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Taxonomy

Species & Genus Richness by
Taxonomy

Geography

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

species Pleiodon spekii (Woodward, 1859): specimens

27 available nominal species synonyms (38 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Pleiodon spekii — Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Zieritz et al. (2013), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Endemic to Lake Tanganyika, Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Pleiodon spekii

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Burundi

MRAC_58654 ... Usumbra	MRAC_59236 a 20 km env. ... Usumbura	MRAC_59246 a 20 km env. ... Usumbura
MRAC_59972 Lac Tanganyika Rumonge	MRAC_606388 Lac Tanganyika, Usumbura	MRAC_606428 Lac Tanganyika, Usumbura
UMMZ_112009 Lake Tanganyika, Usambra, east Africa	UMMZ_112009 Lake Tanganyika, Usambra, east Africa	MCZ_41069 Lake Tanganyika, Usumbura, Rwanda, Belgian Congo
MRAC_576172 Plaine de la Ruzizi Kasaga	MRAC_58662 Rwanda: Rubengesa ... Usumbra	BMNH_1927-3-10-33-34 Sigunga Point, Tongwe, Tanganyika
ZMB_MP_0067 Tanganyika bbeiUsumbura	MNHN_MP_0839 Tanganyika lake near Usumbura	MRAC_58669 Usumbura
MRAC_58692 Usumbura Tanganyika	MRAC_58694 Usumbura Tanganyika	MRAC_58698 Usumbura Tanganyika
MRAC_287851 Usumbura, Lac Tanganyika	MRAC_292832 Usumbura, Tanganyika

Congo (DRC)

IRSNB_MP_0751 Albertville (Congo Belge)	IRSNB_MP_0730 Albertville Tanganyika	AMNH_88980 Albertville, Belgian Congo
AMNH_88980 Albertville, Belgian Congo	ANSP_144645 Albertville, L. Tanganyika, Belg. Congo	MRAC_58686 Albertville, Lac Tanganyika
MRAC_303837 Djola, Congo	MRAC_303837 Djola, Congo	FMNH_52384 Kapampa, Lake Tanganyika, Centr. Africa
MNHN_MP_0167 Kibanga	MNHN_MP_0167 Kibanga	MNHN_MP_0838 Kibanga
MNHN_MP_0838 Kibanga	MNHN_MP_0176 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0176 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0179 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0179 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0188 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0188 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0201 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0201 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0210 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0210 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0211 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0211 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0214 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0214 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0233 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0233 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0234 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0234 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0239 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0239 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0258 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0258 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0262 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0262 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0265 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0265 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0313 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0313 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	USNM_341241 L. Tanganyika, Albertville
USNM_341241 L. Tanganyika, Albertville	MRAC_58688 Lac Albert, Kasenyi	MRAC_58688 Lac Albert, Kasenyi
MNHN_MP_0183 Lac Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0183 Lac Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0200 Lac Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_0200 Lac Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0227 Lac Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0227 Lac Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_0254 Lac Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0254 Lac Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0270 lac Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_0270 lac Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0297 lac Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0297 lac Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_0830 lac Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0833 Lac Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0846 lac Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_0848 lac Tanganyika	MRAC_97820 Lac Tanganyika, Lubunduji (Albertville)	MRAC_65227 Lac Tanganyika, pres Albertville
MRAC_65228 Lac Tanganyika, pres Albertville	MRAC_58643 Lac Tanganyika: Kibanga	MRAC_58643 Lac Tanganyika: Kibanga
FMNH_293183 Lake Tanganyika at Uvira, Zaire, Africa	MCZ_173576 Lake Tanganyika, Moliro, Belgian Congo	MCZ_77271 Lake Tanganyika, Uvira, Belgian Congo
UF_167158 Lake Tanganyika, Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo	FMNH_293184 Lake Tanganyika, Uvira, Kivu Prov. Zaire, Africa	FMNH_293184 Lake Tanganyika, Uvira, Kivu Prov. Zaire, Africa
IRSNB_MP_0467 M’pala Lac Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0461 M’pala Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0428 M’pala, Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0434 M’Pala, Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0452 Moliro (Tanganyika)	MRAC_483972 Moliro, Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_0231 Mpala	MNHN_MP_0231 Mpala	MNHN_MP_0863 Mpala, Tanganyika
MRAC_576191 Mulongwe, plage Lac Tanganyika	MRAC_58651 Tanganyika a Foa	MRAC_58672 Tanganyika a Foa
SMF_12263 Tanganyika See bei M’Pala	MNHN_MP_0836 Tanganyika sud	MRAC_58683 Tanganyika... Moliro
MRAC_58664 Tanganyika... Tumpa	MRAC_58668 Tanganyika... Uvira	MRAC_58677 Tanganyika... Uvira
MRAC_58679 Tanganyika... Uvira	MRAC_58681 Tanganyika... Uvira	MRAC_58577 Tembwe
MRAC_58674 Tembwe	AMNH_305972 Uvira, northern Lake Tanganyika, Zaire

