bacci, 1951

Coelatura stuhlmanni (von Martens, 1897)
+ Unio ngesianus Martens, 1897
+ Parreysia regis Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

Coelatura stuhlmanni (von Martens, 1897) = Coelatura bakeri

Corbicula astartina (Martens, 1859)
+ Corbicula giraudi Germain, 1906
+ Corbicula astartinella Germain, 1906
+ Corbicula astartina var. minor Germain, 1906
+ Corbicula albida rosini Haas, 1936
+ Corbicula albida albida Haas, 1936
+ Corbicula radiata Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

Corbicula fluminalis africana (Krauss, 1848) = Corbicula africana
+ Corbicula kirkii Prime, 1867
+ Corbicula natalensis Clessin, 1877
+ Corbicula oliphantensis Craven, 1880
+ Cyrena (Corbicula) radiata E.A. Smith, 1877
+ Corbicula nyassana Bourguignat, 1889
+ Corbicula quinzii Connolly, 1939
+ Cyrena africana var. olivacea Krauss, 1848
+ Cyrena africana var. albida Krauss, 1848
+ Corbicula astartina Haas, 1936

Corbicula fluminalis consobrina (Cailliaud, 1827) = Corbicula fluminalis
+ Cyrena radiata Philippi, 1846
+ Cyrena pusilla Philippi, 1846
+ Corbicula inaequilateralis Prime, 1861
+ Corbicula difficilis Prime, 1867
+ Corbicula delessertiana Prime, 1870
+ Corbicula zelebori Jickeli, 1874
+ Corbicula saharica Fischer, 1878
+ Corbicula heuglini Clessin, 1877
+ Corbicula senegalensis Clessin, 1877
+ Corbicula meridionalis Clessin, 1877
+ Corbicula alba Clessin, 1877
+ Corbicula jickeli Clessin, 1879
+ Corbicula nilotica Clessin, 1879
+ Corbicula soleilleti Bourguignat, 1885
+ Corbicula callipyga Bourguignat, 1885
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Corbicula fluminalis cunningtoni Smith, 1906 = Corbicula fluminalis
+ Corbicula radiata edwardi Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Corbicula africana albertiana Mandahl-Barth, 1954
+ Corbicula radiata Martens, 1897

Corbicula fluminalis fluminalis (Müller, 1774) = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula fluminalis tanganyicensis Crosse, 1881 = Corbicula fluminalis
+ Corbicula foai Mabille, 1901
+ Corbicula jouberti Germain, 1906

Corbicula fluminalis vara Gardner, 1932 = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula madagascariensis Smith, 1882
+ Corbicula sikorae Ancey, 1890

Cyrenoida dupontia Joannis, 1835
+ Cyrenella senegalensis Deshayes, 1854

Cyrenoida rhodopyga Martens, 1891
+ Cyrenella rosea d’Ailly, 1896
+ Cyrenoidea rosea brevidentata Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

Egeria aegyptiaca (Philippi, 1851) = Galatea bengoensis
+ Galatea chemnitzii Philippi, 1851
+ Venus nilotica Bernardi, 1860

Egeria bengoensis (Dunker, 1849) = Galatea bengoensis
+ Galatea laeta Philippi, 1849
+ Galatea rubicunda Philippi, 1849
+ Galatea philippiana Morelet, 1858
+ Galateia bocagii Brito Capello, 1878
+ Galatea laeta var. versicolor Fischer, 1857
+ Galateia bengoensis var. versicolor Brito Capello, 1878
+ Galateia bengoensis var. multiradiata Brito Capello, 1878
+ Galateia bengoensis var. tigrina Brito Capello, 1878

Egeria bernardii (Dunker, 1857) = Galatea bernardii
+ Galatea cumingii Bernardi, 1860
+ Galateia quanzae Brito Capello, 1878
+ Galateia cumingii var. versicolor Brito Capello, 1878
+ Galateia cumingii var. rubra Brito Capello, 1878
+ Galateia cumingii var. nitida Brito Capello, 1878
+ Galateia cumingii var. multiradiata Brito Capello, 1878
+ Galateia cumingii var. longirostris Brito Capello, 1878
+ Galateia cumingii var. equilatera Brito Capello, 1878

