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
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
Type Specimens
MRAC_57371
Leopoldville
type
Aspatharia chapini Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
MNHN_MP_0204
Mokoka (Congo)
syntype
Spatha corneola Rochebrune, 1886
MNHN_MP_0228
Gancini (Congo)
syntypes
Spatha ganciniensis Rochebrune, 1886
MNHN_MP_0803
Afrique
possible type
Spatha ganciniensis Rochebrune, 1886
MNHN_MP_0804
Congo
possible type
Spatha ganciniensis Rochebrune, 1886
MCZ_83458
Leopoldville, Belgian Congo
topotype
Aspatharia chapini Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
MRAC_57475
Bas-Congo
paratype
Spatha semicorrugata Preston, 1909
Other Specimens by Collection | show by country
1 Specimens from ANSP
ANSP_416364
Congo River, Inga Rapids, DR Congo. Sta. C05-009
5 Specimens from IRSNB
IRSNB_MP_0580
Kindu, Manyema, Lualaba
IRSNB_MP_0596
Kindu, Manyema, Lualaba
IRSNB_MP_0578
Nsendwe, Lualaba
IRSNB_MP_0599
Wombali, Congo Belge
IRSNB_MP_0582
[no locality available - Africa]
2 Specimens from MCZ
2 Specimens from MNHN
MNHN_MP_0490
Ogoue
MNHN_MP_0491
Ogoue
5 Specimens from MRAC
1 Specimens from ZMB
ZMB_40265
Kassai
GenBank Vouchers
There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.
