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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae

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Geography

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North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia

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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Publication Akindele et al. (2023): summary

publication summary

Full Citation

Akindele, E.O., T.A. Oladeji, E.D. Kowobari, A.M. Adedapo, I.R. Fagbohun et al. 2023. Gold mining impairs the biological water quality of a culturally important river and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nigeria. Environmental Pollution 326, 121470: 1-10. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Taxonomic Opinions

Aspatharia dahomeyensis
+ Margaritifera margaritifera Akindele et al., 2018

Aspatharia dahomeyensis = Etheria elliptica