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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini | Nitia

species Nitia mutelaeformis (Germain, 1906): specimens
     2 available nominal species synonyms (3 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Nitia mutelaeformis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), IUCN (2016), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Nitia teretiuscula — Graf & Cummings (2007)

Range

Chad-Chari Basin, Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

Central African Republic

Chad