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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini | Prisodontopsis

species Prisodontopsis mweruensis (E.A. Smith, 1908): specimens

3 available nominal species synonyms (4 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Mweruella mweruensisGraf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020)
Prisodontopsis mweruensisGraf et al. (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Coelatura mweruensisBolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2017), Huang et al. (2019)

Range

Endemic to the Lake Mweru Basin and the Lower Luapula in the Upper Congo of Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Prisodontopsis mweruensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records


Congo (DRC)

image of lot ANSP_133836
ANSP_133836

Kachiobwe

image of lot SMF_10090
SMF_10090

Kashiobwe am Mweru See Belg. Kongo

image of lot MNHN_MP_1382
MNHN_MP_1382

Katanga

image of lot MRAC_613918
MRAC_613918

Kilwa, Lac Moero

image of lot ANSP_133834
ANSP_133834

L. Moero, Lukonzolwa

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0257
IRSNB_MP_0257

Lac Moero ... Kilwa

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0256
IRSNB_MP_0256

Lac Moero a Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_55530
MRAC_55530

Lac Moero a Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_55550
MRAC_55550

Lac Moero a Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_56157
MRAC_56157

Lac Moero a Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_55524
MRAC_55524

Lac Moero entre Kilwa et l’Ile Kilwa

image of lot MRAC_MP_0004
MRAC_MP_0004

Lac Moero entre Kilwa et Mobanga

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0249
IRSNB_MP_0249

Lac Moero riv E de la ... a l’ile Nkole

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0765
IRSNB_MP_0765

Lac Moero, Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_55519
MRAC_55519

Lac Moero: Kilwa

image of lot MRAC_55511
MRAC_55511

Lac Moero: Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_56160
MRAC_56160

Lac Moero: Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_56203
MRAC_56203

Lac Moero: Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_56205
MRAC_56205

Lac Moero: Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_55514
MRAC_55514

Lac Moero: Pweto

image of lot MRAC_56159
MRAC_56159

Lac Moero: Pweto

image of lot MRAC_56187
MRAC_56187

Lac Moero: Pweto

image of lot MRAC_55528
MRAC_55528

Lac Moero... Kilwa

image of lot MRAC_55548
MRAC_55548

Lac Moero... Kilwa

image of lot MRAC_56201
MRAC_56201

Lac Moero... Kilwa

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0254
IRSNB_MP_0254

Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_55525
MRAC_55525

Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_55529
MRAC_55529

Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_55533
MRAC_55533

Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_55535
MRAC_55535

Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_55539
MRAC_55539

Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_55546
MRAC_55546

Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_55547
MRAC_55547

Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_56206
MRAC_56206

Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_56200
MRAC_56200

Lac Moero... Mobanga

image of lot MCZ_109805
MCZ_109805

Lake Moero, Pweto, Belgian Congo

image of lot MCZ_88963
MCZ_88963

Lake Moero, Pweto, Belgian Congo

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SMF_10089

Lokonzolwa am Mweru See Belg. Kongo

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0764
IRSNB_MP_0764

Luapula a Kasenga

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0776
IRSNB_MP_0776

Luapula a Kasenga

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0251
IRSNB_MP_0251

Luapula a Kashiobwa

image of lot MRAC_56170
MRAC_56170

Luapula a Kashiobwa

image of lot MRAC_56175
MRAC_56175

Luapula a Kashiobwa

image of lot SMF_10088
SMF_10088

Luapula Fluss bei Katanga, Belg. Kongo

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0252
IRSNB_MP_0252

Luapula pres de Kasenga

image of lot MCZ_109885
MCZ_109885

Luapula River, Kasenga, Katanga, Belgian Congo

image of lot ANSP_133835
ANSP_133835

Luapula, River, Kasenga, Belgian Congo

image of lot MCZ_160973
MCZ_160973

Lukushi River, Manono (Katanga), Belgian Congo

image of lot MRAC_292905
MRAC_292905

Manono

image of lot MRAC_763088
MRAC_763088

Manono

image of lot MRAC_613985
MRAC_613985

Muluvia (Katanga)

