Bivalvia | Unionida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela
7 available nominal species synonyms (15 total synonyms)
Mutela rostrata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Hoeh et al. (2009), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), IUCN (2010), ... Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Huang et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Widespread in western Africa, the Congo and the Nile. (Afrotropics: AF1 AF2 AF3)


AMNH_31292
Senegal
paralectotype
Iridina coelestis Lea, 1838

USNM_86785
Africa
lectotype
Iridina coelestis Lea, 1838

IRSNB_MP_0632
Nsendwe, Congo Belge
type
Mutela brevior Dupuis & Putzeys IRSNB Collection of Authors

MNHN_5699
Gancini (Congo)
syntypes
Mutelina prasina Rochebrune, 1886

USNM_86785A
Senegal
paralectotype
Iridina coelestis Lea, 1838

UMMZ_111994
Canal Mahmoudich, Egypt
type
Mutelina aegyptiaca Pallary, 1924

BMNH_1937-12-30-13155-13156
Lower Nile River
paratypes
Mutelina aegyptiaca Pallary, 1924

AMS_127035
Africa

ANSP_413698
Congo River, Les Rapides, Brazzaville, Congo. Found in mud along the shore

ANSP_413642
Congo River, Malebo Poo, near side of sand island, Kintele, Congo

ANSP_416297
Congo River, Malebo Pool, backwater channel on sand island, Congo

ANSP_416293
Congo River, Malebo Pool, far side of sand island, Kintele, Congo

ANSP_413643
Congo River, Malebo Pool, far side of sand island, Kintele, Congo

ANSP_416300
Congo River, Malebo Pool, isolated pool on sand island, Kintele, Congo

ANSP_146181
Kassai, Africa

ANSP_132310
Lualuba, Mulongo, Belgian Congo

ANSP_132312
Stanleyville

ANSP_133859
Stanleyville, Africa

ANSP_41819
Egypt

ANSP_417318
Nile River, Qanater El Khayreya, Egypt

ANSP_160929
Zoo Gardens, Cairo, Egypt

ANSP_81213
Lake Rudolf

ANSP_139951
Gongola River, Shillem, N.E. Nigeria

ANSP_41821
Senegal

ANSP_125477
Upper Nile

ANSP_125478
“Ishadda, West Africa”

ANSP_41820
[no locality available - Africa]
ANSP_132309.

BMNH_1923-3-6-12-14
Lake Chad, Sudan

BMNH_1924-2-16-1-10
Lake Chad, Sudan

BMNH_94-9-4-6
Upper Congo

BMNH_MP_210
Bahr el Faraomijeh, NW of Menouf, Egypt

BMNH_58-6-9-7
Egypt

BMNH_MP_204
Lower Nile

BMNH_MP_484
Shabra Maut

BMNH_MP_214
Gambia River

BMNH_MP_166
N. Nigeria, Shillem, Gongola River

BMNH_MP_213
Senegambia

BMNH_MP_402
Groenland

BMNH_MP_181
Ad-Duwem

BMNH_1950-4-25-82-84
Ed Duein, White Nile, Sudan

BMNH_MP_384
El Dueim, S. Sudan

BMNH_65-1-3-16
from the Nile region between 3° to 14° N lat.

BMNH_MP_194
Lake Shambi

BMNH_MP_383
mouth of the White Nile

BMNH_1923-6-8-1121-1129
near Mogran, S. Sudan

BMNH_MP_195
S of Melut

BMNH_1923-6-8-1137-1141
Tawila, S. Sudan

BMNH_MP_197
Lake Albert, Uganda

BMNH_MP_207
Lake Kyoga, Uganda

BMNH_MP_175
Tonia, Albert Nyanza

BMNH_MP_381
[no locality available - Africa]

BMNH_MP_209
[no locality available - Africa]

BMNH_MP_218
Africa

BMNH_MP_215
Africa

BMNH_MP_200
Africa

BMNH_1901-8-16-12
Albert Nyanza, British Central Africa

BMNH_MP_386
Kmorgamh [?]

