MUSSELp

MUSSELpdb

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Unionidae

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

species Unio dembeae Reeve, 1865: specimens

11 available nominal species synonyms (20 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Unio mancusGraf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2011)
Unio dembeaeVan Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

The Nile and Lake Turkana basins in northeastern Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Unio dembeae

MUSSELp Specimen Records


Egypt

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MNHN_MP_1021

Egypte


Eritrea

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MRAC_792114

Eritrea, 13 mi miles NW of Sordo


Ethiopia

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BMNH_MP_505

Awash River, flood debris

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MNHN_MP_0158

Bords du lac Haoussa, voyage au Choa

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MNHN_MP_0344

dans le Guebe, affluente l’Oromo (Choa)

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MNHN_MP_0344

dans le Guebe, affluente l’Oromo (Choa)

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MNHN_MP_1029

Lac Azana, Abyssine

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MNHN_MP_0126

lac Haouach, Choa

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MNHN_MP_0126

lac Haouach, Choa

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MNHN_MP_0105

Lac Haoussa

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MNHN_MP_0154

Lac Haoussa

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MNHN_MP_1047

lac Haoussa

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MNHN_MP_1053

Lac Haoussa, Abyssinie


Kenya

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MNHN_MP_1022

lac Abhe ....


Sudan

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MNHN_MP_1033

Fleuve Blanc

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MNHN_MP_1033

Fleuve Blanc


unknown

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MNHN_MP_1028

Nil

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MNHN_MP_1028

Nil

Genbank Vouchers

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