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

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Publication Rochebrune (1886): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Rochebrune, A.T. de. 1886. Sur quelques lamellibranches nouveaux provenant du Congo & de ses tributaries. Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France 3: 1-14, pl. 1. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 16 available nominal species attributed to this publication (16 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Aetheria bourguignati = Etheria elliptica

Chelidonura arietina = Chelidonopsis hirundo

Chelidonura hirundo (von Martens) = Chelidonopsis hirundo

Mutelina legumen = Mutela legumen

Mutelina mabilli = Mutela mabilli

Mutelina paludicola = Mutela mabilli

Mutelina prasina = Mutela rostrata

Mutelina tholloni Rochebrune, 1886 = Mutela legumen

Pharaonia bourguignati = Coelatura disciformis

Spatha corneola = Aspatharia ganciniensis

Spatha ganciniensis = Aspatharia ganciniensis

Spathella protchei Rochebrune, 1886 = Aspatharia pfeifferiana

Zairia araneosa = Coelatura gabonensis

Zairia disciformis = Coelatura disciformis

Zairia elegans = Coelatura gabonensis

Zairia poirieri = Coelatura gabonensis

Zairia sordida = Coelatura gabonensis