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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini | Coelatura mesafricana

nominal species Mesafra mesafricana stappersi Haas, 1936

Haas, 1936, Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 431: 84, pl. 7, figs. 2a-b.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Caelatura (s.s.) mesafricana Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MRAC_56762, Riv. Luapula: Kasenga.

= Coelatura mesafricana

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Coelatura gabonensis (Kuster, 1862) — IUCN, 2010
+ Coelatura gabonensis (Küster, 1862) — Daget, 1998
+ Caelatura [sic] mweruensis (Smith, E.A., 1908) — Mandahl-Barth, 1988
= Mesafra mesafricana stappersi Haas, 1936 — Haas, 1969
+ Caelatura [sic] mesafricana Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 — Mandahl-Barth, 1968
= Mesafra mesafricana stappersi n. subsp. — Haas, 1936

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