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Taxonomy

Species & Genus Richness by
Taxonomy

Geography

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

species Coelatura mossambicensis (Martens, 1860): specimens

8 available nominal species synonyms (10 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Coelatura mossambicensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf et al. (2014), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Widespread from Tanzania south to Mozambique and Malawi; up the Zambezi as far as Lake Kariba.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Coelatura mossambicensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

SMF_13496
Olifants-River, Mundoug d. Letala-River, b. George Camp, O. Transvaal

Malawi

IRSNB_MP_0762 Lac Nyassa	IRSNB_MP_0780 Lac Nyassa	MRAC_56280 Lac Nyassa
MRAC_56554 Lac Nyassa	MRAC_56555 Lac Nyassa	BMNH_64-1-8-32 Lake Nyassa
BMNH_64-1-8-32 Lake Nyassa	BMNH_1910-9-28-6-8 Lilongwe, British Central Africa	BMNH_1905-6-19-17 Lower Shire River, near Port Herald, Rhodesia
BMNH_1905-6-19-18 Lower Shire River, near Port Herald, Rhodesia	MRAC_793219 Nyassaland: Lac Nyassa Lake Bed Eccles Point Nkato Bay	MRAC_56594 River Shire 3-4 km from Lake Nyassa
MRAC_56594 River Shire 3-4 km from Lake Nyassa	IRSNB_MP_0861 Shire River, Nyasa	UMMZ_110493 Silongue, British Central Africa
UMMZ_110493 Silongue, British Central Africa	UMMZ_110493 Silongue, British Central Africa	MRAC_56743 Silongwe British Central Africa

Mozambique

MRAC_56760 Angoniland	MRAC_56760 Angoniland	MNHN_MP_1447 Chamba sur le Zambese
SMF_10384 Cheringoma Farm Station, Inhaminga der TZR (Trans Zambesian Railway) von Beira nach Caio etwa 100 k sudl d. Sambesi u. 175 km von der Kuste von Mozambique, Port O. Afrika	SMF_10384 Cheringoma Farm Station, Inhaminga der TZR (Trans Zambesian Railway) von Beira nach Caio etwa 100 k sudl d. Sambesi u. 175 km von der Kuste von Mozambique, Port O. Afrika	ZMB_4654A Mosambik, Tete, unterer [lower] Sambesi
ZMB_4654A Mosambik, Tete, unterer [lower] Sambesi	ZMB_4654B Mosambik, Tete, unterer [lower] Sambesi	UMMZ_109605 Mosambique, Africa
SMF_3547 Tette, unterer [lower] Zambesi, Mossambique

South Africa

SMF_13493 ... Sabie-Gebiet, 20 km n.v. Satara b. Mabonis George’s Kraal, Ost-Transvaal	MRAC_59142 E. Transvaal: Kruger Park marais a la riv on la riv Sabie, Lower Sabie Camp	MRAC_59146 E. Transvaal: Kruger Park marais a la riv on la riv Sabie, Lower Sabie Camp
MRAC_59150_02 E. Transvaal: Kruger Park marais a la riv on la riv Sabie, Lower Sabie Camp	MRAC_59154 E. Transvaal: Kruger Park marais a la riv on la riv Sabie, Lower Sabie Camp	MRAC_59158 E. Transvaal: Kruger Park marais a la riv on la riv Sabie, Lower Sabie Camp
SMF_13494 Gr. Letaba-River bei Letaba-Camp, Ost-Transvaal	SMF_3545 Premier Co.’s Dam, junction of Wilge River, Pretoria-District, Transvaal	SMF_3545 Premier Co.’s Dam, junction of Wilge River, Pretoria-District, Transvaal
SMF_3546 Premier Co.’s Dam, junction of Wilge River, Pretoria-District, Transvaal	BMNH_1926-7-7-8 Premier Mine, Pretoria, South Africa	BMNH_37-12-30-128 Premier Mine, Pretoria, South Africa
FMNH_114661 Sabie River, at Lower Sabie Camp, Kruger-Park, Transvaal	IRSNB_MP_0760 Sabie-River bei Lower Sabie-Camp, Kruger Park, Ost-Transvaal	SMF_13495 Sandbanke im Sabie-River bei Lower Sabie-Camp, Ost-Transvaal
SMF_10382 Ufertümpel des Sabie Rivers bei Lower Sabie Camp, Transvaal	SMF_10383 Ufertümpel des Sabie Rivers bei Lower Sabie Camp, Transvaal	SMF_13492 Ufertümpel des Sabie-Rivers bei Lower Sabie Camp, Ost-Transvaal