Egeria cailliaudi (Bernardi, 1860) = Galatea cailliaudi

Egeria concamerata (Duval, 1840) = Galatea paradoxa
+ Galatea concamerata var. rosea Bernardi, 1860

Egeria congica (Boettger, 1885) = Galatea congica
+ Galateia tuckeyi Dautzenberg, 1891
+ Galateia duponti Dautzenberg, 1891
+ Galatea rubrotincta Preston, 1909

Egeria heukelomii (Bernardi, 1860) = Galatea paradoxa

Egeria kochii (Bernardi, 1860) = Galatea paradoxa
+ Galatea kochii var. unicolor Bernardi, 1860

Egeria lubackii (Bernardi, 1860) = Galatea paradoxa

Egeria nux Pilsbry et Bequaert, 1927 = Galatea nux

Egeria paradoxa (Born, 1780) = Galatea bengoensis
+ Venus reclusa Gmelin, 1791
+ Venus hermaphrodita Gmelin, 1791
+ Venus subviridis Gmelin, 1791
+ Galathea radiata Lamarck, 1804
+ Donax variegata Perry, 1811
+ Galatea truncata Dunker, 1867
+ Galatea biangulata Sowerby, 1868
+ Galateia pseudoradiata Brito Capello, 1878
+ Galateia aguiarii Brito Capello, 1878
+ Venus meretrix var. beta Gmelin, 1791
+ Galatea radiata var. multiradiata Bernardi, 1860
+ Galatea radiata var. olivacea Bernardi, 1860
+ Galatea radiata var. purpurea Germain, 1918
+ Egeroa paradoxa hermaphrodita Clench, 1929

Egeria paradoxa (Born, 1780) = Galatea paradoxa

Egeria paradoxa (Born, 1780) = Galatea schwabi

Egeria schwabi Clench, 1929 = Galatea schwabi

Egeria tenuicula (Philippi, 1849) = Galatea tenuicula
+ Egeria tenuicula langi Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

Egeria triangularis (Sowerby, 1868) = Galatea bernardii

Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838)
+ Unio (Nodularia) gaillardi Germain, 1909

Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838) = Pilsbryoconcha carinifera

Etheria elliptica Lamarck, 1807
+ Etheria trigonula Lamarck, 1807
+ Etheria semilunata Lamarck, 1807
+ Etheria transversa Lamarck, 1807
+ Etheria lamarckii Férussac, 1824
+ Etheria plumbea Férussac, 1824
+ Aetheria cailliaudi Férussac, 1824
+ Aetheria tubifera Sowerby, 1825
+ Etheria carteroni Michelin, 1830
+ Aetheria letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1880
+ Aetheria petrettinii Bourguignat, 1880
+ Aetheria chambardi Bourguignat, 1880
+ Aetheria nilotica Bourguignat, 1880
+ Aetheria senegalica Bourguignat, 1880
+ Aetheria bourguignati Rochebrune, 1886
+ Aetheria tanganikana Bourguignat, 1889
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Eupera crassa (Mandahl-Barth, 1954)

Eupera degorteri (Kuiper, 1954)

Eupera ferruginea (Krauss, 1848)
+ Pisum parasiticum Deshayes, 1854
+ Eupera jickelii Bourguignat, 1883
+ Eupera letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1883
+ Eupera lhotelleriei Pallary, 1924
+ Eupera mediafricana Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Eupera mussolinii Piersanti, 1940

Eupera ovata (Mandahl-Barth, 1954)

Eupera sturanyi (Waagen, 1905)
+ Eupera mediafricana etheriarum Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

