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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela

species Mutela alata (Lea, 1864): specimens

4 available nominal species synonyms (5 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

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

Range

Lake Malawi and the Shiré River Basin, Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Mutela alata

MUSSELp Specimen Records


Malawi

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0368
IRSNB_MP_0368

Karonga Nyassa

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0531
IRSNB_MP_0531

Karonga, Lac Nyassa

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0533
IRSNB_MP_0533

Karonga, Lac Nyassa

image of lot BMNH_1910-9-28-9
BMNH_1910-9-28-9

Karonga, Victoria Nyassa

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0530
IRSNB_MP_0530

Lac Nyassa

image of lot MRAC_58429
MRAC_58429

Lac Nyassa

image of lot MRAC_97405
MRAC_97405

Lac Nyassa

image of lot FMNH_293189
FMNH_293189

Lake Malawi, 12 mi NW Malembo

image of lot USNM_709149
USNM_709149

Lake Malawi, between Monkey Bay and Cape Mavlear, Malawi

image of lot USNM_709149
USNM_709149

Lake Malawi, between Monkey Bay and Cape Mavlear, Malawi

image of lot USNM_709149
USNM_709149

Lake Malawi, between Monkey Bay and Cape Mavlear, Malawi

image of lot USNM_709149
USNM_709149

Lake Malawi, between Monkey Bay and Cape Mavlear, Malawi

image of lot MCZ_288393
MCZ_288393

Lake Malombe, NE shore, Upper Shire River, Malawi

image of lot MCZ_184997
MCZ_184997

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

image of lot BMNH_1909-3-11-2
BMNH_1909-3-11-2

Lake Nyasa

image of lot USNM_86776
USNM_86776

Lake Nyasa, Af.

image of lot USNM_86776
USNM_86776

Lake Nyasa, Af.

image of lot MCZ_184998
MCZ_184998

Lake Nyasa, Mtimbuka, S end, Nyasaland

image of lot MCZ_185000
MCZ_185000

Lake Nyasa, Mtimbuka, S end, Nyasaland

image of lot BMNH_62-9-25-4
BMNH_62-9-25-4

Lake Nyassa

image of lot BMNH_62-9-25-4
BMNH_62-9-25-4

Lake Nyassa

image of lot ANSP_125471
ANSP_125471

Lake Nyassa, Africa

image of lot ANSP_41822
ANSP_41822

Lake Nyassa, Africa

image of lot BMNH_MP_362
BMNH_MP_362

Lake Nyassa, Central Africa

image of lot UMMZ_111965
UMMZ_111965

Lake Nyassa, East Africa

image of lot MCZ_184999
MCZ_184999

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

image of lot BMNH_MP_212
BMNH_MP_212

Lake Nyassa, Zambisi

image of lot MCZ_288389
MCZ_288389

Machemba, south shore of Lake Nyassa, Malawi

image of lot MCZ_288391
MCZ_288391

Machemba, south shore of Lake Nyassa, Malawi

image of lot MRAC_800665
MRAC_800665

Malawi: Chintheche, Lake Malawi

image of lot MRAC_796904
MRAC_796904

Malawi: Lake Malawi Monkey Bay

image of lot ZMB_111983
ZMB_111983

Nyassa See

image of lot AMNH_105365
AMNH_105365

Nyassaland, East Africa

image of lot MRAC_793216
MRAC_793216

Nyassaland: Lac Nyassa Karonga

image of lot MRAC_793218
MRAC_793218

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

image of lot MRAC_58556
MRAC_58556

Riv Shire

image of lot MRAC_58556
MRAC_58556

Riv Shire

image of lot MRAC_58554
MRAC_58554

Riv. Shire a 3-4 km du Lac Nyassa

image of lot MRAC_58554
MRAC_58554

Riv. Shire a 3-4 km du Lac Nyassa


Tanzania

image of lot ZMB_52873
ZMB_52873

Langenburg, Njassa See

image of lot ZMB_109110
ZMB_109110

Nyassa Mbamya bei .. Tansania

image of lot ZMB_109110
ZMB_109110

Nyassa Mbamya bei .. Tansania

Genbank Vouchers

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