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Unio dembeae Reeve, 1865
1355628 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1355628)
accepted
Species
Unio (Nodularia) erlangeri Kobelt, 1910 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Unio aeneus Jickeli, 1874 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Unio alfierianus Bourguignat, 1885 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Unio elongatulus dembeae Reeve, 1865 · unaccepted
Unio hamyanus Bourguignat, 1885 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Unio ilqi Bourguignat, 1885 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Unio jickelii Bourguignat, 1883 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Unio meneliki Bourguignat, 1885 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Unio soleilleti Bourguignat, 1885 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Unio traversii Pollonera, 1888 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
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Reeve, L. A. & Sowerby, G. B. II. (1864-1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Unio</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16, pls 1-96 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London. Publication dates: pls 2-13 [Aug 1864], 14 [Sep 1864], 15-18 [Nov 1864], 19-20 [Jan 1865], 21-25 [Apr 1865], 26-30 [Jun 1865; pl. 30 as “1856”], 31-38 [Mar 1866], 39-42 [May 1866], 43-46 [Aug 1866], 47-54 [Nov 1866], 55-56 [Jun 1867], 57-60 [Sep 1867], 61-68 [Jan 1868], 69-76 [Mar 1868], 77-84 [Jul 1868], 85-93 [Sep 1868], 1, 94-96, Errata & Remarks [Oct 1868]. Authors: Reeve up to pl. 30; Sowerby from pl. 31 on (Petit 2009). , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133053
page(s): pl. 29, sp. 153 [details]
page(s): pl. 29, sp. 153 [details]
Note Africa, Ethiopia (Abyssinia), Dembea
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Type locality Africa, Ethiopia (Abyssinia), Dembea [details]
Distribution The Nile and Lake Turkana basins in northeastern Africa
Distribution The Nile and Lake Turkana basins in northeastern Africa [details]
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original description
Reeve, L. A. & Sowerby, G. B. II. (1864-1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Unio</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16, pls 1-96 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London. Publication dates: pls 2-13 [Aug 1864], 14 [Sep 1864], 15-18 [Nov 1864], 19-20 [Jan 1865], 21-25 [Apr 1865], 26-30 [Jun 1865; pl. 30 as “1856”], 31-38 [Mar 1866], 39-42 [May 1866], 43-46 [Aug 1866], 47-54 [Nov 1866], 55-56 [Jun 1867], 57-60 [Sep 1867], 61-68 [Jan 1868], 69-76 [Mar 1868], 77-84 [Jul 1868], 85-93 [Sep 1868], 1, 94-96, Errata & Remarks [Oct 1868]. Authors: Reeve up to pl. 30; Sowerby from pl. 31 on (Petit 2009). , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133053
page(s): pl. 29, sp. 153 [details]
original description (of Unio soleilleti Bourguignat, 1885) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1885). Mollusques recueillis par M. Paul Soleillet dans son voyage au Choa (Éthiopie méridionale), 1-48, 1 pl. Paris (Mme Ve Tremblay), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12906517
page(s): 39 [details]
original description (of Unio ilqi Bourguignat, 1885) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1885). Mollusques recueillis par M. Paul Soleillet dans son voyage au Choa (Éthiopie méridionale), 1-48, 1 pl. Paris (Mme Ve Tremblay), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12906517
page(s): 40 [details]
original description (of Unio meneliki Bourguignat, 1885) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1885). Mollusques recueillis par M. Paul Soleillet dans son voyage au Choa (Éthiopie méridionale), 1-48, 1 pl. Paris (Mme Ve Tremblay), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12906517
page(s): 41; note: name attributed by Bourguignat to Soleillet [details]
original description (of Unio hamyanus Bourguignat, 1885) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1885). Mollusques recueillis par M. Paul Soleillet dans son voyage au Choa (Éthiopie méridionale), 1-48, 1 pl. Paris (Mme Ve Tremblay), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12906517
page(s): 42 [details]
original description (of Unio alfierianus Bourguignat, 1885) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1885). Mollusques recueillis par M. Paul Soleillet dans son voyage au Choa (Éthiopie méridionale), 1-48, 1 pl. Paris (Mme Ve Tremblay), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12906517
page(s): 43 [details]
original description (of Unio aeneus Jickeli, 1874) Jickeli, C. F. (1874). Fauna der Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken Nord-Ost-Afrika's (Die erste Abtheilung der wissenschaftlichen Resultate seiner Reise mit einschliessend). <em>Nova Acta der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher.</em> 37 (1): 1-352, 11 plates. Halle., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12577303
page(s): 274, pl. 9, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Unio jickelii Bourguignat, 1883) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1883). Histoire malacologique de l'Abyssinie. <em>Annales des Sciences naturelles (Zoologie et Paléontologie).</em> (6) 15 (2): 1-162, pls 7-11; [± June]. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/46223#/summary
