Bivalvia | Unionida | 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 mweruensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020)
Prisodontopsis mweruensis — Graf et al. (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Coelatura mweruensis — Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2017), Huang et al. (2019)
“Coelatura mweruensis” ** — Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2017)
“Coelatura mweruensis” ** — Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2017)
“Coelatura mweruensis” ** — Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2017)

Range

Endemic to the Lake Mweru Basin and the Lower Luapula in the Upper Congo of Africa. (Afrotropics: AF3)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Prisodontopsis mweruensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

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MRAC_56145
Riv. Luapula a Kasenga
type
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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BMNH_1907-11-11-33
Lake Mweru
lectotype
Unio mweruensis E.A. Smith, 1908

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SMF_10088
Luapula Fluss bei Katanga, Belg. Kongo
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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SMF_10089
Lokonzolwa am Mweru See Belg. Kongo
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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SMF_10090
Kashiobwe am Mweru See Belg. Kongo
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_55579
Riv. Luapula... a Mukumbwa
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_56146
Riv. Luapula a Kasenga
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_56148
Riv. Luapula a Kasenga
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_56150
Riv. Luapula: Kasenga
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_56153
Riv. Luapula: Kasenga
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_56157
Lac Moero a Lukonzolwa
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_56159
Lac Moero: Pweto
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_56160
Lac Moero: Lukonzolwa
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_56162
Riv. Luapula: Kasenga
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_56164
Riv. Luapula: Kasenga
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

image of lot MRAC_56170
MRAC_56170
Luapula a Kashiobwa
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

image of lot MRAC_56175
MRAC_56175
Luapula a Kashiobwa
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_56187
Lac Moero: Pweto
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

image of lot MRAC_56189
MRAC_56189
Riv. Luapula: Kasenga
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_56200
Lac Moero... Mobanga
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

image of lot MRAC_56201
MRAC_56201
Lac Moero... Kilwa
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_56203
Lac Moero: Lukonzolwa
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_56204
Riv. Luapula: Kasenga
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_56205
Lac Moero: Lukonzolwa
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

image of lot MRAC_56206
MRAC_56206
Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

image of lot MRAC_56207
MRAC_56207
Riv. Luapula: Kasenga
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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MRAC_MP_0004
Lac Moero entre Kilwa et Mobanga
paratype
Caelatura schoutedeni Haas, 1936

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BMNH_1907-11-11-34
Lake Mweru
paralectotype
Unio mweruensis E.A. Smith, 1908

BMNH_1907-11-11-35-49. Lake Mweru — lectotype Unio mweruensis E.A. Smith, 1908

Other Specimens by Country | show by collection

42 Specimens from Congo (DRC)

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ANSP_133836
Kachiobwe

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MNHN_MP_1382
Katanga

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MRAC_613918
Kilwa, Lac Moero

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ANSP_133834
L. Moero, Lukonzolwa

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IRSNB_MP_0257
Lac Moero ... Kilwa

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0256
IRSNB_MP_0256
Lac Moero a Lukonzolwa

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MRAC_55530
Lac Moero a Lukonzolwa

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MRAC_55550
Lac Moero a Lukonzolwa

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MRAC_55524
Lac Moero entre Kilwa et l’Ile Kilwa

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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

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MRAC_55511
Lac Moero: Lukonzolwa

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MRAC_55514
Lac Moero: Pweto

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MRAC_55528
Lac Moero... Kilwa

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MRAC_55548
Lac Moero... Kilwa

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IRSNB_MP_0254
Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

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MRAC_55525
Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

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MRAC_55529
Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

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MRAC_55533
Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

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MRAC_55535
Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

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MRAC_55539
Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

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MRAC_55546
Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

image of lot MRAC_55547
MRAC_55547
Lac Moero... Lukonzolwa

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MCZ_109805
Lake Moero, Pweto, Belgian Congo

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MCZ_88963
Lake Moero, Pweto, Belgian Congo

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IRSNB_MP_0764
Luapula a Kasenga

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IRSNB_MP_0776
Luapula a Kasenga

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IRSNB_MP_0251
Luapula a Kashiobwa

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IRSNB_MP_0252
Luapula pres de Kasenga

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MCZ_109885
Luapula River, Kasenga, Katanga, Belgian Congo

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ANSP_133835
Luapula, River, Kasenga, Belgian Congo

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MCZ_160973
Lukushi River, Manono (Katanga), Belgian Congo

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MRAC_292905
Manono

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MRAC_763088
Manono

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MRAC_613985
Muluvia (Katanga)

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IRSNB_MP_0250
Riv. Luapula a Kasenga

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MRAC_55532
Riv. Luapula a Kasenga

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MRAC_55544
Riv. Luapula a Kasenga

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IRSNB_MP_0748
Riv. Luapula a Kasenga

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IRSNB_MP_0253
rive. Luapula a Kasenga

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IRSNB_MP_0258
rive. Luapula a Kasenga

12 Specimens from unknown

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MRAC_792822
Congo: Katanga, Lac Moero

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MRAC_201240
Lac Moero

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MRAC_201242
Lac Moero

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MRAC_201243
Lac Moero

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MRAC_201245
Lac Moero

image of lot MRAC_20241
MRAC_20241
Lac Moero

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MRAC_621651
Lac Moero

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MNHN_MP_1067
Lac Moero, Katanga

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MRAC_55549
Lac Moero...

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FMNH_115981
Lake Moero, Kasenga, Belgian Congo, Africa

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MNHN_MP_1071
Lake Moero, Katanga, Belgium Congo

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BMNH_93-8-23-102-103
Lake Mweru

7 Specimens from Zambia

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INHS_33673
Kalungu River, bridge on Kasama-Mbesuma Ranch Road (D18), Zambia

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UA_20952
Lake Mweru, N side Kamanda Island, Zambia

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UA_20953
Lake Mweru, N side Kamanda Island, Zambia

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UMMZ_304377
Lake Mweru, N side Kamanda Island, Zambia

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UMMZ_304378
Lake Mweru, N side Kamanda Island, Zambia

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ANSP_416255
Lake Mweru, Nchelenge, 900 m stretch of beach near fisheries station, Zambia

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ANSP_416270
Lake Mweru, near Nchelenge, from Kashikishi to c. 1 km S along beach, Zambia

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, go to GenBank) ditto.

UMMZ_304378-Jw. (COI: KJ081177, go to GenBank) ditto.

UMMZ_304378-Jx. (COI: KJ081178, go to GenBank) ditto.