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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini | Pseudospatha species Pseudospatha tanganyicensis (E.A. Smith, 1880): synonymy 138 specimens + 6 Genbank vouchers Spatha tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880
E.A. Smith, 1880. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1880: 350, pl. 31, fig. 8-8a. (renamed Burtonia tanganikana Bourguignat, 1883) Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_80-3-5-48, Lake Tanganyika.
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Thiele (1934), ... Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Zieritz et al. (2013), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021) Burtonia tanganyicensis — E.A. Smith (1904), E.A. Smith (1906) | |
Burtonia livingstoniana Bourguignat, 1883 E.A. Smith, 1880. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1880: pl. 31, fig. 8a [as ‘Spatha tanganyicensis’]. [in part] E.A. Smith, 1881. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: 296, pl. 34, fig. 32 [as ‘Spatha tanganyicensis’]. Bourguignat, 1883. Moll. Fluv. Nyanza: 23. Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 38. Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32. Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 59.
Pseudospatha livingstonensis [sic] — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Burtonia tanganyicensis — E.A. Smith (1904) Pseudospatha livingstoniana — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010) — Mandahl-Barth (1988) | |
Burtonia tanganikana Bourguignat, 1883 E.A. Smith, 1880. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1880: 350, pl. 31, fig. 8 [as ‘Spatha tanganyicensis’]. Bourguignat, 1883. Moll. Fluv. Nyanza: 20, footnote. Bourguignat, 1886. Esp. Nouv. et Genres Nouv. Lac Oukékérewe et Tanganika: 38. Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32. Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 59. (new name for Spatha tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880)
Burtonia tanganyicensis — E.A. Smith (1904) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950), Pain & Woodward (1968), Daget (1998) | |
Burtonia bourguignati Bourguignat, 1886
‘Joubert’ in litt. Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32, 38. ‘Joubert’ Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 59, pl. 27, figs. 4-5. Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0174, Kibanga.
Pseudospatha bourguignati — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Burtonia bourguignati — E.A. Smith (1904) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme bourguignati — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010) | |
Burtonia bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32, 37. Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 59. Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0185, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).
Pseudospatha bridouxi — Simpson (1900) Burtonia bridouxi — E.A. Smith (1904) Pseudospatha bridouxiana [sic] — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha livingstonensis [sic] — Simpson (1914) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998) | |
Burtonia contorta Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 33, 39. Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 57, pl. 26, figs. 3-5. Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0212, Kibanga.
Pseudospatha livingstonensis [sic] — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Burtonia contorta — E.A. Smith (1904) Pseudospatha contorta — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998) — Mandahl-Barth (1988) | |
Burtonia elongata Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32, 34. Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 55, pl. 25, fig. 3. Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0236, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).
Pseudospatha livingstonensis [sic] — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Burtonia elongata — E.A. Smith (1904) Pseudospatha elongata — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998) — Mandahl-Barth (1988) | |
Burtonia grandidieriana Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 33, 42. Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 59, pl. 27, figs. 1-3. Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0181, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).
Pseudospatha subtriangularis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Burtonia grandidieriana — E.A. Smith (1904) Pseudospatha grandidieriana — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme subtriangularis — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998) | |
Burtonia jouberti Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 33, 40. Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 59. Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0222, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).
Pseudospatha jouberti — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910) Burtonia jouberti — E.A. Smith (1904) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950), Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998) | |
Burtonia lavigeriana Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32, 36. Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 53, pl. 24, figs. 1-4. Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0219, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998) Burtonia lavigeriana — E.A. Smith (1904) Pseudospatha lavigeriana — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950) — Mandahl-Barth (1988) | |
Burtonia magnifica Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 33, 41. Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 57, pl. 26, figs. 1-2. Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0244, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950), Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998) Burtonia magnifica — E.A. Smith (1904) Pseudospatha magnifica — Kobelt (1910) | |
Burtonia moineti Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32, 33. Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 55, pl. 25, fig. 1. Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_0273, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950), Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998) Burtonia moineti — E.A. Smith (1904) Pseudospatha moineti — Kobelt (1910) | |
Burtonia subtriangularis Bourguignat, 1886
Bourguignat, 1886. Nouv. Malac.: Unio. Iridin. Lac Tanganika: 32, 35. Bourguignat, 1888. Iconogr. Malac. Lac Tanganika: 55, pl. 25, fig. 2. Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0312, Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika).
