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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela

species Mutela franci Daget, 1964: specimens

1 available nominal species synonym (2 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Mutela franci — Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Known only from the middle Niger River, Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Mutela franci

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Benin

image of lot MNHN_MP_0530
MNHN_MP_0530
Env. du Porto Novo, Dahomey

Mali

image of lot MNHN_MP_0691
MNHN_MP_0691
en aval de Tosaga, Niger

image of lot MNHN_MP_0692
MNHN_MP_0692
entre Tombouctou et Bamba, Niger

image of lot MNHN_MP_0712
MNHN_MP_0712
Soudan: Kita

image of lot MNHN_MP_0712
MNHN_MP_0712
Soudan: Kita

Niger

image of lot MNHN_MP_0690
MNHN_MP_0690
Gourao

image of lot MNHN_MP_0734
MNHN_MP_0734
Gourao (Niger)

image of lot MNHN_MP_0250
MNHN_MP_0250
Zone d’inondation du Moyen-Niger

image of lot MNHN_MP_0250
MNHN_MP_0250
Zone d’inondation du Moyen-Niger

image of lot MNHN_MP_0249
MNHN_MP_0249
Zone d’inondation du Moyen-Niger

Genbank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced Genbank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.