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 22 January 2026
Bivalvia | Unionida | 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
MUSSELp Specimen Records
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Cameroon
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Central African Republic
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Chad
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Mali
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Nigeria
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Senegal
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unknown
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Genbank Vouchers
There are no georeferenced Genbank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.