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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini | Coelatura

species Coelatura mesafricana Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927: specimens
     2 available nominal species synonyms

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Coelatura gabonensis — IUCN (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf et al. (2014)
Coelatura cf. mesafricana — Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020)
Coelatura mesafricana — Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Garamba River, Congo.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

Congo (DRC)

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mp_4101_22131. (16S, 28S, COI, H3) Democratic Republic of the Congo: Aruwimi River (1.28577 N 22.77165 E)

Mp_4101_22115. (16S, 28S, COI, H3) Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lomami River (0.76782 N 24.26838 E)