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species Aspatharia dahomeyensis (Lea, 1859): specimens
11 available nominal species synonyms (18 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Aspatharia dahomeyensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021), Akindele et al. (2023)
Aspatharia complanata — Bogan (2010)
Aspatharia pfeifferiana — IUCN (2010)
Aspatharia nigeriensis — Bogan (2010)
Aspatharia sp. — Bolotov et al. (2024)
Chambardia sp. — Bolotov et al. (2024)

Range

From the Senegal to the Lake Chad Basin, including the Niger River, western Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

Benin

IRSNB_MP_0296 ...Oueme... Dahomey	MNHN_MP_0426 Dahomey	MRAC_57373 Dahomey
ZMB_47531 Dahomey Lagune b. Kotonu	MNHN_MP_0443 Dahomey, bords de l’Oueme, pres Zagnanado	MNHN_MP_0381 Dahomey, cercle de Zagnanado, sur le rivieres du Bas Oueme a Dogba
MNHN_MP_0466 Dahomey, cercle de Zagnanado, sur les rivieres du Bas Oueme a Dogba	BMNH_1965163 Dahomey, West Africa	BMNH_1965163 Dahomey, West Africa
BMNH_1965164 Dahomey, West Africa	MNHN_MP_0606B Dahomey: Cercle de Zagnanado sur les rives du bas Ouémé à [Asuandjitomé]	MNHN_MP_0448 Dogba
IRSNB_MP_0295 Dogla (Dahomey)	IRSNB_MP_0406 Lagune de Kotomou	SMF_12206 Lagune von Cotonou, Dahomey

Burkina Faso

MCZ_288397
White Volta, 53 [23?] km fr, Ouagadougou at bridge on rd. to Fada N’Gourma, Ivory Coast

Cameroon

ZMB_MP_0006 Benue	MNHN_MP_0367 Daga, El Beid (Nord Cameroon)	MNHN_MP_0369 El Beid (Nord Cameroon)
MNHN_MP_0370 El Beid (Nord Cameroon)	MNHN_MP_0370 El Beid (Nord Cameroon)	MRAC_798071 Lac Tchad: El Beid

Central African Republic

MRAC_57413 Chari: Lac Bangoran	MCZ_172818 Fort Crampel, French Equatorial Africa	MNHN_MP_0433 Mamoun, Territoire du Chari
MNHN_MP_0441 Region de Bossangoa (Oub Chari, Central African Rep.)	MNHN_MP_0202 Territoire du Chari, Mamoun	MNHN_MP_0202 Territoire du Chari, Mamoun
MNHN_MP_0309 Territore de Chari, Mamoun, pays de Senoussi	MNHN_MP_0309 Territore de Chari, Mamoun, pays de Senoussi	ZMB_MP_0052 Uam bei Bosum

Chad

MNHN_MP_0384 Bas Tuiga parc national d’Zakoumo, Tchad	MNHN_MP_0382 Bongor (Logone)	IRSNB_MP_0723 Chari
MNHN_MP_0921 Chari, Tchad	MNHN_MP_0383 Delta du Chari, Tchad	MNHN_MP_0366 Ft. Archambault
UMMZ_111945 Lake Tchad, North Central Africa	MNHN_MP_0464 Le Bas Chari	MNHN_MP_0365 Mailao sur le Chari, Tchad
MNHN_MP_0332 Mayo Kebi près e Lére (Tchad)	MNHN_MP_0373 Mayo Kebi près e Lére (Tchad)	SMF_12203 Tchad See
MNHN_MP_0375 Territoire du Chari

Côte d'Ivoire

MCZ_214343 Agboville, Ivory Coast	MRAC_249693 Bagoi, Côte d’Ivoire	MNHN_MP_0330 Côte d’Ivoire
MNHN_MP_0423 Côte d’Ivoire	MNHN_MP_0434 Danane, Cote d’Ivoire	MNHN_MP_1216 Le Bou, affluent de la Bandama, a Suasso, Cote d’Ivoire
MNHN_MP_0380 Riviere Bagoe a Boundiali, Cote d’Ivoire	MNHN_MP_0380 Riviere Bagoe a Boundiali, Cote d’Ivoire	MNHN_MP_0439 Riviere Bagoe a Boundiali, Cote d’Ivoire
MNHN_MP_0439 Riviere Bagoe a Boundiali, Cote d’Ivoire

