Bivalvia | Unionida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Aspathariinae | Chambardia

species Chambardia welwitschii (Morelet, 1868): specimens

1 available nominal species synonym (2 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Chambardia welwitschii — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021), Nagel (2025)
Chambardia welwitschi — Graf & Cummings (2007)

Range

Cuanza Basin and Upper Zambezi, Angola and Zambia. (Afrotropics: AF4)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Chambardia welwitschii

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot BMNH_93-2-4-1740
BMNH_93-2-4-1740
R. Muio, Angola
lectotype
Iridina welwitschii Morelet, 1868

image of lot SMF_9830
SMF_9830
Rio Muria, bei Trombeta, Golungo Alto, Angola
paralectotype
Iridina welwitschii Morelet, 1868

image of lot BMNH_93-2-4-1741
BMNH_93-2-4-1741
R. Muio, Angola
paralectotype
Iridina welwitschii Morelet, 1868

image of lot BMNH_93-2-4-1739
BMNH_93-2-4-1739
R. Eucala, Angola
idiotype
Iridina welwitschii Morelet, 1868

image of lot SMF_376538
SMF_376538
Angola, Golumgo Alto
paralectotypes
Iridina welwitschii Morelet, 1868

Other Specimens by Collection | show by country

3 Specimens from BMNH

image of lot BMNH_76-6-8-67
BMNH_76-6-8-67
Rio Moio o Muio, Angola

image of lot BMNH_MP_221
BMNH_MP_221
West Africa

image of lot BMNH_1932.8.17.10
BMNH_1932.8.17.10
Luwidzi River, Mulanda Bantu, Northern Rhodesia

1 Specimens from IRSNB

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0382
IRSNB_MP_0382
Golungo Alto, Angola

1 Specimens from MCZ

image of lot MCZ_72822
MCZ_72822
Lucala River, Angola

1 Specimens from MNHN

image of lot MNHN_MP_0950
MNHN_MP_0950
R. Muio, Angola

2 Specimens from ZMB

image of lot ZMB_34592
ZMB_34592
Angola

image of lot ZMB_34319
ZMB_34319
Maria Bach

GenBank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.