MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Thu 19 March 2026
Bivalvia | Unionida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Aspathariinae | Aspatharia
species Aspatharia ganciniensis (Rochebrune, 1886): specimens
4 available nominal species synonyms (6 total synonyms)
Recent Taxonomic Opinions
Aspatharia semicorrugata — Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)
Aspatharia pfeifferiana — IUCN (2010)
Aspatharia rugifera — IUCN (2010)
Aspatharia ganciniensis — Graf & Cummings (2021)
Range
Middle and lower Congo, Gabon, Congo (Brazzaville), and the DRC, Africa. (Afrotropics: AF3)
Map of Georeferenced Specimens
MUSSELp Specimen Records
Congo (Brazzaville)
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Congo (DRC)
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Gabon
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unknown
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GenBank Vouchers
There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.
