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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

species Aspatharia rugifera (Dunker, 1858): specimens

6 available nominal species synonyms (9 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Aspatharia rugifera — Graf & Cummings (2007), Hoeh et al. (2009), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Zieritz et al. (2013), Zieritz et al. (2015), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Cameroon south to lowest Congo, Central Africa. Reported from the Cunene in southern Africa by Germain (1925), though no specimens are known.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Aspatharia rugifera

MUSSELp Specimen Records

IRSNB_MP_0722
affluent du Moyen Bomyos, Dar Bamola

Cameroon

UMMZ_111950 Biles, Bechwanaland, Africa.	ZMB_MP_0011 Bipindi, Kamerun	USNM_404596 Cameroons, W Africa
SMF_12219 Kribi Fluss bei Kribi, S Kamerum	MNHN_MP_0248 Kribi River, 17 mi from Efulen, Kamerun, West Africa	UMMZ_111952 Kribi River, 17 mi from Efulen, Kamerun, West Africa
UMMZ_111952 Kribi River, 17 mi from Efulen, Kamerun, West Africa	CM_61.4489 Kribi River, 19 miles from Efulen, Kamerun, Africa	ANSP_101287 Kribi River, Efulen, Kamerun
UMMZ_300003 Kribi River, Kamerun	UMMZ_31580 Kribi River, Kribi, Kamerun, Africa	MCZ_15799 Kribi, Cameroon
BMNH_MP_230 Lokundbje River, 15 km below Bipindihof, Kamerun	SMF_12218 Lokundje Fluss bei Bipindi Hof S. Kamerun	ANSP_167890 Lokundje River, 1 km below Bipindihof
UMMZ_111953 Lokundje River, 15 mi below Bipindihof, S. Camerun, Africa	CM_61.5768 Lokundje River, Bipindi, Cameroon, Africa	ZMB_112967 Lokundje River, Bipindi, Cameroon, Africa
BMNH_1937-12-30-13147-13148 Lokundje River, Bipindihop, Camerun	FMNH_21467 Lokundje River, South Kameroun	INHS_20378 Lokundje River, South Kamerun
ZMB_64122 Lokundje, Bpindihof, Sudkamerun	ZMB_51656 Lokundji Fl.	SMF_168350 Lokundji River b. Bipindi Hof, Kamerun
CM_61.6112 Lokundji River, 15 km below Bipindihof, S. Kamerun, Africa	IRSNB_MP_0658 Lokundji River, Camerun	USNM_339731 Lokundji River, near Bipindi, Kamerun, Africa
USNM_339731 Lokundji River, near Bipindi, Kamerun, Africa	MCZ_78070 Muge River, above Sakbayeme, Cameroon	UMMZ_111957 Mvila [Manila on label] River, Cameroon, West Africa
MCZ_21165 Mvila River, Cameroon	MRAC_85593 Riv. Moda, Cameroon	IRSNB_MP_0326 S. Cameroon
MRAC_57410 S. Cameroon	MRAC_57411 S. Cameroon	BMNH_1914-4-3-104 S. Cameroons
UMMZ_111955 Sahbayeme par Edea, Cameroon, West Africa.	MCZ_45005 Sakbayeme, near Edea, Cameroon	UMMZ_111956 Sand bank, Lokundji River, Bipinbi, Cameroon, Africa
UMMZ_111954 South Cameroons, Africa	MRAC_618189 Toulassi Sangmelina (riv. Lobo) Cameroun	MNHN_MP_0484 Yaounde, Cameroon

Congo (Brazzaville)

MNHN_MP_0206 bords du Niari	MNHN_MP_0206 bords du Niari	MNHN_MP_0494 Dolisie (Moyen Congo)
MRAC_57472 Loango	ZMB_47546 Loango, nonfluss d Quillu (Kwilu)	ZMB_42309 Loango, W. Afrika
IRSNB_MP_0293 Region du fleuve Niari (Congo Francais)	MNHN_MP_0488 Riviere Louila, Congo [North]

Congo (DRC)

SMF_12220
Kongo bei Boma

Gabon

MRAC_57471 ? Gabon	SMF_12222 Como Fluss, Gaboon	SMF_12222 Como Fluss, Gaboon
ANSP_41816 Gabon	MNHN_MP_0496 Gabon	MRAC_57473 Gabon
MRAC_57474 Gabon	MRAC_97410 Gabon	ZMB_MP_0065 Gabon
ZMB_MP_0069 Gabon	ZMB_108726 Gabon flumen Como	ZMB_108726 Gabon flumen Como
MNHN_MP_0541 Gabon, Riviere Comou	SMF_12221 Gaboon	MCZ_171537 Gaboon River, French Congo
UMMZ_111949 Gaboon, French Congo, Africa	AMNH_61943 Gaboon, W. Africa	BMNH_59-9-15-2 Prince Edward Island, Gaboon
BMNH_59-9-15-2 Prince Edward Island, Gaboon	MNHN_MP_0315 River Como, Haut Gabon	MNHN_MP_0315 River Como, Haut Gabon
MNHN_MP_0487 Riviere Como, Haut Gabon	IRSNB_MP_0516 Riviere Couis Ht Gabon	USNM_127014 Upper Gaboon, W Africa