MUSSELpdb | nomainal sp. Unio ngesianus Martens, 1897

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nominal species Unio ngesianus Martens, 1897

Martens, 1897. Besch. Weich. Deutsch Ost Afr. 4: 234, pl. 7, fig. 7.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB_104891A (by Scholz & Glaubrecht, 2004: 103), Kissaka, NW Kuste Ngesi (Albert-Edward) See.

= Coelatura bakeri

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Coelatura stuhlmanni (Martens, 1897) — Scholz & Glaubrecht, 2004

+ Coelatura stuhlmanni (von Martens, 1897) — Daget, 1998

+ Caelatura [sic] aegyptiaca stuhlmanni (von Martens, 1897) — Mandahl-Barth, 1988

+ Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) stuhlmanni (von Martens, 1897) — Haas, 1969

+ Caelatura [sic] (s.s.) stuhlmanni (von Martens, 1897) — Haas, 1936

= Parreysia ngesiana (von Martens, 1897) — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

= Parreysia (s.s.) ngesiana (von Martens, 1897) — Simpson, 1914

= Parreyssia [sic] ngesianus Martens — Kobelt, 1910

= Parreysia (s.s.) ngesianus (von Martens, 1897) — Simpson, 1900

= Unio ngesianus n. — Martens, 1897

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