Eupera triangulum [sic] Mandahl-Barth, 1973 = Eupera triangularis

Iphigenia centralis (Germain, 1904) = Profischeria centralis

Iphigenia curta (Dunker, 1867) = Profischeria curta
+ Fischeria tumida Martens, 1877
+ Fischeria lenzi Dautzenberg, 1891
+ Fischeria globosa Preston, 1909

Iphigenia delessertii (Bernardi, 1860) = Profischeria delessertii
+ Fischeria truncata Martens, 1877

Iphigenia delessertii (Bernardi, 1860) = Profischeria truncata

Iphigenia laevigata (Gmelin, 1791)
+ Iphigenia rostrata Römer, 1869

Iphigenia messageri (Preston, 1909) = Profischeria delessertii
+ Fischeria approximans Preston, 1909
+ Iphigenia congo Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

Iphigenia messageri (Preston, 1909) = Profischeria congo

Margaritifera auricularia (Spengler, 1793) = Pseudunio auricularius
+ Margaritana marocana Pallary, 1918
+ Margaritana redomica Pallary, 1923
+ Margaritana dernaica Pallary, 1928
+ Margaritana dernaica var. ponderosa Pallary, 1928
+ Margaritifera maroccana Haas, 1940
+ Margaritana redonnica Jodot, 1952

Margaritifera auricularia (Spengler, 1793) = Pseudunio marocanus

Moncetia anceyi Bourguignat, 1885
+ Moncetia moineti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Moncetia lavigeriana Bourguignat, 1886
+ Moncetia rochebruniana Bourguignat, 1886
+ Moncetia jouberti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Moncetia bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886
+ Spatha (Moncetia) lavigerina Simpson, 1900
+ Spatha (Moncetia) monceti Kobelt, 1910
+ Spatha (Moncetia) rochebruneana Simpson, 1900
+ Spatha (Moncetia) umberti Kobelt, 1910
+ Spatha (Moncetia) bridouxiana Kobelt, 1910

Mutela alata (Lea, 1864)
+ Mutela simpsoni Ancey, 1894
+ Mutela opalescens Preston, 1910
+ Mutela cuneata Preston, 1910
+ Mutela elata Servain, 1890

Mutela alluaudi Germain, 1909

Mutela bourguignati Bourguignat, 1885
+ Mutela bourguignati var. smithi Martens, 1897
+ Mutela bourguignati var. truncata Martens, 1897
+ Mutela subdiaphana Bourguignat, 1886

Mutela carrei (Putzeys, 1898) = Mutela legumen
+ Burtonia leopoldvillensis Simpson, 1900
+ Chelidonopsis roubaudi Germain, 1908

Mutela dubia dubia (Gmelin, 1791) = Mutela dubia
+ Iridina exotica Lamarck, 1819
+ Iridina elongata Sowerby & Sowerby, 1821
+ Iridina striata Swainson, 1823
+ Iridina mutel Rang, 1835
+ Iridina angustata Sowerby, 1868
+ Mutela chevalieri Germain, 1904
+ Pliodon (Cameronia) hardeleti Germain, 1906
+ Pliodon (Cameronia) tchadiensis Germain, 1906
+ Mutelina falemeensis Germain, 1907
+ Mutela voltae Odei, 1974
+ Mutela angustata var. ponderosa Germain, 1906
+ Mutela angustata var. curta Germain, 1906
+ Mutela angustata mut. grisea Germain, 1917
+ Pliodon (Cameronia) hardeleti var. molli Germain, 1906
+ Mutelina mabillei [sic] var. frasi Germain, 1907
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Mutela dubia dubia (Gmelin, 1791) = Pleiodon ovatus

Mutela dubia emini von Martens, 1897 = Mutela dubia

Mutela dubia garambae Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Mutela dubia
+ Mutela (s.s.) garambae praetenuis Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

Mutela dubia nilotica (Cailliaud, 1823) = Mutela dubia
+ Spatha (Mutela) plicata Martens, 1866
+ Mutelina singularis Pallary, 1924
+ Mycetopus plicatus Sowerby, 1868
+ Mutela elongata Morgan, 1897