Tanzania

BMNH_MP_397 Lake Rukwa, Tanganyika Territory	ZMB_52873B Langenburg, Njassa See	ZMB_52873B Langenburg, Njassa See
ZMB_104816 Mbampa Bay	ZMB_104816 Mbampa Bay	SMF_9670 Mpampa Bucht [Bay], Nyassa See
SMF_5014 Nyassa See Mbampa Bai bei Ameliaburg	SMF_5014 Nyassa See Mbampa Bai bei Ameliaburg	SMF_13497 Nyassa-See, Mbambpa bei Amelia
ZMB_111745 Rukwa	ZMB_111745 Rukwa	MCZ_260507 Ruvu River, Dar-es-Salaam, Morogoro Road, 5 mi WNW Mlandizi, Eastern Province, Tanganyika [Tanzania]
MCZ_MP.257 Ruvu River, Dar-es-Salaam, Morogoro Road, 5 mi WNW Mlandizi, Eastern Province, Tanganyika [Tanzania]	MCZ_MP.258 Ruvu River, Dar-es-Salaam, Morogoro Road, 5 mi WNW Mlandizi, Eastern Province, Tanganyika [Tanzania]	ZMB_104820 Tansania, Malawisee, Mbampa Bay
ZMB_104818 Tansania, Nyassa, Manda Bucht	ZMB_104818 Tansania, Nyassa, Manda Bucht	ZMB_104815 Tansania, Nyassa, Mbampa Bay
ZMB_104814 Tansania, Nyassa, Mbampa Bay, Lake Malawi	ZMB_104814 Tansania, Nyassa, Mbampa Bay, Lake Malawi	ZMB_104817 Tansania, Rukwasee
BMNH_93-8-23-73 Tumbu, Itawa, S.W. Tanganyika	ZMB_104813 Ulanga, oberes Rufidschi Gebiet, Tansania, Ruaha River	ZMB_104813 Ulanga, oberes Rufidschi Gebiet, Tansania, Ruaha River

unknown

BMNH_84-2-9-8-8
Zambesi River, near “Mazzara” [unknown locality]

Zambia

ANSP_419407 Lake Kariba, “Old Harbor” near Kariba Bush Camp, Siansowa, Zambia	ANSP_416280 Lake Kariba, Siavonga at Manchinchi Beach Hotel, Zambia	ANSP_416285 Lake Kariba, Sinazongwe at “The Chalets,” Zambia
ANSP_416282 Lake Kariba, Sinazongwe at fisheries station, Zambia	ANSP_416283 Lake Kariba, Sinazongwe at fisheries station, Zambia	UMMZ_110517 Luangwa Basin, Zambeze, East Africa
UMMZ_110517 Luangwa Basin, Zambeze, East Africa	ANSP_413310 Luangwa River, Luangwa Bridge on Great Eastern Road, Zambia	ANSP_413310 Luangwa River, Luangwa Bridge on Great Eastern Road, Zambia
ANSP_413310 Luangwa River, Luangwa Bridge on Great Eastern Road, Zambia	ANSP_413310 Luangwa River, Luangwa Bridge on Great Eastern Road, Zambia	ANSP_419409 Luangwa River, Luangwa Bridge on Great Eastern Road, Zambia
INHS_30872 Luangwa River, Luangwa Bridge on Great Eastern Road, Zambia	BMNH_1947-8-18-4-6 Luangwa River, Zungwala, Mpika Dist., N. Rhodesia	UMMZ_110509 Luangwa, Zambezi Basin, East Africa
UMMZ_110509 Luangwa, Zambezi Basin, East Africa	ANSP_419405 Siamombo River, on the Sinazongwe-Mamba Rd., Zambia

Zimbabwe

MRAC_796901
Rhodesia: Zambezi River N. of Chikomba River

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Malawi

UGSB_15870 (21856). (16S: MT218215, 28S: MT218081, COI: MT216396, H3: MT183382, go to Genbank) Malawi: Shire River (14.45179 S 35.24633 E).

UGSB_15538 (21568). (16S: MT218177, 28S: MT218052, COI: MT216361, go to Genbank) Malawi: Shire River (15.02756 S 35.22412 E).

Mozambique

UGSB_17434 (22933). (16S: MT218304, COI: MT216480, go to Genbank) Tanzania: Ruvuma branch (10.615 S 40.211667 E).