BMNH_1940-8-1-218
Lake Edward

BMNH_1900-7-17-286
Nile River

BMNH_38-4-16-150
Sierra Leone & Nile

BMNH_43-11-27-79
Sierra Leone & Nile

BMNH_MP_183
Victoria Nyanza

BMNH_1905-6-19-2
Upper Chambesi River, Rhodesia

CM_61.1542
[no locality available - Africa]

CM_61.8880
Africa

DMNH_173093
Senegal

FMNH_293188
Lake Edward, Vitshumbi, Zaire

FMNH_6545
Senegambia, West Africa

FMNH_8381
Senegambia, West Africa

INHS_31245
Congo River, Malebo Poo, near side of sand island, Kintele, Congo

INHS_31237
Congo River, Malebo Pool, far side of sand island, Kintele, Congo

INHS_31241
Congo River, Malebo Pool, far side of sand island, Kintele, Congo

INHS_31249
Congo River, Malebo Pool, isolated pool on sand island, Kintele, Congo

IRSNB_MP_0581
Kinshasa

IRSNB_MP_0627
Kinshasa

IRSNB_MP_0641
Kinshasa

IRSNB_MP_0566
la Luapila a Kashiobwa

IRSNB_MP_0574
La Luapula, a Kasenga

IRSNB_MP_0571
La Luapula, Mulongo entre Kikondja et Ankoro

IRSNB_MP_0573
Lac Moero pres du Lukongolwa

IRSNB_MP_0569
Lac Moero... Kisangi...Lukon...

IRSNB_MP_0644
Mulango, Haut Lualaba, Congo Belge

IRSNB_MP_0557
Mulongo, entre Kikondja et Awkoro

IRSNB_MP_0646
Nsendwe, Congo Belge

IRSNB_MP_0714
Nsendwe, Congo Belge

IRSNB_MP_0551
Yambinga

IRSNB_MP_0629
Canal du Joseph, Egypte

IRSNB_MP_0637
Canal l’Alexandrie

IRSNB_MP_0689
Canal St. Georges, Egypte

IRSNB_MP_0397
Niger a Bamako

IRSNB_MP_0393
N.E. Nigeria River Gongola Shileem

IRSNB_MP_0373
Shillem - River Gongola, N.E. Nigeria

IRSNB_MP_0374
Senegal

IRSNB_MP_0638
Senegal

IRSNB_MP_0647
Senegal

IRSNB_MP_0648
Senegal

IRSNB_MP_0399
Senegal

IRSNB_MP_0681
Senegal

IRSNB_MP_0683
Senegal

IRSNB_MP_0684
Senegal

IRSNB_MP_0691
Senegal

IRSNB_MP_0626
Senaar

IRSNB_MP_0633
Uganda

IRSNB_MP_0686
Uganda

IRSNB_MP_0685
[Congo]

IRSNB_MP_0645
[locality illegible]

IRSNB_MP_0396
[no locality available - Africa]

IRSNB_MP_0700
[no locality available - Africa]

IRSNB_MP_0692
Africa occid.

MCZ_288401
Volta Blanche, 53 km fr, Ouagadougou at bridge on rd. to Fada N’Gourma, Ivory Coast

MCZ_88961
Congo River, Kinshasa, Belgian Congo

MCZ_72824
Lake Albert, Mahagi Port, Belgian Congo

MCZ_171720
Lake Edward, SW shore, Kamande, Belgian Congo

MCZ_109974
Lake Moero, Pweto, Belgian Congo

MCZ_88962
Luapula River, Kasenga, Belgian Congo

MCZ_41067
Stanleyville, Belgian Congo

MCZ_60132
Alexandria, Egypt

MCZ_MP.253
Gambia

MCZ_255066
Gambia, Africa

MCZ_37095
[Senegal], Africa

MCZ_172817
confluence of Faleme and Senegal rivers, Senegal

MCZ_37533
Senegal

MCZ_20896
Dinder River, near Beit-el-Wahsh, Blue Nile, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

