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Publication Jickeli (1874): summary
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Complete Citation

Jickeli, C.F. 1874. Funa der Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken Nord-Ost-Afrika’s. Nova Acta der Ksl. Leop.-Carol. Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher 37(1): 1-352, 11 pls. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 5 available nominal species attributed to this publication (25 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Aetheria caillaudi [sic] Fér. = Etheria elliptica
+ Aetheria tubifera Sowerby, 1825
+ Etheria carteroni Michelin, 1830

Mutela angustata (Sowerby) = Mutela dubia

Mutela nilotica Fér. = Mutela dubia
+ Spatha cailliaudi Martens, 1866

Mutela plicata Parr. = Mutela dubia
+ Mycetopus plicatus Sowerby, 1868

Mutela rostrata (Rang, 1841)
+ Iridina gracilis Martens, 1866
+ Iridina coelestis Lea, 1838

Spatha anataria (Cristofori & Jan) = Chambardia rubens

Spatha arcuata [sic] Fér. = Chambardia rubens

Spatha caillaudi von Martens, 1866 = Chambardia rubens
+ Anodonta rubens Cailliaud, 1823

Spatha hartmanni von Martens, 1866 = Chambardia wahlbergi

Spatha lepsii Jickeli, 1874 = Chambardia rubens

Spatha marnoi Jickeli, 1874 = Aspatharia marnoi

Unio abyssinicus Martens, 1866
+ Unio habessinicus Heuglin, 1868
+ Unio abyssinicus Jickeli, 1874

Unio acuminatus H. Adams = Nitia acuminata

Unio aegyptiacus Fér. = Diplodon granosus
+ Unio inflata Cristofori & Jan, 1832
+ Unio niloticus Cailliaud, 1827
+ Unio niloticus Sowerby, 1868
+ Unio rugifer Küster, 1856
+ Unio pumilus Lea, 1852

Unio aegyptiacus Fér. = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Unio aeneus Jick. = Unio dembeae

Unio bakeri H. Adams = Coelatura bakeri

Unio dembeae Rossm.

Unio diminutus Lea, 1859 = Unio caffer
+ Unio gracilis Jickeli, 1874
+ Unio gratiosus Küster, 1861

Unio divaricatus Lea, 1834 = Diplodon delodontus

Unio parreyssi ‘v.d. Busch’ Philippi = Coelatura aegyptiaca
+ Unio sennaariensis Küster, 1862

Unio teretiusculus Philippi, 1847 = Nitia teretiuscula
+ Unio cailliaudi Martens, 1866
+ Unio lithophagus Philippi, 1847

Unio tricolor Küster = Lamellidens generosus