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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio

species Unio abyssinicus Martens, 1866: specimens

6 available nominal species synonyms (8 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Unio abyssinicus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Lake Tana, Ethiopia and as a subfossil in the Nile, northeastern Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Unio abyssinicus

MUSSELp Specimen Records

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SMF_21193
A.d. Tsana- (= Dembea-) See [Tanasee], Abessinien [Äthiopien Amhara]

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SMF_21194
prähistorische Kulturschicht von Sebil bei [ca. 3 km N von] Kom Ombo [43,5 km N von Assuan], Oberägypten [Ägypten Aswan/Assuan]

Egypt

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ZMB_66042
Edward Bank, Fayum

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BMNH_1937-12-30-13069
Tamieh Bank, Faiyum, E.W.G.

Ethiopia

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MNHN_MP_1036
Lac Azana, Abyssine

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ZMB_8590
Sudl. Abyssinien

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ZMB_8590
Sudl. Abyssinien

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ZMB_9736
Tsana See

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ZMB_9736
Tsana See

Sudan

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USNM_426720
Kaka, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

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BMNH_99-120-2-8-207
White Nile, 25 miles south of Duiem

Genbank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced Genbank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.