Pseudospatha subtriangularis — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Burtonia subtriangularis — E.A. Smith (1904) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme subtriangularis — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010) | |
Burtonia lavigerina Simpson, 1900 ‘Bourguignat’ of Authors. Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 577. Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 204. Pain & Woodward, 1968. Rev. Zool. Botan. Afr. 77: 213. (error for Burtonia lavigeriana Bourguignat, 1886) | |
Burtonia livingstonensis Simpson, 1900 ‘Bourguignat’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 578. ‘Bourguignat’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 205. (error for Burtonia livingstoniana Bourguignat, 1883)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Daget (1998) | |
Burtonia foai Mabille, 1901
Mabille, 1901. Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris 3: 58. Type(s): HOLOTYPE MNHN_MP_0256, Lac Tanganyika.
Burtonia foai — E.A. Smith (1904) Pseudospatha foai — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Leloup (1950), Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010) | |
Burtonia livingstoni Germain, 1905 ‘Bourguignat’ Germain, 1905. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 11: 260. Germain, 1908. Résult. Sci. Voyage Afrique FOA: 687. (error for Burtonia livingstoniana Bourguignat, 1883)
Pseudospatha livingstonensis [sic] — Simpson (1914) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Daget (1998) | |
Pseudospatha ortmanni Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
 Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 446, pl. 45, figs. 5, 7. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) ANSP_132188, Toa Bay, 5 m., L. Tanganyika, Shaba Province, 05 40 S; 029 20 E.
Pseudospatha ortmanni — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010) — Mandahl-Barth (1988) | |
Pseudospatha stappersi Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
 Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 446, pl. 54, fig. 6. Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_132189, Kilwa Bay, L. Tanganyika.
Pseudospatha stappersi — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme stappersi — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998), IUCN (2010) — Mandahl-Barth (1988) | |
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme bequaerti Leloup, 1950
Leloup, 1950. Res. Sci. Explor. Hydrob. Lac Tanganyika (1946-1947) 3: 122, figs. 56B, f9B, 60; pl. 5, fig. 5a. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Spatha tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880) Type(s): HOLOTYPE IRSNB_MP_0480, Tanganika.
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme bequaerti — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968), Haas (1969), Daget (1998) | |
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme typica Leloup, 1950 Leloup, 1950. Res. Sci. Explor. Hydrob. Lac Tanganyika (1946-1947) 3: 111, figs. 53A, 54C-D, 56A, 57B, 60; pl. 7, fig. A. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Spatha tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880)
Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme typica — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Daget (1998) | |
Spatha tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880 E.A. Smith, 1880. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1880: pl. 31, fig. 8a. [in part] E.A. Smith, 1881. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: 296, pl. 34, fig. 32. (reference to Spatha tanganyicensis E.A. Smith, 1880)
Pseudospatha livingstonensis [sic] — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Pain & Woodward (1968) | |
Burtonia tanganyikana E.A. Smith, 1904 ‘Bourguignat’ E.A. Smith, 1904. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 6(2): 102. (error for Burtonia tanganikana Bourguignat, 1883) | |
Pseudospatha bridouxiana Kobelt, 1910 ‘Bourguignat’ Kobelt, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 86. (error for Burtonia bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886)
Mutela soleniformis — Daget (1998) | |
Burtonia magnipica Simpson, 1914 ‘Bourguignat’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 204. (error for Burtonia magnifica Bourguignat, 1886) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Thiele (1934), ... Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Zieritz et al. (2013), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021) Pseudospatha livingstonensis [sic] — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Pseudospatha bourguignati — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Pseudospatha bridouxi — Simpson (1900) Pseudospatha subtriangularis — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Pseudospatha jouberti — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910) Burtonia tanganyicensis — E.A. Smith (1904), E.A. Smith (1906) Burtonia bourguignati — E.A. Smith (1904) Burtonia bridouxi — E.A. Smith (1904) Burtonia contorta — E.A. Smith (1904) Burtonia elongata — E.A. Smith (1904) Burtonia grandidieriana — E.A. Smith (1904) Burtonia jouberti — E.A. Smith (1904) Burtonia lavigeriana — E.A. Smith (1904) Burtonia magnifica — E.A. Smith (1904) Burtonia moineti — E.A. Smith (1904) Burtonia subtriangularis — E.A. Smith (1904) Burtonia foai — E.A. Smith (1904) Pseudospatha livingstoniana — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha bridouxiana [sic] — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha contorta — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha elongata — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha grandidieriana — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha lavigeriana — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha magnifica — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha moineti — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha foai — Kobelt (1910) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis livingstoniana — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Pseudospatha ortmanni — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Pseudospatha stappersi — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme livingstoniana — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme bourguignati — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme subtriangularis — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme stappersi — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme bequaerti — Leloup (1950) Pseudospatha tanganyicensis forme typica — Leloup (1950) — Mandahl-Barth (1988) Mutela soleniformis — Daget (1998)
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