MCZ_173629
Jur River, near Galual, Tonj, Bahr-el-Ghazal, Sudan

MCZ_289033
White Nile, Khartoum, Sudan

MNHN_MP_0765
Kerzagu [?] ... Grand Sable

MNHN_MP_0700
Dahomey, cercle de Zagnanado, sur le rivieres du Bas Oueme a Dogba

MNHN_MP_0710
Lac de Hte Volta, pres de Ouagadougou

MNHN_MP_0719
Mamoun, Chari

MNHN_MP_0725
Baga Sola, Lac Tchad

MNHN_MP_0702
Bahr Tuiga Parc National de Zakouma, Tchad

MNHN_MP_0704
Fort Lamy, Tchad, Chari

MNHN_MP_0735
lac de Lere Tchad

MNHN_MP_0723
Lac Tchad

MNHN_MP_0726
Lac Tchad, chanl entre Mischilela et Berem (iles basses)

MNHN_MP_0720
Tchad...

MNHN_MP_0752
Bas Oubanghi

MNHN_MP_0757
Brazzaville

MNHN_MP_0756
Congo (Bas Oubanghi)

MNHN_MP_0738
Moyen Congo....

MNHN_MP_0767_02
N’goko & Haut Sangha [two labels]

MNHN_MP_0758
Oub. Congo

MNHN_MP_1407_04
Stanley Pool, Brazzaville

MNHN_MP_0750
Haut Congo Belge

MNHN_MP_0696
Canal Ismailia

MNHN_MP_0728
Egypte

MNHN_MP_0731
Ismailia canal

MNHN_MP_0714
Gambie

MNHN_MP_0724
entre Tombouctou et Bamba, Niger

MNHN_MP_0747
Fleuve Bafing

MNHN_MP_0717
Lac Faguibini, Gourao

MNHN_MP_0716
Mopti sur le Niger

MNHN_MP_0718
Niger pres Mopti

MNHN_MP_0768
Soudan Francais

MNHN_MP_0745
Soudan francais

MNHN_MP_0727
Soudan francias

MNHN_MP_0621
rive oued de Bosso à Nguigmi

MNHN_MP_0708
Cazamance, Senegal

MNHN_MP_0681
du Senegal

MNHN_MP_0698
Senegal

MNHN_MP_0699
Senegal

MNHN_MP_0703
Senegal

MNHN_MP_0705
Senegal

MNHN_MP_0706
Senegal

MNHN_MP_0707
Senegal

MNHN_MP_0709
Senegal

MNHN_MP_0711
Senegal

MNHN_MP_0713
Senegal

MNHN_MP_0694
Senegal

MNHN_MP_0695
Senegal

MNHN_MP_0733
Senegal

MNHN_MP_0736
Senegal

MNHN_MP_0680
Senegal

MNHN_MP_0766
Fleuve Blanc

MNHN_MP_0761
Albert Nyanza

MNHN_MP_0721
Niger

MNHN_MP_0729
Nil, Afrique

MRAC_798078
Lac Tchad: Fort Lamy

MRAC_799000
Nigeria: Lac Tchad, Malamfatori

MRAC_58455
Djuma, affluent de droite du Kwango

MRAC_303658
Kalina, Pt. W.

MRAC_484066
La Luapula, a Kasenga

MRAC_58615
Lac Moero, ... Kilwa

MRAC_58616
Lac Moero, ... Kisangi

MRAC_58614
Lac Moero, a Lukomwalwa

MRAC_58630
Mulongo entre Ankoro et Kikoudja

MRAC_59209
Mulongo: Channel, entre la Kabamba a la Lualaba

MRAC_58459
Nsendwe

MRAC_58502
Riv. Lualaba a Mulongo

MRAC_58629
Riv. Lualaba entre Ankoro et Kikoudja: Mulongo

MRAC_58638
riv. Lualpula a Kasenga

MRAC_58627
Riv. Luapula a Kasenga

MRAC_58632
riv. Luapula: Kashiobwa

MRAC_581471
Vista

MRAC_59022
Egypte: Alexandrie

MRAC_799003
Nigeria: Lac Tchad, Yobe river Yau

MRAC_799004
Nigeria: Lac Tchad, Yobe river Yau

MRAC_58454
Tanganyika

MRAC_791837
Kasengo- rive

MRAC_58637
Riv. Luapula a ...

