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. (Afrotropics: AF2)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Pleiodon ovatus

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot MNHN_MP_0311
MNHN_MP_0311
Senegal
syntypes
Iridina splendida Chenu, 1858

image of lot USNM_86774
USNM_86774
Senegal
type
Platiris leaii Lea, 1852

image of lot MNHN_MP_0207
MNHN_MP_0207
Niger
syntype
Pliodon diolibanus Bourguignat, 1879

image of lot MNHN_MP_0046
MNHN_MP_0046
Bakel, Senegal
syntype
Pliodon elongatus Bourguignat, 1879

image of lot MNHN_MP_0282
MNHN_MP_0282
Bafing, affluent du Senegal
syntype
Pliodon pachyodon Bourguignat, 1879

Other Specimens by Collection | show by country

6 Specimens from AMNH

image of lot AMNH_31283
AMNH_31283
[no locality available - Africa]

image of lot AMNH_31284
AMNH_31284
[no locality available - Africa]

image of lot AMNH_30892
AMNH_30892
[no locality available - Africa]

image of lot AMNH_31282
AMNH_31282
[no locality available - Africa]

image of lot AMNH_30891
AMNH_30891
[no locality available - Africa]

image of lot AMNH_31287
AMNH_31287
Lake Tanganyika

2 Specimens from AMS

image of lot AMS_127037
AMS_127037
Senegal

image of lot AMS_127038
AMS_127038
Africa

4 Specimens from ANSP

image of lot ANSP_41824
ANSP_41824
Senegambia

image of lot ANSP_41888
ANSP_41888
[no locality available - West Africa]

image of lot ANSP_41823
ANSP_41823
Africa

image of lot ANSP_125413
ANSP_125413
W. Coast, Africa

12 Specimens from BMNH

image of lot BMNH_MP_265
BMNH_MP_265
[no locality available - Africa]

image of lot BMNH_MP_266
BMNH_MP_266
[no locality available - Africa]

image of lot BMNH_MP_268
BMNH_MP_268
[no locality available - Africa]

image of lot BMNH_MP_260
BMNH_MP_260
Africa

image of lot BMNH_MP_270
BMNH_MP_270
Africa

image of lot BMNH_MP_269
BMNH_MP_269
C. Africa

image of lot BMNH_MP_267
BMNH_MP_267
W. Africa

image of lot BMNH_MP_257
BMNH_MP_257
West Africa

image of lot BMNH_54-5-31-28
BMNH_54-5-31-28
West Africa

image of lot BMNH_MP_261
BMNH_MP_261
West Africa

image of lot BMNH_MP_264
BMNH_MP_264
West Africa

image of lot BMNH_MP_377
BMNH_MP_377
West Africa

1 Specimens from CM

image of lot CM_61.1543
CM_61.1543
West Coast Africa

2 Specimens from DMNH

image of lot DMNH_173144
DMNH_173144
Senegal

image of lot DMNH_129662
DMNH_129662
Tampico, Mexico [obviously an error]

1 Specimens from FMNH

image of lot FMNH_2587
FMNH_2587
Egypt

16 Specimens from IRSNB

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0422
IRSNB_MP_0422
Thurfroga, Afrique Occ.

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0427
IRSNB_MP_0427
Gabon

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0417
IRSNB_MP_0417
Guinee

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0433
IRSNB_MP_0433
Casamance

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0740
IRSNB_MP_0740
Casamance

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0424
IRSNB_MP_0424
Casamance entre Goree et la Gambia

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0734
IRSNB_MP_0734
Senegal

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0735
IRSNB_MP_0735
Senegal

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0736
IRSNB_MP_0736
Senegal

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0744
IRSNB_MP_0744
Senegal

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0745
IRSNB_MP_0745
Senegal

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0747
IRSNB_MP_0747
Senegal

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0749
IRSNB_MP_0749
Senegal

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0420
IRSNB_MP_0420
[no locality available - Africa]

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0743
IRSNB_MP_0743
[no locality available - Africa]

image of lot IRSNB_MP_0750
IRSNB_MP_0750
[no locality available - Africa]

