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 | Chambardia
species Chambardia trapezia (Martens, 1897): specimens
3 available nominal species synonyms (5 total synonyms)
Recent Taxonomic Opinions
Chambardia trapezia — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Van Damme & Pickford (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Chambardia trapezia ovoidea — Graf & Cummings (2007)
Range
Lake Victoria, Lake Albert and the Victoria Nile, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
Map of Georeferenced Specimens
MUSSELp Specimen Records
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Congo (DRC)
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Kenya
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Rwanda
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Tanzania
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Uganda
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ZMB_108817B. Towchio [?], Buddu, Soweh, Uganda
unknown
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Genbank Vouchers
There are no georeferenced Genbank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.