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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio caffer

nominal species Unio vicinus Preston, 1910

Preston, 1910, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6: 60, pl. 4, fig. 7.
(homonym of Unio vicinus Lea, 1856; renamed Unio silongweensis Preston, 1912)
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE MRAC_56589, Brit. C. Afr.: Silongwe.

= Unio caffer

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Marshall & Fenwick, 2006
+ Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Daget, 1998
+ Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Haas, 1969
+ Unio (Cafferia) caffer Krs., 1848 — Connolly, 1939
+ Unio silongweensis Preston, 1912 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Unio silongweensis Preston, 1912 — Simpson, 1914

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