MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini | Coelatura
species Coelatura horei (E.A. Smith, 1880): specimens
18 available nominal species synonyms (26 total synonyms)
Recent Taxonomic Opinions
Coelatura horei — Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024), Nagel (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Range
Lake Tanganyika, DRC, Zambia, and Tanzania. (Afrotropics: AF3)
Map of Georeferenced Specimens
MUSSELp Specimen Records
Type Specimens
ZMB_MOLL_35.532
Karema, Tanganyikasee, Tanzania
lectotype
Unio boehmi Martens, 1897
MNHN_MP_1554
Kibanga, lac Tanganyika
syntype
Unio bridouxi Bourguignat, 1886
MRAC_56578
Tanganyika
type
Unio calathus Bourguignat, 1886
MNHN_MP_0041
Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
syntype
Unio charbonnieri Bourguignat, 1886
MNHN_MP_0025
Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
syntype
Unio coulboisi Bourguignat, 1886
MNHN_MP_0049
Kibanga, Lac Tanganyika
syntype
Unio dromauxi Bourguignat, 1886
MRAC_56800
Lac Tanganyika
type
Unio gereti Preston, 1910
ZMB_32910A
Tanganyikasee, Tanzania
lectotype
Unio gerrardi Martens, 1897
MNHN_MP_0159
Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
syntypes
Unio guillemeti Bourguignat, 1886
BMNH_80-12-20-42
Lake Tanganyika
holotype
Unio horei E.A. Smith, 1880
MNHN_MP_0160
Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
syntype
Unio josseti Bourguignat, 1886
MNHN_MP_0151
Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
syntype
Unio jouberti Bourguignat, 1886
MNHN_MP_0140
Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
syntypes
Unio lavigerianus Bourguignat, 1886
MNHN_MP_0102
Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
syntypes
Unio menardi Bourguignat, 1886
MNHN_MP_0120
Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
syntypes
Unio moineti Bourguignat, 1886
MNHN_MP_0089
Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
syntype
Unio randabeli Bourguignat, 1886
MNHN_MP_0192
Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
syntypes
Unio visseri Bourguignat, 1886
MNHN_MP_0190
Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
syntype
Unio vynckei Bourguignat, 1886
SMF_5011
Tanganyika See, b. Karema
paralectotype
Unio boehmi Martens, 1897
ZMB_32910B
Tanganyikasee, Tanzania
paralectotype
Unio gerrardi Martens, 1897
Other Specimens by Collection | show by country
2 Specimens from AMNH
AMNH_305988
Lake Moero, Katanga, Zaire
AMNH_305987
Lake Moero, Katanga, Zaire
1 Specimens from AMS
AMS_5481
Lake Tanganyika
3 Specimens from ANSP
ANSP_132578
Lake Tanganyika, Kigoma, Tanganyika Terr.
ANSP_133832
L. Tanganyika
ANSP_134031
L. Tanganyika
3 Specimens from BMNH
21 Specimens from IRSNB
IRSNB_MP_0869
Albertville (Congo Belge)
IRSNB_MP_0875
Albertville (Congo Belge) [This doesn’t look like anything from Tanganyika.]
IRSNB_MP_0227
Kibanga, Lac Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0229
Uvira (Lac Tanganyika)
IRSNB_MP_0308
Lac Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0826
Lac Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0834
Lac Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0873
Lac Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_2002
Lac Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0222
Lac Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0231
Lac Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0263
Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0307
Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0313
Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0857
Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_2000
Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0224
Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0225
Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0226
Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0228
Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0233
Tanganyika
4 Specimens from MCZ
MCZ_77274
Lake Tanganyika, Albertville, Belgian Congo
MCZ_102327
Lake Tanganyika, Mpala, Belgian Congo
MCZ_MP.251
Lake Tanganyika
MCZ_82036
Lake Tanganyika, Niamkolo, Northern Rhodesia
11 Specimens from MNHN
MNHN_MP_1342_01
Kibanga, Lac Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_1342
Kibanga, Lac Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_1338
Lac Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_1339
Lac Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_1341
M’Pala
MNHN_MP_1337
[no locality available - Africa - Lake Tanganyika]
MNHN_MP_1103
Lac Moero, Katanga, Congo Belge
MNHN_MP_1331
Lake Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_1332
Lake Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_1333
Lake Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_1335
Lake Tanganyika
28 Specimens from MRAC
MRAC_59256
a 20 km a l’interieur d’Usumbura
MRAC_59595
a 20 km a l’interieur d’Usumbura
MRAC_796675
Lac Tanganyika: Usumbura
MRAC_576710
Plaine de la Ruzizi, Kasaga
MRAC_296823
Usumbura Tanganyika
MRAC_346874
Usumbura Tanganyika
MRAC_280077
Usumbura, Lac Tanganyika
MRAC_589472
Albertville
MRAC_55610
Lac Tanganyika a Foa
MRAC_55595
Lac Tanganyika amont Foa
MRAC_65223
Lac Tanganyika pres Albertville
MRAC_56801
Tanganyika Mpala
MRAC_60245
Lac Tanganyika
MRAC_55002
Lac Tanganyika
MRAC_55594
Lac Tanganyika
MRAC_55598
Lac Tanganyika
MRAC_55602
Lac Tanganyika
MRAC_55605
Lac Tanganyika
MRAC_55617
Lac Tanganyika
MRAC_55673
Lac Tanganyika
MRAC_56421
Tanganyika
MRAC_483965
Tanganyika
MRAC_483980
Tanganyika
MRAC_483990
Tanganyika
MRAC_55585
Tanganyika
MRAC_795303
Zambia Liemba Lac Tanganyika
MRAC_795322
Zambia: Kasakalabwe Mpulungu
MRAC_795313
Zambia: Lac Tanganyika Kasaba Bay
1 Specimens from UMMZ
UMMZ_132878
Lake Tanganyika, Kigoma, Tanganyika Territory
4 Specimens from ZMB
ZMB_104822
Rusango (bei Ujiji), Tanganyikasee, Tanzania
ZMB_104821
Tanganyika
ZMB_MP_0390
[no locality available - Africa]
ZMB_35532-01
Tanganyika
GenBank Vouchers
Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers
Burundi
UGSB_15585 (21607). (16S: MT218210, 28S: MT218077, COI: MT216391, H3: MT183379, go to GenBank) Burundi: Lake Tanganyika (3.38136 S 29.336 E).
Tanzania
UGSB_15880 (21868). (16S: MT218225, 28S: MT218091, COI: MT216406, H3: MT183391, go to GenBank) Tanzania: Lake Tanganyika (4.87324 S 29.62958 E).
UGSB_15881 (21869). (16S: MT218226, 28S: MT218092, COI: MT216407, H3: MT183392, go to GenBank) Tanzania: Lake Tanganyika (4.92475 S 29.67479 E).
UGSB_17457 (22935). (16S: MT218306, COI: MT216482, go to GenBank) ditto.
UGSB_17600 (22871). (16S: MT218277, COI: MT216456, go to GenBank) Tanzania: Lake Tanganyika (8.60195 S 31.17715 E).
UGSB_17597 (22868). (16S: MT218274, COI: MT216453, go to GenBank) Tanzania: Lake Tanganyika (8.60546 S 31.174588 E).
UGSB_17588 (22859). (16S: MT218266, COI: MT216446, go to GenBank) Zambia: Lake Tanganyika (8.60298 S 31.18382 E).
Zambia
UGSB_17595 (22866). (16S: MT218273, COI: MT229890, go to GenBank) Zambia: Lake Tanganyika (8.6239 S 31.20065 E).