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0250
IRSNB_MP_0250

Riv. Luapula a Kasenga

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0748
IRSNB_MP_0748

Riv. Luapula a Kasenga

image of lot MRAC_55532
MRAC_55532

Riv. Luapula a Kasenga

image of lot MRAC_55544
MRAC_55544

Riv. Luapula a Kasenga

image of lot MRAC_56145
MRAC_56145

Riv. Luapula a Kasenga

image of lot MRAC_56145
MRAC_56145

Riv. Luapula a Kasenga

image of lot MRAC_56146
MRAC_56146

Riv. Luapula a Kasenga

image of lot MRAC_56148
MRAC_56148

Riv. Luapula a Kasenga

image of lot MRAC_56150
MRAC_56150

Riv. Luapula: Kasenga

image of lot MRAC_56153
MRAC_56153

Riv. Luapula: Kasenga

image of lot MRAC_56162
MRAC_56162

Riv. Luapula: Kasenga

image of lot MRAC_56164
MRAC_56164

Riv. Luapula: Kasenga

image of lot MRAC_56189
MRAC_56189

Riv. Luapula: Kasenga

image of lot MRAC_56204
MRAC_56204

Riv. Luapula: Kasenga

image of lot MRAC_56207
MRAC_56207

Riv. Luapula: Kasenga

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0253
IRSNB_MP_0253

rive. Luapula a Kasenga

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0258
IRSNB_MP_0258

rive. Luapula a Kasenga


unknown

image of lot MRAC_792822
MRAC_792822

Congo: Katanga, Lac Moero

image of lot MRAC_201240
MRAC_201240

Lac Moero

image of lot MRAC_201242
MRAC_201242

Lac Moero

image of lot MRAC_201243
MRAC_201243

Lac Moero

image of lot MRAC_201245
MRAC_201245

Lac Moero

image of lot MRAC_20241
MRAC_20241

Lac Moero

image of lot MRAC_621651
MRAC_621651

Lac Moero

image of lot MNHN_MP_1067
MNHN_MP_1067

Lac Moero, Katanga

image of lot MNHN_MP_1067
MNHN_MP_1067

Lac Moero, Katanga

image of lot MRAC_55549
MRAC_55549

Lac Moero...

image of lot FMNH_115981
FMNH_115981

Lake Moero, Kasenga, Belgian Congo, Africa

image of lot MNHN_MP_1071
MNHN_MP_1071

Lake Moero, Katanga, Belgium Congo

image of lot BMNH_1907-11-11-33
BMNH_1907-11-11-33

Lake Mweru

image of lot BMNH_1907-11-11-34
BMNH_1907-11-11-34

Lake Mweru

image of lot BMNH_1907-11-11-34
BMNH_1907-11-11-34

Lake Mweru

image of lot BMNH_93-8-23-102-103
BMNH_93-8-23-102-103

Lake Mweru

BMNH_1907-11-11-35-49. Lake Mweru


Zambia

image of lot INHS_33673
INHS_33673

Kalungu River, bridge on Kasama-Mbesuma Ranch Road (D18), Zambia

image of lot UA_20952
UA_20952

Lake Mweru, N side Kamanda Island, Zambia

image of lot UA_20953
UA_20953

Lake Mweru, N side Kamanda Island, Zambia

image of lot UMMZ_304377
UMMZ_304377

Lake Mweru, N side Kamanda Island, Zambia

image of lot UMMZ_304378
UMMZ_304378

Lake Mweru, N side Kamanda Island, Zambia

image of lot ANSP_416255
ANSP_416255

Lake Mweru, Nchelenge, 900 m stretch of beach near fisheries station, Zambia

image of lot ANSP_416270
ANSP_416270

Lake Mweru, near Nchelenge, from Kashikishi to c. 1 km S along beach, Zambia

image of lot MRAC_55579
MRAC_55579

Riv. Luapula... a Mukumbwa

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers


Zambia

UMMZ_304377-Ht. (28S: KJ081189, COI: KJ081174, go to Genbank) Lake Mweru, N side Kamanda Island, Zambia.

UMMZ_304377-Iu. (28S: KJ081190, COI: KJ081175, go to Genbank) ditto.

UMMZ_304377-Jv. (28S: KJ081191, COI: KJ081176, go to Genbank) ditto.

UMMZ_304378-Fu. (28S: KJ081192, COI: KJ081175, go to Genbank) ditto.

UMMZ_304378-Jw. (28S: KJ081191, COI: KJ081177, go to Genbank) ditto.

UMMZ_304378-Jx. (28S: KJ081191, COI: KJ081178, go to Genbank) ditto.