MolluscaBase - Unio (Grandidieria) tanganyicensis E. A. Smith, 1880

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Unio (Grandidieria) tanganyicensis E. A. Smith, 1880

AphiaID

1371665 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1371665)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Unio tanganyicensis E. A. Smith, 1880 accepted as Grandidieria burtoni (S. P. Woodward, 1859)

Rank

Species

Parent

Unio (Grandidieria) Bourguignat, 1885 accepted as Grandidieria Bourguignat, 1885

Original name

Unio tanganyicensis E. A. Smith, 1880

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Variety Unio (Grandidieria) tanganyicensis var. exalbida Preston, 1913 accepted as Grandidieria burtoni (S. P. Woodward, 1859) (junior synonym)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Unio tanganyicensis E. A. Smith, 1880) Smith, E. A. (1880). On the shells of Lake Tanganyika and of the neighbourhood of Ujiji, Central Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1880: 344-352., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522492
page(s): 351, pl. 31, figs 9, 9a. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Unio (Grandidieria) tanganyicensis E. A. Smith, 1880. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1371665 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2019-08-26 09:43:31Z

created

Herbert, David

2022-08-30 07:32:28Z

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Neubauer, Thomas A.

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Sources (1)

original description (of Unio tanganyicensis E. A. Smith, 1880) Smith, E. A. (1880). On the shells of Lake Tanganyika and of the neighbourhood of Ujiji, Central Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1880: 344-352., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522492
page(s): 351, pl. 31, figs 9, 9a. [details]