Anodon subreniformis Sowerby, 1867
Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 14, sp. 50.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965192, Lake Nyassa.

Spatha (s.s.) subreniformis — Simpson (1900), Kobelt (1910), Simpson (1914)
Aspatharia (s.s.) subreniformis — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Crowley et al. (1964), Haas (1969)
Aspatharia pfeifferiana — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988)
Aspatharia subreniformis — Daget (1998), Graf & Cummings (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Mutela mathildae Preston, 1913
Preston, 1913. Rev. Zool. Afr. 3(1): 61, pl. 6, fig. 7.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MRAC_57421, Riv. Shire.

Aspatharia (s.s.) sinuata — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia sinuata — Connolly (1931)
Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferiana — Connolly (1939)
Aspatharia (s.s.) senegalensis var. sinuata — Franc (1949)
Mutela (s.s.) nilotica — Haas (1969)
Aspatharia pfeifferiana — Mandahl-Barth (1988), IUCN (2010)
Aspatharia subreniformis — Daget (1998)

Mutela sarae Preston, 1913
Preston, 1913. Rev. Zool. Afr. 3(1): 61, pl. 6, fig. 6.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) MRAC_57420, Riv Shire, pres... Nyassa.

Aspatharia (s.s.) sarae — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Aspatharia (s.s.) subreniformis — Crowley et al. (1964), Haas (1969)
Aspatharia pfeifferiana — Van Damme (1984), Mandahl-Barth (1988), IUCN (2010)
Aspatharia subreniformis — Daget (1998)

Aspatharia pfeifferiana Connolly, 1939
‘Bernardi’ of Authors.
Connolly, 1939. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 33: 615.
Appleton, 1979. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 77(9): 164.
Daget, 1998. Cat. Bivalves Africains: ??.
(misidentified reference to Margaritana pfeifferiana Bernardi, 1860)

Aspatharia subreniformis — Graf & Cummings (2006)

Aspatharia sinuata Connolly, 1931
‘Mts.’ Connolly, 1931. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 29: 323.
(misidentified reference to Spatha sinuata Martens, 1883)

Aspatharia (s.s.) pfeifferiana — Connolly (1939)
Aspatharia subreniformis — Graf & Cummings (2006)