Bivalvia | Unionida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela

species Mutela alata (Lea, 1864): specimens

4 available nominal species synonyms (5 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Mutela alata — Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Lake Malawi and the Shiré River Basin, Africa. (Afrotropics: AF4)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Mutela alata

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

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MRAC_58556
Riv Shire
type
Mutela cuneata Preston, 1910

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MRAC_58554
Riv. Shire a 3-4 km du Lac Nyassa
type
Mutela opalescens Preston, 1910

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USNM_86776
Lake Nyasa, Af.
type
Spatha alata Lea, 1864

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BMNH_1910-9-28-9
Karonga, Victoria Nyassa
syntype
Mutela cuneata Preston, 1910

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IRSNB_MP_0368
Karonga Nyassa
cotype
Mutela cuneata Preston, 1910

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BMNH_62-9-25-4
Lake Nyassa
paratypes
Spatha alata Lea, 1864

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BMNH_MP_362
Lake Nyassa, Central Africa
paratypes
Spatha alata Lea, 1864

Other Specimens by Country | show by collection

25 Specimens from Malawi

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IRSNB_MP_0531
Karonga, Lac Nyassa

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IRSNB_MP_0533
Karonga, Lac Nyassa

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IRSNB_MP_0530
Lac Nyassa

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MRAC_97405
Lac Nyassa

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MRAC_58429
Lac Nyassa

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FMNH_293189
Lake Malawi, 12 mi NW Malembo

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USNM_709149
Lake Malawi, between Monkey Bay and Cape Mavlear, Malawi

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MCZ_288393
Lake Malombe, NE shore, Upper Shire River, Malawi

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MCZ_184997
Lake Malombe, W shore, Kausi Village, Fort Johnston District, Nyasaland

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BMNH_1909-3-11-2
Lake Nyasa

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MCZ_184998
Lake Nyasa, Mtimbuka, S end, Nyasaland

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MCZ_185000
Lake Nyasa, Mtimbuka, S end, Nyasaland

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ANSP_41822
Lake Nyassa, Africa

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ANSP_125471
Lake Nyassa, Africa

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UMMZ_111965
Lake Nyassa, East Africa

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MCZ_184999
Lake Nyassa, W shore at Mnema, Makanjila, Dowa District, Nyasaland

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BMNH_MP_212
Lake Nyassa, Zambisi

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MCZ_288389
Machemba, south shore of Lake Nyassa, Malawi

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MCZ_288391
Machemba, south shore of Lake Nyassa, Malawi

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MRAC_800665
Malawi: Chintheche, Lake Malawi

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MRAC_796904
Malawi: Lake Malawi Monkey Bay

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ZMB_111983
Nyassa See

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AMNH_105365
Nyassaland, East Africa

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MRAC_793216
Nyassaland: Lac Nyassa Karonga

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MRAC_793218
Nyassaland: Lac Nyassa, Kota Kota, Leeward side, Sunga Spit

2 Specimens from Tanzania

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ZMB_52873
Langenburg, Njassa See

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ZMB_109110
Nyassa Mbamya bei .. Tansania

GenBank Vouchers

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