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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Appleton (1979): summary
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Complete Citation

Appleton, C.C. 1979. The Unionacea (Mollusca, Lamellibranchiata) of South-Central Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 77(9): 151-174.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Caelatura Conrad, 1853
‘Conrad’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 267 [as ‘Cælatura’].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 820 [as ‘Cælatura’].
Pallary, 1909. Mém. Inst. Égypte 6(1): 76.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1019.
Germain, 1918. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 24: 41.
Germain, 1919. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 25: 122.
Germain, 1921. Faun. malac. Terr. e Fluv. Iles Mascareignes: 403.
Pallary, 1924. Mém. Inst. Égypte 7 (n.s.): 42.
Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 399.
Haas, 1927. Senckenbergiana 9: 21.
Haas, 1929. Senckenbergiana 11: 111.
Bloomer, 1932. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 20: 168.
Thiele, 1934. Handb. Syst. Weichtierk. 3: 1248.
Haas, 1936. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 54.
Dartevelle & Schwetz, 1937. Ann. Soc. Roy. Zool. Belgique 68: 60.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 140.
Modell, 1942. Arch. Moll. 74(5/6): 190.
Bloomer, 1946. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 27: 68.
Bloomer, 1949. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 27: 241.
Franc, 1949. J. de Conch. 9: 158.
Leloup, 1950. Res. Sci. Explor. Hydrob. Lac Tanganyika (1946-1947) 3: 40.
Mongin, 1963. Mém. Soc. Géol. France 96: 10.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 116.
Mandahl-Barth, 1968. Expl. Hydrobiol. Bangweulu-Luapula 12: 51.
Starobogatov, 1970. Fauna Moll. Continent.: 64.
Fischer-Piette & Métivier, 1974. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 133: 10.
Appleton, 1979. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 77(9): 154.
Kenmuir, 1980. Trans. Zimbabwe Sci. Assoc. 60(2): 7.
Curtis & Appleton, 1987. Jour. SWA Sci. Soc. 40-41: 50.
Ibrahim et al., 1999. EEAA Nat. Biodiv. Unit (10): 74.
Millard, 2001. Class. Moll. (3): 1061.
(incorrect original spelling of Coelatura Conrad, 1853)

Attributed Nominal Species

Aspatharia pfeifferiana Connolly, 1939
‘Bernardi’ of Authors.
Connolly, 1939. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 33: 615.
Appleton, 1979. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 77(9): 164.
Daget, 1998. Cat. Bivalves Africains: ??.
(misidentified reference to Margaritana pfeifferiana Bernardi, 1860)

Mutela dubia Appleton, 1979
‘Gmelin’ of Authors.
Appleton, 1979. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 77(9): 161.
Kenmuir, 1980. Trans. Zimbabwe Sci. Assoc. 60(2): 7.
Curtis & Appleton, 1987. Jour. SWA Sci. Soc. 40-41: 50.
(misidentified reference to Mytilus dubius Gmelin, 1791)

Taxonomic Opinions

Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferiana (Bernardi, 1860) = Aspatharia pfeifferiana

Aspatharia (Spathopsis) nyassaensis (Lea, 1864) = Chambardia nyassaensis

Aspatharia (Spathopsis) wahlbergi (Krauss, 1848) = Chambardia wahlbergi

Caelatura [sic] hypsiprymnus (von Martens, 1897) = Coelatura hypsiprymna

Caelatura [sic] kunenensis (Mousson, 1887) = Coelatura kunenensis

Caelatura [sic] mossambicensis (von Martens, 1860) = Coelatura mossambicensis

Caelatura [sic] nyassaensis (Lea, 1864) = Nyassunio nyassaensis

Etheria elliptica Lamarck, 1807

Mutela alata (Lea, 1864)

Mutela dubia (Gmelin, 1793)

Unio caffer Krauss, 1848
 
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