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 caffer Küster, 1856

‘Krauss’ Küster, 1856, Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 143, pl. 42, fig. 3. [in part]
(reference to Unio caffer Küster, 1856)

= Unio caffer

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Unio (sec. Cafferia) caffer var. africanus Lea, 1856 — Simpson, 1914
+ Nodularia (sec. Cafferia) caffer var. africana (Lea, 1856) — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — Sturany, 1899
+ Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 — E.A. Smith, 1891

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