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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini | Coelatura

species Coelatura luapulaensis (Preston, 1913): specimens

1 available nominal species synonym (2 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Coelatura luapulaensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf et al. (2014), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024)
Coelatura mweruensis — Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2017)

Range

Upper Congo Basin, above Lake Mweru, Zambia and DRC.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Coelatura luapulaensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Congo (DRC)

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MNHN_MP_1066
La Luapula, a Kasenga

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MRAC_60641
Luapula a Kasenga

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MRAC_55978
riv Lubumbashi Elisabethville

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MRAC_55980
riv Lubumbashi Elisabethville

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MRAC_55980
riv Lubumbashi Elisabethville

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MRAC_55981
riv Lubumbashi Elisabethville

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MRAC_55985
riv Lubumbashi Elisabethville

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MRAC_55987
riv Lubumbashi Elisabethville

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IRSNB_MP_0248
Riv. Lubumbashi a Elizabethville

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MRAC_55523
Riv. Lubumbashi, Elisabethville

Zambia

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ANSP_419707
Chambeshi River, Mbesuma Ranch Pontoon, c. 5 km W Mbesuma Ranch on Kasama-Mbesuma Ranch Road, Zambia

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ANSP_416245
Chambeshi River, Mbesuma Ranch Pontoon, c. 5 km W Mbesuma Ranch on Kasama-Mbesumba Ranch road, Zambia

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ANSP_A21404
Chambeshi River, Sawfa Pontoon, 6.3 km E Mpika-Kasama raod (M1), Zambia

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ANSP_419700
Chambeshi River, Sawfa Pontoon, 6.3. km E Mpika-Kasama road (M1), Zambia

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INHS_33666
Chambeshi River, Sawfa Pontoon, 6.3. km E Mpika-Kasama road (M1), Zambia

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UMMZ_110075
confluence of Lukuga [sic] and Luapula rivers, Belgian Congo

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BMNH_1913-7-30-24
confluence of the Lukulu and Luapula rivers, Belgian Congo

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BMNH_1913-7-30-24
confluence of the Lukulu and Luapula rivers, Belgian Congo

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ANSP_416247
Kalungu River, bridge on Kasama-Mbesuma Ranch road (D18), Zambia

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ANSP_419704
Kalungu River, bridge on Kasama-Mbesuma Ranch Road (D18), Zambia

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INHS_33667
Kalungu River, bridge on Kasama-Mbesuma Ranch Road (D18), Zambia

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MRAC_56593
Kasanga, confluent du div Lukulu et Luapula

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MRAC_56593
Kasanga, confluent du div Lukulu et Luapula

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MRAC_791836
Kasengo riv

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MRAC_791836
Kasengo riv

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SMF_10387
Luapula Uberang der Strasse Fort Roseberry a Elisabethville, N. Rhodesien

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BMNH_1905-6-19-11
Upper, Chambesi River, Rhodesia

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Zambia

ANSP_416245-Fr. (28S: KJ081188, COI: KJ081172, go to Genbank) Chambeshi River, Mbesuma Ranch Pontoon, c. 5 km W Mbesuma Ranch on Kasama-Mbesumba Ranch road, Zambia.

ANSP_416245-Fs. (28S: KJ081188, COI: KJ081173, go to Genbank) ditto.

ANSP_416247-Fo. (28S: KJ081188, COI: KJ081169, go to Genbank) Kalungu River, bridge on Kasama-Mbesuma Ranch road (D18), Zambia.

ANSP_416247-Fp. (28S: KJ081188, COI: KJ081170, go to Genbank) ditto.

ANSP_416247-Fq. (28S: KJ081188, COI: KJ081171, go to Genbank) ditto.