page(s): 135. [details]
original description (of Unio (Nodularia) erlangeri Kobelt, 1910) Kobelt, W. (1910). Die Molluskenausbeute der Erlangerischen Reise in Nord Ost Afrika. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 32: 1–52., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58353341
page(s): 49, pl. 10, fig. 8. [details]
basis of record Graf, D. L.; Cummings, K. S. (2011). Freshwater mussel (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionoida) richness and endemism in the ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar based on comprehensive museum sampling. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 678(1): 17-36., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0810-5
page(s): 24 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): pl. 29, sp. 153 [details]
original description (of Unio soleilleti Bourguignat, 1885) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1885). Mollusques recueillis par M. Paul Soleillet dans son voyage au Choa (Éthiopie méridionale), 1-48, 1 pl. Paris (Mme Ve Tremblay), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12906517
page(s): 39 [details]
original description (of Unio ilqi Bourguignat, 1885) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1885). Mollusques recueillis par M. Paul Soleillet dans son voyage au Choa (Éthiopie méridionale), 1-48, 1 pl. Paris (Mme Ve Tremblay), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12906517
page(s): 40 [details]
original description (of Unio meneliki Bourguignat, 1885) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1885). Mollusques recueillis par M. Paul Soleillet dans son voyage au Choa (Éthiopie méridionale), 1-48, 1 pl. Paris (Mme Ve Tremblay), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12906517
page(s): 41; note: name attributed by Bourguignat to Soleillet [details]
original description (of Unio hamyanus Bourguignat, 1885) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1885). Mollusques recueillis par M. Paul Soleillet dans son voyage au Choa (Éthiopie méridionale), 1-48, 1 pl. Paris (Mme Ve Tremblay), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12906517
page(s): 42 [details]
original description (of Unio alfierianus Bourguignat, 1885) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1885). Mollusques recueillis par M. Paul Soleillet dans son voyage au Choa (Éthiopie méridionale), 1-48, 1 pl. Paris (Mme Ve Tremblay), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12906517
page(s): 43 [details]
original description (of Unio aeneus Jickeli, 1874) Jickeli, C. F. (1874). Fauna der Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken Nord-Ost-Afrika's (Die erste Abtheilung der wissenschaftlichen Resultate seiner Reise mit einschliessend). <em>Nova Acta der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher.</em> 37 (1): 1-352, 11 plates. Halle., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12577303
page(s): 274, pl. 9, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Unio jickelii Bourguignat, 1883) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1883). Histoire malacologique de l'Abyssinie. <em>Annales des Sciences naturelles (Zoologie et Paléontologie).</em> (6) 15 (2): 1-162, pls 7-11; [± June]. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/46223#/summary
page(s): 135. [details]
original description (of Unio (Nodularia) erlangeri Kobelt, 1910) Kobelt, W. (1910). Die Molluskenausbeute der Erlangerischen Reise in Nord Ost Afrika. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 32: 1–52., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58353341
page(s): 49, pl. 10, fig. 8. [details]
basis of record Graf, D. L.; Cummings, K. S. (2011). Freshwater mussel (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionoida) richness and endemism in the ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar based on comprehensive museum sampling. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 678(1): 17-36., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0810-5
page(s): 24 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution The Nile and Lake Turkana basins in northeastern Africa [details]Type locality Africa, Ethiopia (Abyssinia), Dembea [details]
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-1632) (from synonym Unio alfierianus Bourguignat, 1885)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-1716) (from synonym Unio hamyanus Bourguignat, 1885)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-1721) (from synonym Unio ilqi Bourguignat, 1885)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-1745) (from synonym Unio meneliki Bourguignat, 1885)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-1786) (from synonym Unio soleilleti Bourguignat, 1885)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-1716) (from synonym Unio hamyanus Bourguignat, 1885)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-1721) (from synonym Unio ilqi Bourguignat, 1885)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-1745) (from synonym Unio meneliki Bourguignat, 1885)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-1786) (from synonym Unio soleilleti Bourguignat, 1885)
