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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Aspathariinae | Aspatharia

species Aspatharia rochebrunei (Jousseaume, 1886): specimens
     3 available nominal species synonyms (4 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Aspatharia rochebrunei — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Aspatharia tristis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Aspatharia chaiziana — Graf & Cummings (2011)

Range

Western Africa, in the Senegal, Volta, Niger and Chad-Chari basins.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Côte d'Ivoire

Mali

Nigeria

Senegal

unknown