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

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Publication Charmes (1885): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Charmes, X. 1885. Unionidae des environs de Bagamoyo (Zanguébar). Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France 2: 165-174. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio billottianus Charmes, 1885
Charmes, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 170.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_1545, fleuve Kingani, Bagamoyo.

Unio dumesnilianus Charmes, 1885
Charmes, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 168.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0035, Fleuve de Kingani, pres de Bagamoyo.

Unio euphymus Charmes, 1885
Charmes, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 171.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0022, fleuve Kingani, Bagamoyo.

Unio ledoulxianus Charmes, 1885
Charmes, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 173.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0131, fleuve Kyngani, pres de Bagamoyo.

Unio ratidotus Charmes, 1885
Charmes, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 166.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0092, Kyngani, Bagamoyo.

Taxonomic Opinions

Unio billottianus = Coelatura ratidota

Unio dumesnilianus = Coelatura ratidota

Unio euphymus = Coelatura ratidota

Unio ledoulxianus = Coelatura ratidota

Unio mossambicensis ‘Peters’ von Martens, 1879 = Coelatura mossambicensis

Unio ratidotus = Coelatura ratidota
 
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