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 Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela species Mutela zambesiensis Mandahl-Barth, 1988: specimens1 available nominal species synonym (3 total synonyms)
 Recent Taxonomic OpinionsMutela zambesiensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021) RangeCunene, Okavango and Zambezi basins, Africa. Map of Georeferenced Specimens
 Angola
 Botswana|  FMNH_293190
 Boteti River, near Maun, northern Republic of Botswana
 |  UF_40445
 Moanchira River, Octavango Delta, San Ta Wani Camp, Botswana
 |  UF_40445
 Moanchira River, Octavango Delta, San Ta Wani Camp, Botswana
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 Namibia|  MRAC_800701
 N.E. Sud-Ouest Africain: Andara-Kavango, Okavango riv.
 |  MRAC_802613
 Namibia, Singalangwe, 15 km N. of Kongola
 |  FMNH_50920
 Okavango at junction of Omatako Omuramba
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 South Africa
 unknown
 ZambiaANSP_416279. Lake Kariba, Siavonga at Manchinchi Beach Hotel, Zambia |