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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 | Coelatura

species Coelatura stanleyvillensis Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927: specimens
     1 available nominal species synonym

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Coelatura gabonensisIUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)
Coelatura stanleyvillensisVan Damme & Pickford (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Coelatura cf. stanleyvillensisOrtiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020)

Range

Congo River.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


Cameroon

specimen
MNHN_MP_1255

Lac Ossa


Congo (Brazzaville)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0100

Gancini (Congo)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0100

Gancini (Congo)


Congo (DRC)

specimen
ANSP_133998

Belgan Congo

specimen
AMNH_136856

brook near the falls, Stanleyville, Belgian Congo

specimen
AMNH_72095

Congo River at Stanleyville, 00°30’N, 25°15’E, Belgian Congo [Zaire], Africa

specimen
AMNH_72200

Congo River at Stanleyville, 00°30’N, 25°15’E, Belgian Congo [Zaire], Africa

specimen
AMNH_72094

Congo River at Stanleyville, Belgian Congo

specimen
AMNH_72094

Congo River at Stanleyville, Belgian Congo

specimen
FMNH_77363

Congo River, Stanleyville, Belgian Congo

specimen
MCZ_142354

Congo River, Stanleyville, Belgian Congo

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0862

Kindu, Manyema, Lualaba

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0824

Lokandu, Lualaba

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0871

Lokandu, Lualaba

specimen
MNHN_MP_1383

Mulongo, Lualaba entre Kiki.....

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0825

Nsendwe, Congo Belge

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0852

Nsendwe, Congo Belge

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0858

Nsendwe, Congo Belge

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0872

Nsendwe, Congo Belge

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0874

Nsendwe, Congo Belge

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0851

Nsendwe, Lualaba

specimen
MRAC_56360

Stanleyville

specimen
AMNH_136863

Stanleyville, Belgian Congo

specimen
AMNH_136863

Stanleyville, Belgian Congo

specimen
BMNH_94-9-4-11-12

Upper Congo

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers


Democratic Republic of the Congo

UGSB_17645 (22942). (16S: MT218308, COI: MT216485, go to Genbank) Democratic Republic of the Congo: Congo River (0.48213 N 25.21287 E).

UGSB_17643 (22940). (16S: MT218307, 28S: MT218151, COI: MT216484, H3: MT183443, go to Genbank) Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kibibi River (0.49109 N 25.24114 E).

Mp_4101_22132. (16S: MT218250, 28S: MT218115, COI: MT216431, H3: MT183412, go to Genbank) Democratic Republic of the Congo: Tshopo River (0.61252 N 25.26616 E).