Mutela franci Daget, 1964
+ Mutela carrei Franc, 1949

Mutela hargeri hargeri Smith, E.A., 1908 = Mutela hargeri

Mutela hargeri schomburgki Haas, 1936 = Mutela hargeri

Mutela iris Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 = Mutela mabilli

Mutela joubini (Germain, 1904)
+ Mutelina mabillei var. gaillardi Germain, 1909

Mutela mabilli (Rochebrune, 1886)
+ Mutelina paludicola Rochebrune, 1886
+ Mutela lhotelleriana Preston, 1909
+ Mutelina mabillei Germain, 1907
+ Mutela dubia Appleton, 1979

Mutela mabilli (Rochebrune, 1886) = Mutela zambesiensis

Mutela rostrata (Rang, 1835)
+ Iridina coelestis Lea, 1838
+ Mutelina legumen Rochebrune, 1886
+ Mutelina prasina Rochebrune, 1886
+ Mutelina tholloni Rochebrune, 1886
+ Mutelina aegyptiaca Pallary, 1924
+ Mutela (s.s.) langi Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Mutelina rostrata var. minor Germain, 1906
+ Mutelina rostrata mode elongata Germain, 1907
+ Mutelina rostrata mode incurvata Germain, 1907
+ Mutelina aegyptiaca var. obtusa Pallary, 1924
+ Mutelina rhynchota Pallary, 1909
+ Mutelina thottoni Simpson, 1900
+ Mutela carrei Dartevelle & Schwetz, 1948
+ Mutelina rhynchonella Servain, 1890
+ Mutelina calverti Servain, 1890
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Mutela rostrata (Rang, 1835) = Mutela legumen

Mutela rostrata (Rang, 1835) = Mutela langi

Mutela soleniformis Bourguignat, 1885
+ Mutela bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886
+ Mutela lavigeriana Bourguignat, 1886
+ Mutela moineti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Mutela jouberti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Mutela monceti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Mutela visseri Bourguignat, 1886
+ Mutela nilotica Crosse, 1881
+ Iridina exotica E.A. Smith, 1880
+ Pseudospatha bridouxiana Kobelt, 1910
+ Mutela vysseri Bourguignat, 1886

Mutela soleniformis Bourguignat, 1885 = Pseudospatha tanganyicensis

Mutela zambesiensis Mandahl-Barth, 1988

Mweruella mweruensis (Smith, E.A., 1908) = Prisodontopsis mweruensis
+ Caelatura (Kistinaia) schoutedeni Haas, 1936
+ Caelatura symoensi Mandahl-Barth, 1968

Mytilopsis africana (Van Beneden, 1835)
+ Dreissena cyanea Van Beneden, 1838
+ Dreissena lacustris Morelet, 1860
+ Praxis ethericola Rochebrune, 1883
+ Dreissena ornata Morelet, 1885
+ Dreissensia holmi d’Ailly, 1896
+ Dreissensia gibberosa Preston, 1909
+ Dreissensia bananaensis Preston, 1909

Nitia acuminata (Adams, H., 1866)

Nitia chefneuxi (Neuville & Anthony, 1906)
+ Grandidieria chefneufi Haas, 1969

Nitia monceti (Bourguignat, 1883)
+ Unio lourdeli Bourguignat, 1887
+ Unio monceti var. rubra Germain, 1906
+ Unio lourdeli var. smithi Germain, 1906
+ Unio acuminatus Martens, 1879

Nitia mutelaeformis (Germain, 1906)
+ Unio (s.s.) mutelaeformis var. chariensis Germain, 1906
+ Caelatura teretiuscula Lévèque, 1971

Nitia teretiuscula (Philippi, 1847)
+ Unio cailliaudi Martens, 1866
+ Margarita (Unio) cailliaudii Lea, 1836
+ Unio teretiusculus Jickeli, 1874
+ Nodularia (sec. Cafferia) jickeli Simpson, 1900
+ Unio fourtaui Pallary, 1903
+ Nodularia teretiuscula var. pallaryi Longstaff, 1914
+ Unio lithophagus Philippi, 1847

