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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!
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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini genus Nitia Pallary, 1924: species
1 available nominal genus synonym | cladomics  Nitia acuminata (H. Adams, 1866)
syonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (72 + 1 Genbank voucher)
Range: Lake Albert, Africa. (Afrotropics)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase
|  Nitia chefneuxi (Neuville & Anthony, 1906)
syonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (5)
Range: Lake Turkana, Africa. (Afrotropics)
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient
other links: MolluscaBase
|  Nitia monceti (Bourguignat, 1883)
syonymy (4 available, 6 total) | specimens (72 + 5 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Lake Victoria and the Victoria Nile, Africa. (Afrotropics)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, H3
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase
|  Nitia mutelaeformis (Germain, 1906)
syonymy (2 available, 3 total) | specimens (9)
Range: Chad-Chari Basin, Africa. (Afrotropics)
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase
|  Nitia teretiuscula (Philippi, 1847)
syonymy (6 available, 10 total) | specimens (142 + 4 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Widespread in the Nile and western Africa, perhaps including the Chad-Chari Basin. (Afrotropics)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, COI, H3, ND1
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase
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