8 Specimens from MCZ

image of lot MCZ_30613
MCZ_30613
Gambia

image of lot MCZ_184499
MCZ_184499
Casamance River, near Sedhiou, Casamance

image of lot MCZ_MP.227
MCZ_MP.227
Senegal

image of lot MCZ_MP.228
MCZ_MP.228
Senegal

image of lot MCZ_MP.232
MCZ_MP.232
[no locality available - West Africa]

image of lot MCZ_MP.233
MCZ_MP.233
Africa

image of lot MCZ_MP.229
MCZ_MP.229
Nile River

image of lot MCZ_30614
MCZ_30614
W Africa

19 Specimens from MNHN

image of lot MNHN_MP_0824
MNHN_MP_0824
Gambie

image of lot MNHN_MP_0820
MNHN_MP_0820
Guinee

image of lot MNHN_MP_0823
MNHN_MP_0823
Guinee Francaise

image of lot MNHN_MP_0822
MNHN_MP_0822
Riv. Kili, Fandie (Guinee)

image of lot MNHN_MP_0825
MNHN_MP_0825
Sambailo (Cercle de Gaoual), Guinee

image of lot MNHN_MP_0826
MNHN_MP_0826
Fleuve du Cazamance, Senegal

image of lot MNHN_MP_0827
MNHN_MP_0827
Fleuve du Cazamance, Senegal

image of lot MNHN_MP_0810
MNHN_MP_0810
Riv. Saloum, Senegal

image of lot MNHN_MP_0817
MNHN_MP_0817
Senegal

image of lot MNHN_MP_0809
MNHN_MP_0809
Senegal

image of lot MNHN_MP_0821
MNHN_MP_0821
Senegal ile de Babagahe

image of lot MNHN_MP_0828
MNHN_MP_0828
[no locality available - West Africa]

image of lot MNHN_MP_0829
MNHN_MP_0829
[no locality available - West Africa]

image of lot MNHN_MP_0818
MNHN_MP_0818
Afrique

image of lot MNHN_MP_0811
MNHN_MP_0811
Afrique Centrale

image of lot MNHN_MP_0813
MNHN_MP_0813
Afrique Centrale

image of lot MNHN_MP_0819
MNHN_MP_0819
Lac de Guer [?]

image of lot MNHN_MP_0831
MNHN_MP_0831
Le Nil

image of lot MNHN_MP_0832
MNHN_MP_0832
Perou (??)

6 Specimens from MRAC

image of lot MRAC_91273
MRAC_91273
Guinee

image of lot MRAC_91272
MRAC_91272
Northern Nigeria

image of lot MRAC_91274
MRAC_91274
“Chenegal”

image of lot MRAC_91269
MRAC_91269
Ht Senegal

image of lot MRAC_91270
MRAC_91270
Senegal

image of lot MRAC_91275
MRAC_91275
Senegal

5 Specimens from SMF

image of lot SMF_12268
SMF_12268
Senegal

image of lot SMF_12265
SMF_12265
[no locality available - Africa]

image of lot SMF_12266
SMF_12266
Afrika

image of lot SMF_12267
SMF_12267
S. Afrika [questionable locality]

image of lot SMF_168346
SMF_168346
Sud Africa [questionable locality]

2 Specimens from UF

image of lot UF_270778
UF_270778
Nile River, Alexandria, Egypt

image of lot UF_93227
UF_93227
West Africa

2 Specimens from UMMZ

image of lot UMMZ_112006
UMMZ_112006
Senegal, West Africa

image of lot UMMZ_22932
UMMZ_22932
S. Africa [incorrect locality — probably Western Africa]

5 Specimens from USNM

image of lot USNM_149911
USNM_149911
River Gambia, Africa

image of lot USNM_86773
USNM_86773
Senegal

image of lot USNM_73085
USNM_73085
W Africa

image of lot USNM_17393
USNM_17393
W Africa

image of lot USNM_19836
USNM_19836
W Africa

5 Specimens from ZMB

image of lot ZMB_112984
ZMB_112984
Senegal

image of lot ZMB_111744
ZMB_111744
Senegal ?

image of lot ZMB_9612
ZMB_9612
[no locality available - Africa]

image of lot ZMB_109107
ZMB_109107
[no locality available - Africa]

image of lot ZMB_104903
ZMB_104903
Afrika

1 Specimens from other collections

image of lot KON_MP_01
KON_MP_01
Gbanbar (or Gbangbai), Kwelu, Moyamba Dist., Sierra Leone

GenBank Vouchers

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