Nyassunio nyassaensis (Lea, 1864)
+ Unio kirkii Lea, 1864
+ Unio aferula Lea, 1864
+ Unio hermosus Bourguignat, 1889
+ Nyassunio ecclesi Crowley et al., 1964
+ Unio nyassanus [sic] var. hercules Preston, 1913
+ Unio nyassanus Bourguignat, 1889
+ Unio afferulus R.I. Johnson, 1974

Nyassunio ujijensis [sic] (Crosse, 1881) = Nyassunio ujijiensis
+ Unio nyassaensis var. tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1881
+ Ruellania nyassaensis Leloup, 1950
+ Unio ujijiensis Bourguignat, 1883

Pisidium amnicum (Müller, 1774)
+ Pisidium marteli Pallary, 1927

Pisidium armillatum Kuiper, 1966
+ Pisidium kigeziense var. rugosiuscula Kuiper, 1966

Pisidium artifex Kuiper, 1960

Pisidium betafoense Kuiper, 1953

Pisidium casertanum (Poli, 1791) = Euglesa casertana
+ Pisidium lumstenianum Forbes, 1838
+ Pisidium canariense Shuttleworth, 1852
+ Pisidium watsoni Paiva, 1866
+ Pisidium planatum Ancey, 1906
+ Pisidium ruwenzoriense Germain, 1911
+ Pisidium (Fluminina) atlasicum Pallary, 1915
+ Pisidium rotundatum Pallary, 1921
+ Pisidium maroccanum Pallary, 1936
+ Pisidium edouardi Kuiper, 1953

Pisidium costulosum Connolly, 1931 = Euglesa costulosa

Pisidium ethiopicum Korniushin, 1995 = Euglesa ethiopica
+ Pisidium casertanum Kuiper, 1966

Pisidium fistulosum Mandahl-Barth, 1954

Pisidium giraudi Bourguignat, 1885 = Euglesa giraudi
+ Pisidium hermosum Bourguignat, 1888

Pisidium harisoni [sic] Kuiper, 1964 = Pisidium harrisoni

Pisidium invenustum Kuiper, 1966

Pisidium johnsoni Smith, 1882
+ Pisidium pauliani Kuiper, 1953

Pisidium kenianum Preston, 1911 = Euglesa keniana
+ Sphaerium kigeziense Preston, 1912
+ Pisidium katangense Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

Pisidium langleyanum Melvill et Ponsoby, 1891 = Euglesa langleyana

Pisidium milium Held, 1836 = Euglesa milium

Pisidium montigenum Kuiper, 1966

Pisidium nitidum Jenyns, 1832 = Euglesa nitida

Pisidium ovampicum Ancey, 1890 = Euglesa ovampica
+ Pisidium georgeanum Kuiper, 1952
+ Pisidium masakaense Kuiper, 1966

Pisidium personatum Malm, 1855 = Euglesa personata
+ Pisidium mitjidense Kuiper, 1966

Pisidium pirothi Jickeli, 1881 = Euglesa pirothi
+ Pisidium victoriae Mandahl-Barth, 1954
+ Pisidium lepus Kuiper, 1957
+ Pisidium (Fossarina) casertanum var. alexandrina Pallary, 1909
+ Pisidium costulosum Haas, 1936
+ Pisidium clarckeanum var. exilis Favre, 1943

Pisidium reticulatum Kuiper, 1966

Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 = Euglesa subtruncata
+ Pisidium (Eupera) landeroini Germain, 1909

Pisidium tenuilineatum Stelfox, 1918 = Odhneripisidium tenuilineatum
+ Pisidium moitessierianum Brown, 1973

