Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini | Nitia

species Nitia acuminata (H. Adams, 1866): specimens

1 available nominal species synonym (2 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Nitia acuminata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2011), Graf & Cummings (2011), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Range

Lake Albert, Africa. (Afrotropics: AF1)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Nitia acuminata

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

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BMNH_1867-1-9-4
Albert Nyanza
holotype
Unio acuminatus H. Adams, 1866

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BMNH_1867-1-9-4B
Albert Nyanza
paratype
Unio acuminatus H. Adams, 1866

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MRAC_56221
Lac Albert Mahagi Port
paratype
Unio acuminatus H. Adams, 1866

Other Specimens by Collection | show by country

3 Specimens from AMNH

image of lot AMNH_119293
AMNH_119293
Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, Africa

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AMNH_146536
Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, Africa

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AMNH_141089
Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, Africa

2 Specimens from ANSP

image of lot ANSP_164945
ANSP_164945
Lake Edward, Butiaba, Africa

image of lot ANSP_348830
ANSP_348830
Strand of Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda

5 Specimens from BMNH

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BMNH_MP_476
Lake Albert, at Kibiro

image of lot BMNH_1937-12-30-13118-13122
BMNH_1937-12-30-13118-13122
Lake Albert, Ndandamira

image of lot BMNH_1901-8-16-1-2-29
BMNH_1901-8-16-1-2-29
Albert Nyanza

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BMNH_96-8-6-1
Albert Nyanza

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BMNH_MP_475
Lake Albert

2 Specimens from FMNH

image of lot FMNH_120119
FMNH_120119
Lake Albert, Butiaba, Africa

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FMNH_33085
Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, British East Africa

6 Specimens from IRSNB

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IRSNB_MP_0146
Albert Nyanza

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IRSNB_MP_0158
Albert Nyanza

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IRSNB_MP_0159
Albert Nyanza

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IRSNB_MP_0161
Albert Nyanza

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IRSNB_MP_0882
Lac Albert Nyanza

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IRSNB_MP_0892
Lac Albert Nyanza

3 Specimens from MCZ

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MCZ_172579
Lake Albert, Kasengyi, Belgian Congo

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MCZ_123638
Lake Albert, Bugungu, near Butiaba, Uganda

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MCZ_175082
Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda

2 Specimens from MNHN

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MNHN_MP_1037
Kaiso, Lac Albert, Afrique orientale

image of lot MNHN_MP_1035
MNHN_MP_1035
Albert Nyanza

32 Specimens from MRAC

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MRAC_217941
Djugu Lac Albert

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MRAC_203054
Kassenyi

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MRAC_214194
Kassenyi riv Lac Albert

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MRAC_336636
Lac Albert Kasenyi

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MRAC_483019
Lac Albert Kasenyi

image of lot MRAC_56222
MRAC_56222
Lac Albert Kassenyi

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MRAC_55926
Lac Albert Mahagi Port

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MRAC_55929
Lac Albert Mahagi Port

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MRAC_55956
Lac Albert Mahagi Port

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MRAC_55936
Lac Albert sous Djugu

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MRAC_55942
Lac Albert sous Djugu

image of lot MRAC_55948
MRAC_55948
Lac Albert sous Djugu

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MRAC_67523
Lac Albert, Mahagi Port

image of lot MRAC_275629
MRAC_275629
Mahagi

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MRAC_275696
Mahagi

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MRAC_217371
Mahagi Lac Albert

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MRAC_60282
Mahagi Port, Lac Albert

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MRAC_67458
Mahagi Port, Lac Albert

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MRAC_67503
Mahagi Port, Lac Albert

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MRAC_59277
sous Djugu, L. Albert

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MRAC_55959
Lac Albert Butiaba

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MRAC_84570
Alok: Ituri (Lac Albert)

image of lot MRAC_98424
MRAC_98424
Ishwa, Lac Albert

image of lot MRAC_98425
MRAC_98425
Ishwa, Lac Albert

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MRAC_80480
Ituri Alok, Lac Albert

image of lot MRAC_56223
MRAC_56223
Lac Albert

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MRAC_59269
Lac Albert

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MRAC_490106
Lac Albert

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MRAC_748769
Lac Albert

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MRAC_757955
Lac Albert

image of lot MRAC_763965
MRAC_763965
Lac Albert

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MRAC_765621_01
Lac Albert riv Ludolo

3 Specimens from SMF

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SMF_13553
Albert-See bei Mahagi

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SMF_13555
Albert-See, Afrika

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SMF_13554
Angeblich Victoria Nyanza

2 Specimens from UMMZ

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UMMZ_169796
Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda

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UMMZ_67730
Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, East Africa

6 Specimens from USNM

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USNM_215197
El Dueim, Sudan

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USNM_215196
Albert Nyanza, Butiaba, Uganda

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USNM_215195
L. Albert Nyanza, Uganda

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USNM_600321
Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda

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USNM_606827
Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda

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USNM_606830
Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda

3 Specimens from ZMB

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ZMB_104893
Congo, Kasenye (Kassenje, Albert Nyanza)

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ZMB_104892
Congo, Kasenye (Kassenje, Albert Nyanza)

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ZMB_40419
Viktoria

GenBank Vouchers

Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers

Uganda

UGSB_15571 (21590). (16S: MT218194, 28S: MT218063, COI: MT216375, go to GenBank) Uganda: Lake Victoria (0.30371 S 32.28927 E).