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

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Publication Van Damme & Pickford (2010): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Van Damme, D. & M. Pickford. 2010. The Late Cenozoic bivalves of the Albertine Basin (Uganda-Congo). Geo-Pal Uganda 2: 1-121. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 14 available nominal species attributed to this publication (15 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Aspatharia pfeifferiana (Bernardi, 1860)

Chambardia trapezia (Martens, 1897)

Chambardia triangulata (Gautier, 1965)

Chambardia wissmanni (Martens, 1883)

Coelatura hauttecoeuri (Bourguignat, 1883)

Coelatura scholzi nov.

Coelatura stanleyvillensis (Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927)

Etheria elliptica Lamarck, 1807

Gautieraia rugosa nov.

Grafunio dageti nov.

Iridina adami Gautier, 1965 = Mutela adami

Iridina atrox nov. = Mutela atrox

Iridina lepersonnei Adam, 1959 = Mutela lepersonnei

Iridina moharensis Gautier, 1965 = Pleiodon moharensis

Iridina palaeospekii nov. = Mutela palaeospekii

Iridina subelongata Gautier, 1965 = Pleiodon moharensis

Iridina wasai nov. = Mutela wasai

Iridina williamsoni nov. = Mutela williamsoni

Mutela alluaudi Germain, 1909

Mutela dubia (Gmelin, 1791)

Mutela nyamaviensis Nov.

Nitia monceti (Bourguignat, 1883)

Nkondonaia bisulcata nov.

Obwerukunio pliocenica nov.

Pleiodon tavernieri (Gautier, 1965)

Pseudobovaria grandis nov.

Pseudobovaria mwayanus (Fuchs, 1936)
+ Unio (Grandidieria) abruptus Fuchs, 1936
+ Pseudobovaria fuchsi Adam, 1957
+ Pseudobovaria tuberculata Adam, 1957

Pseudobovaria truncata nov.

Pseudodiplodon hohwae nov.

Pseudodiplodon sengae Adam, 1957

Pteromutela cummingsi nov. = Mutela cummingsi