Pisidium viridarium Kuiper, 1956 = Euglesa viridaria

Pleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823)
+ Pleiodon macmurtriei Conrad, 1834
+ Iridina splendida Chenu, 1858
+ Platiris (Iridina) leaii Lea, 1852
+ Pliodon pachyodon Bourguignat, 1879
+ Pliodon diolibanus Bourguignat, 1879
+ Pliodon elongatus Bourguignat, 1879
+ Pliodon letourneuxianus Bourguignat, 1879
+ Pleiodon (s.s.) waterstoni Pain & Woodward, 1964
+ Pliodon ovatus var. compressa Germain, 1909
+ Pliodon ovatus var. ventricosa Paulus & Paulus, 1948
+ Pleiodon splendens Conrad, 1854
+ Iridina valeus Jay, 1850

Pleiodon spekii (Woodward, 1859)
+ Cameronia revoiliana Bourguignat, 1885
+ Cameronia giraudi Bourguignat, 1885
+ Cameronia bourguignati Bourguignat, 1886
+ Cameronia marioniana Bourguignat, 1886
+ Cameronia anceyi Bourguignat, 1886
+ Cameronia admirabilis Bourguignat, 1886
+ Cameronia bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886
+ Cameronia charbonnieri Bourguignat, 1886
+ Cameronia complanata Bourguignat, 1886
+ Cameronia coulboisi Bourguignat, 1886
+ Cameronia dromauxi Bourguignat, 1886
+ Cameronia gigantea Bourguignat, 1886
+ Cameronia guillemeti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Cameronia josseti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Cameronia jouberti Bourguignat, 1886
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Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis Woodward, 1991
+ Unio (Metaptera) johnstoni E.A. Smith, 1893

Pseudospatha tanganyicensis (Smith, E.A., 1880)
+ Burtonia livingstoniana Bourguignat, 1883
+ Burtonia moineti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Burtonia elongata Bourguignat, 1886
+ Burtonia subtriangularis Bourguignat, 1886
+ Burtonia lavigeriana Bourguignat, 1886
+ Burtonia bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886
+ Burtonia bourguignati Bourguignat, 1886
+ Burtonia contorta Bourguignat, 1886
+ Burtonia jouberti Bourguignat, 1886
+ Burtonia magnifica Bourguignat, 1886
+ Burtonia grandidieriana Bourguignat, 1886
+ Burtonia foai Mabille, 1901
+ Pseudospatha ortmanni Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Pseudospatha stappersi Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme bequaerti Leloup, 1950
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Psilunio littoralis fellmanni (DeShayes, 1848) = Potomida littoralis
+ Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798
+ Unio maccarthyanus Bourguignat, 1866
+ Unio mauritanicus Bourguignat, 1868
+ Unio ksibianus Mousson, 1873
+ Unio jolyi Kobelt, 1886
+ Unio zenaticus Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887
+ Unio rouirei Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887
+ Unio marteli Pallary, 1918
+ Unio tiflecticus Pallary, 1923
+ Rhombunio asananus Pallary, 1928
+ Unio littoralis var. bucheti Pallary, 1898
+ Unio littoralis var. pequignoti Pallary, 1901
+ Unio rhomboideus var. minor Bourguignat, 1864
+ Unio rhomboideus var. radiata Bourguignat, 1864
+ Unio rhomboideus Bourguignat, 1864
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Psilunio littoralis fellmanni (DeShayes, 1848) = Unio gibbus

Sphaerium bequaerti (Dautzenberg et Germain, 1914)
+ Sphaerium hartmanni var. congicum Haas, 1936

Sphaerium capense (Krauss, 1848)
+ Cyclas (Sphaerium) madagascariensis Tristram, 1863
+ Sphaerium vinosum Dupuis, 1923

Sphaerium hartmanni bangweolicum Haas, 1936 = Sphaerium hartmanni

Sphaerium hartmanni courteti Germain, 1904 = Sphaerium hartmanni
+ Sphaerium courteti var. unicolor Germain, 1907
+ Sphaerium courteti var. marginata Germain, 1907