Ghana

BMNH_1930-6-25-11
Oda, Gold Coast

BMNH_7-31-52-3
Upper Ashanti

Guinea

MNHN_MP_0438
Cercle de Mamou, Guinee

MNHN_MP_0427
Sambailo (Cercle de Gaoual), Guinee Francaise

Liberia

MCZ_164405
Suah Koko, Liberia

MCZ_MP.223
Suah Koko, Liberia

MCZ_77432
Suehn, Liberia

Mali

IRSNB_MP_0413 Bamako... le Niger	MNHN_MP_0444 Bandiagara	MNHN_MP_0362 Diafarabe
IRSNB_MP_0287 Koulikoro, Niger	FMNH_293181 River Niger, Bamako, Mali	FMNH_293182 River Niger, Bamako, Mali

Niger

MNHN_MP_0437 bords de la Komadougou	MNHN_MP_0364 Bosso embre de la Komadougou	MNHN_MP_0445 Gourao
MNHN_MP_0363 Gourao (Niger)	MNHN_MP_0371 Gourao (Niger)	MNHN_MP_0372 Gourao (Niger)
MNHN_MP_0372 Gourao (Niger)

Nigeria

SMF_12205 A.d. Benue b. Numan, Ostl Nigerien	MNHN_MP_0442 Boussa (Northern Nigeria)	MNHN_MP_0442 Boussa (Northern Nigeria)
MNHN_MP_0261 Boussa, Nigeria	MNHN_MP_0261 Boussa, Nigeria	MNHN_MP_0261 Boussa, Nigeria
BMNH_MP_378 Ibadan, S. Nigeria	BMNH_1940-7-13-34-39 Kaduna River, W Kaduna, N. Nigeria	MRAC_57374 Lagos
UMMZ_111947 Lagos, Nigeria, Africa	BMNH_90-10-27-1-6 Lagos, W Africa	MRAC_57508 Niger: Kachikoko
BMNH_MP_224 Nko, Obubra Division, S Nigeria	BMNH_MP_223 Numan, Burutu, NE Nigeria	BMNH_90-10-27-1-3 Omu River, Lagos
BMNH_MP_232 Reservior in the Savanna area of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria	BMNH_MP_400 Upper Gongola, N Nigeria

Senegal

MNHN_MP_0221 Foula Dongo, Niger	MNHN_MP_0221 Foula Dongo, Niger	MNHN_MP_0221 Foula Dongo, Niger
MRAC_57394 Ht Senegal	MNHN_MP_0378 Niokolo Koba	MNHN_MP_0378 Niokolo Koba
MNHN_MP_0440 Niokolo Koba, Senegal	MNHN_MP_0379 Pres St. Louis (Senegal)	AMS_127040 Senegal
BMNH_1965167 Senegal	BMNH_1965167 Senegal	BMNH_1965168 Senegal
BMNH_MP_231 Senegal	IRSNB_MP_0294 Senegal	IRSNB_MP_0562 Senegal
MCZ_MP.230 Senegal	MNHN_MP_0435 Senegal	MNHN_MP_0581 Senegal
SMF_12204 Senegal	USNM_126491 Senegal	USNM_126491 Senegal
ZMB_21841 Senegal	ZMB_MP_0062 Senegal	MRAC_58607 Senegal River
MCZ_102526 Senegal River, Senegal	UMMZ_110041 Senegal, West Africa	USNM_126881 Upper Senegal
UMMZ_111946 Upper Senegal River, Sudan

unknown

IRSNB_MP_0408 [no locality available - Africa]	IRSNB_MP_0408 [no locality available - Africa]	ANSP_125476 Africa
UMMZ_111948 Africa	MRAC_97608 Benue River, N. Nigeria	SMF_83017 Haut Niger
MNHN_MP_0919 Hte Volta, Region de Fava	MNHN_MP_0919 Hte Volta, Region de Fava	MNHN_MP_0446 Niger
MNHN_MP_0999_01 Niger	BMNH_99-9-5-4 Niger River	MNHN_MP_0479 Niger...
BMNH_5-2-28-6 West Africa