MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
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Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
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Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
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Data last updated
Wed 04 February 2026
Bivalvia | Myida | Dreissenoidea | Dreissenidae | Mytilopsis africana
nominal species Dreissena ornata Morelet, 1885
Dreissena ornata Morelet, 1885 = Mytilopsis africana
Morelet, 1885. J. de Conch. 33: 32, pl. 2, fig. 10.
Taxonomic Opinions
= Mytilopsis ornata (Morelet, 1885) — WoRMS, 2011
= Mytilopsis ornata (P.M.A. Morelet, 1885) — Huber, 2010
+ Mytilopsis africana (Van Beneden, 1835) — Daget, 1998
= Congeria ornata (Morelet, 1885) — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