Sphaerium hartmanni hartmanni (Jickeli, 1874) = Sphaerium hartmanni
+ Cyclas capensis Jickeli, 1874
+ Sphaerium subcapense Bourguignat, 1883
+ Sphaerium abyssinicum Pollonera, 1899
+ Sphaerium boccardi Pollonera, 1899
+ Sphærium (Corneola) pharaonum Pallary, 1909
+ Sphærium (Corneola) teilhardi Pallary, 1909

Sphaerium hartmanni naivashaense (Preston, 1912) = Sphaerium hartmanni

Sphaerium incomitatum (Kuiper, 1966)

Sphaerium lacustre (Müller, 1774)
+ Sphaerium maroccanum Pallary, 1898
+ Sphaerium ddingoii Prime, 1862
+ Sphaerium ovale Bourguignat, 1864

Sphaerium nyanzae alluaudi (Dautzenberg, 1908) = Sphaerium nyanzae
+ Sphaerium iredalei Preston, 1912

Sphaerium nyanzae nyanzae Smith, 1892 = Sphaerium nyanzae
+ Sphaerium nyanzae Martens, 1897

Sphaerium regulare Mandahl-Barth, 1954

Sphaerium stuhlmanni Martens, 1897
+ Sphaerium stuhlmanni var. motandaensis Dautzenberg & Germain, 1914

Sphaerium victoriae albertianum Mandahl-Barth, 1954 = Sphaerium victoriae

Sphaerium victoriae lacuum Mandahl-Barth, 1954 = Sphaerium victoriae

Sphaerium victoriae mohasicum Thiele, 1911 = Sphaerium victoriae

Sphaerium victoriae victoriae Smith, 1906 = Sphaerium victoriae
+ Sphaerium congener Preston, 1912

Unio abyssinicus von Martens, 1866
+ Unio schweinfurthi Martens, 1886
+ Unio willcocksi Newton, 1899
+ Unio vignardi Pallary, 1924
+ Unio fayumensis Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Unio abessinicus Blanckenhorn, 1901

Unio elongatulus dembeae Sowerby, 1865 = Unio dembeae
+ Unio aeneus Jickeli, 1874
+ Unio jickelii Bourguignat, 1883
+ Unio soleilleti Bourguignat, 1885
+ Unio ilqi Bourguignat, 1885
+ Unio meneliki Bourguignat, 1885
+ Unio hamyanus Bourguignat, 1885
+ Unio alfierianus Bourguignat, 1885
+ Unio traversii Pollonera, 1888
+ Unio (Nodularia) erlangeri Kobelt, 1910
+ Unio cilicicus var. jenematensis de Angelis & Millosevic, 1900
+ Unio idgi Simpson, 1900
+ Unio ilqui Simpson, 1900
+ Unio hamyi Kobelt, 1910
+ Unio alderiana Paetel, 1890
+ Unio cilicicus var. jenemertensis Van Damme, 1984
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Unio elongatulus durieui DeShayes, 1847 = Potomida littoralis
+ Unio ravoisieri Deshayes, 1847
+ Unio moreleti Deshayes, 1847
+ Unio sitifensis Morelet, 1851
+ Unio cirtanus Bourguignat, 1862
+ Unio letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1864
+ Unio medjerdae Kobelt, 1884
+ Unio micelii Kobelt, 1884
+ Unio tafnanus Kobelt, 1884
+ Unio tetuanensis Kobelt, 1884
+ Unio delevieleusae Bourguignat, 1887
+ Unio doumeti Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887
+ Unio (Limnium) foucauldiana Pallary, 1936
+ Unio (Limnium) seurati Pallary, 1936
+ Unio (Limnium) subpictorum Pallary, 1936
+ Unio durieui var. minor Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887
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Unio elongatulus durieui DeShayes, 1847 = Unio delphinus

Unio elongatulus durieui DeShayes, 1847 = Unio gibbus

Unio elongatulus durieui DeShayes, 1847 = Unio ravoisieri

Unio elongatulus durieui DeShayes, 1847 = Unio durieui

Unio elongatulus durieui DeShayes, 1847 = Unio foucauldianus