Rwanda

MCZ_296007
Nyamasheke, 2 i above level of Lake Kivu, Rwanda

Tanzania

ZMB_109103 Dtsch O. Africa	ZMB_109103 Dtsch O. Africa	MNHN_MP_0242 Karema, Lac Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_0242 Karema, Lac Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0738 Karema, riv oriental du Lac Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0746 Karema, Tanganyika
ZMB_109102 Kaviaala, N Ras Kungwe [locality unknown]	ZMB_109102 Kaviaala, N Ras Kungwe [locality unknown]	IRSNB_MP_0754 Kigoma, Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0774 Kigoma, Tanganyika	USNM_341244 L. Tanganyika, Kigoma	USNM_341244 L. Tanganyika, Kigoma
BMNH_MP_271 Lake Tanganyika, Kasakela, about 12 mi W Kigonz [sic]	MCZ_82012 Lake Tanganyika, Sumbwa, Ufipa, Tanganyika Territory	ZMB_MP_0055 Tanganyika
SMF_132401 Tanganyika Terr., Tanganyika See bei Kasaba (Kigoma Dist.)	SMF_UNCAT Tanganyika Terr., Tanganyika See bei Kasaba, 6 km SSE ..... (Kigoma Dist.)	ZMB_52270 Tanganyika, Kasanga
ZMB_52270 Tanganyika, Kasanga

unknown

SMF_MP_2374 [no locality available - Africa]	SMF_MP_2378 [no locality available - Africa]	IRSNB_MP_0426 [Tanganyika]
IRSNB_MP_0429 [Tanganyika]	IRSNB_MP_0432 [Tanganyika]	IRSNB_MP_0451 [Tanganyika]
IRSNB_MP_0457 [Tanganyika]	IRSNB_MP_0460 [Tanganyika]	IRSNB_MP_0462 [Tanganyika]
IRSNB_MP_0468 [Tanganyika]	MNHN_MP_0840 Kamangi, Uguha [locality unknown]	ZMB_108806-02 L. Tanganyia
ANSP_133857 L. Tanganyika	MRAC_783610 Lac Eduard	IRSNB_MP_0442 Lac Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0455 Lac Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0456 Lac Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0458 Lac Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0459_01 Lac Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0463 Lac Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0759 Lac Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0775 Lac Tanganyika	MRAC_575521 Lac Tanganyika	MRAC_58689 Lac Tanganyika
MRAC_793049 Lac Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0466 Lac Tanganyika?	BMNH_1859-12-23-8 Lake Tanganyika
BMNH_1859-12-23-8 Lake Tanganyika	BMNH_1926-10-27-1 Lake Tanganyika	BMNH_80-12-20-8-9 Lake Tanganyika
BMNH_80-3-5-31-32 Lake Tanganyika	BMNH_89-6-23-1-2 Lake Tanganyika	BMNH_MP_262 Lake Tanganyika
USNM_126962 Lake Tanganyika, Africa	USNM_126962 Lake Tanganyika, Africa	AMNH_305984 Lake Tanganyika, E. Central Africa
UMMZ_112008 Lake Tanganyika, west Africa	BMNH_MP_259 Senegal* [likely incorrect locality]	IRSNB_MP_0367 Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0394 Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0448 Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0453 Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0453 Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0454 Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0731 Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0731 Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0753 Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0763 Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_0208 Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0208 Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0274 Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_0274 Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0298 Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0298 Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_0834 Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0834 Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0835 Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_0835 Tanganyika	MRAC_215944 Tanganyika	MRAC_58665 Tanganyika
MRAC_58666 Tanganyika	MRAC_58670 Tanganyika	MRAC_58676 Tanganyika
ZMB_35531 Tanganyika	ZMB_35531 Tanganyika	ZMB_35531 Tanganyika
SMF_12264 Tanganyika See	MRAC_58647 Tanganyika...	MRAC_58653 Tanganyika...