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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini | Coelatura

species Coelatura mesafricana Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927: specimens

2 available nominal species synonyms

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Coelatura gabonensis — IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf et al. (2014)
Coelatura cf. mesafricana — Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020)
Coelatura mesafricana — Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Garamba River, Congo.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Coelatura mesafricana

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Congo (DRC)

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MRAC_56785
Garamba

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MRAC_600001
Kasenga, Riv. Luapula

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MRAC_60173
Kasenga, Riv. Luapula

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SMF_10092
Luapula Fluss bei Kasenga Kalanga, Belg. Kongo

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AMNH_72202
Medje, 02°25’N, 27°30’E, Belgian Congo [Zaire], Africa

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MRAC_56783
Riv. Luapula, Kasenga

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MRAC_56762
Riv. Luapula: Kasenga

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MRAC_56762
Riv. Luapula: Kasenga

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MRAC_56763
Riv. Luapula: Kasenga

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MRAC_56767
Riv. Luapula: Kasenga

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MRAC_56768
Riv. Luapula: Kasenga

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mp_4101_22131. (16S: MT218249, 28S: MT218114, COI: MT216430, H3: MT183411, go to Genbank) Democratic Republic of the Congo: Aruwimi River (1.28577 N 22.77165 E).

Mp_4101_22115. (16S: MT218234, 28S: MT218100, COI: MT216415, H3: MT183399, go to Genbank) Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lomami River (0.76782 N 24.26838 E).