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 | Iridininae | Pleiodon
species Pleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823): specimens
12 available nominal species synonyms (19 total synonyms)
Recent Taxonomic Opinions
Pleiodon ovata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Zieritz et al. (2013)
Mutela ovata — IUCN (2010)
Pleiodon ovatus — Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Range
Senegal, western Africa.
Map of Georeferenced Specimens
MUSSELp Specimen Records
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Egypt
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Gabon
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Mali
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Nigeria
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Senegal
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Genbank Vouchers
There are no georeferenced Genbank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.