MolluscaBase name details
Unio silongweensis Preston, 1912
1398108 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1398108)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
Unio vicinus Preston, 1910 · unaccepted (junior primary homonym of Unio...)
junior primary homonym of Unio vicinus Lea, 1856; Unio silongweensis Preston, 1912 is a replacement name.
Preston, H. B. (1912). <i>Unio silongweensis</i>, a new name for <i>Unio vicinus</i> Preston not Lea. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 26(3): 35. Philadelphia. [July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738236 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Unio silongweensis Preston, 1912. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1398108 on 2025-07-14
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Preston, H. B. (1912). <i>Unio silongweensis</i>, a new name for <i>Unio vicinus</i> Preston not Lea. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 26(3): 35. Philadelphia. [July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738236 [details]
source of synonymy Daget J. (1998). <i>Catalogue raisonné des mollusques bivalves d'eau douce africains</i>. 329 pp. Leiden: Backhuys / Paris: Editions de l'ORSTOM. , available online at http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers14-12/010016420.pdf
page(s): 69 [details]
source of synonymy Daget J. (1998). <i>Catalogue raisonné des mollusques bivalves d'eau douce africains</i>. 329 pp. Leiden: Backhuys / Paris: Editions de l'ORSTOM. , available online at http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers14-12/010016420.pdf
page(s): 69 [details]