SMF_12248_02
Muse Elu (Lere See), Benue Gebiet

SMF_12269
Innerer Belgischer Kongo -Staat

SMF_319213
Abu Simbel, shore of Lake Nassar, Aegypten

SMF_12250_01
Mahmudie-Kanal, bei Alexandrien

SMF_12258
Nil bei Kairo

SMF_12262
Schillem am Gongola Fl., Benue Zufl., östl. Nigerien

SMF_3227
Schillem am Gongola Fl., Benue Zufl., östl. Nigerien

SMF_3039
Senegal

SMF_1001
Djebel Auel [Jebel Aulia], Bahr-el-Abiad [Bahr al-Abiad = Weißer Nil]

SMF_12259
Weisser Nil, bei Kartum

SMF_12261
[no locality available - Africa]

UF_93229
Senegal

UMMZ_248789
Chari River, sand bar in river, at J’D’jamena, Republic of Chad

UMMZ_112005
Nsendwe, Congo Free State, Africa

UMMZ_111992
Alexandria, Egypt

UMMZ_111995
Canal Mahmoudich, Egypt

UMMZ_111974
The Nile, Egypt

UMMZ_111991
The Nile, Egypt

UMMZ_111990
Gambia, West Africa

UMMZ_108015
Nyan, Senegal, West Africa

UMMZ_111978
Senegal, Africa

UMMZ_111987
Senegal, West Africa

UMMZ_111691
Fachoda

UMMZ_111983
Fachoda, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Africa

UMMZ_248928
White Nile River, 15 mi S of Kosti Bridge, receding water on E bank, Sudan

UMMZ_111986_01
Tropical Africa

UMMZ_111989
West Africa

USNM_605433
Bahr el Faraomijeh, NW of Menouf, Egypt

USNM_126443
R. Nile, Egypt

USNM_126956C
R. Nile, Egypt

USNM_126956
R. Nile, Egypt

USNM_86784
Gambia, Af.

USNM_853585
Mairuwa Lake, near Funtua, Nigeria

USNM_853582
Samaru, between Kano & Kaduna, Nigeria

USNM_126957
R. Cazamance

USNM_25945
Senegal, Africa

USNM_608148
Jur River, near Galual, Tonj, Bahr-el-Ghazal, Sudan

USNM_426723
Kaka, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

USNM_86786
Kordofan, Central Africa

USNM_215186
White Nile, Gordon Tree, above Khartoum

USNM_90314
Africa

USNM_17392
W Africa

USNM_602553
Chambezi River, Mbesuma Ranch, near Chinsali, N Rhodesia

ZMB_112980
Tshad ... Kamerun

ZMB_53629
Tsad... Süd Ufer

ZMB_112978
Aegypten

ZMB_112975
Cairo

ZMB_16649
Cairo

ZMB_9615
Senegal

ZMB_112979
Senegal

ZMB_77702
Weiner Nil, Kartum, Sudan

ZMB_112990
Weiper Nil

ZMB_112991
[no locality available - Africa]

ZMB_112981
[no locality available - Africa]

ZMB_112988
Afrika

ZMB_112977
Afrika
Mp_4459_Mros. (COI: MK764011, go to GenBank) Bahr Shebin irrigation canal in Shebin El-Kom City, Menoufia governate, Egypt (30.58100 N 31.01558 E).
ANSP_417318. (28S: JN243862, COI: JN243884, go to GenBank) Nile River, Qanater El Khayreya, Egypt.