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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

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Bivalvia | Cardiida | Tellinoidea | Donacidae

genus Profischeria Dall, 1903: species
     2 available nominal genus synonyms | cladomics

Profischeria centralis (Germain, 1904)
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Reported from the Niger River, West Africa. (Afrotropics)
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Iphigenia centralis)
other links: MolluscaBase

Profischeria delessertii (Bernardi, 1860)
syonymy (4 available, 4 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Estuaries of tropical Atlantic Africa and Lake Togo, Togo, West Africa. (Afrotropics)
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Iphigenia delessertii)
other links: MolluscaBase

Profischeria congo (Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927) (brackish)
syonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Brackish, estuaries of the Congo. (Afrotropics)

Profischeria curta (Dunker, 1867) (brackish)
syonymy (4 available, 4 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Brackish, estuaries of tropical Atlantic Africa. (Afrotropics)
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Iphigenia curta)
other links: MolluscaBase

Profischeria truncata (Martens, 1877) (brackish)
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Brackish, tropical Atlantic western Africa. (Afrotropics)

 
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