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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Aspathariinae | Aspatharia

species Aspatharia ganciniensis (Rochebrune, 1886): specimens
     4 available nominal species synonyms (6 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Aspatharia semicorrugataGraf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)
Aspatharia pfeifferianaIUCN (2010)
Aspatharia rugiferaIUCN (2010)
Aspatharia ganciniensisGraf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Middle and lower Congo, Gabon, Congo (Brazzaville), and the DRC, Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


Congo (Brazzaville)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0803

Afrique

specimen
MNHN_MP_0803

Afrique

specimen
MNHN_MP_0804

Congo

specimen
MNHN_MP_0804

Congo

specimen
MNHN_MP_0228

Gancini (Congo)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0228

Gancini (Congo)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0228

Gancini (Congo)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0204

Mokoka (Congo)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0204

Mokoka (Congo)


Congo (DRC)

specimen
MRAC_57475

Bas-Congo

specimen
ANSP_416364

Congo River, Inga Rapids, DR Congo. Sta. C05-009

specimen
MCZ_41744

Congo River, Mekla, near Coquilhatville, Belgian Congo

specimen
MCZ_88960

Congo River, Nsendwe, Belgian Congo

specimen
ZMB_40265

Kassai

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0580

Kindu, Manyema, Lualaba

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0596

Kindu, Manyema, Lualaba

specimen
MRAC_57371

Leopoldville

specimen
MRAC_57371

Leopoldville

specimen
MCZ_83458

Leopoldville, Belgian Congo

specimen
MRAC_57358

Nsendwe

specimen
MRAC_57365

Nsendwe

specimen
MRAC_57476

Nsendwe

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0578

Nsendwe, Lualaba

specimen
MRAC_57335

Nyangwe

specimen
MRAC_57368

Wombali

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0599

Wombali, Congo Belge


Gabon

specimen
MNHN_MP_0490

Ogoue

specimen
MNHN_MP_0491

Ogoue


unknown

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0582

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0582

[no locality available - Africa]