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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela

species Mutela mabilli (Rochebrune, 1886): specimens
     4 available nominal species synonyms (6 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Mutela mabilliGraf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Mutela rostrataIUCN (2010)

Range

Gabon and the Congo Basin, Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


specimen
IRSNB_MP_0570

bords de la Luisi


Congo (Brazzaville)

specimen
MNHN_5698

Gancini (Congo)

specimen
MNHN_5698

Gancini (Congo)

specimen
MNHN_5700

Gancini (Congo)

specimen
MNHN_5700

Gancini (Congo)


Congo (DRC)

specimen
MCZ_88959

Congo River, Nsendwe, Belgian Congo

specimen
MCZ_88964

Lake Kabamba, Mulongo, Belgian Congo

specimen
ANSP_134054

Lualaba River, Mulongo

specimen
ANSP_134054

Lualaba River, Mulongo

specimen
BMNH_MP_401

Lufira River??

specimen
ANSP_134052

Medje, Belgian Congo

specimen
MRAC_58464

Nsendwe

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0697

Nsendwe, Congo Belge

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0695

Nsendwe, Lualaba, Congo Belge

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0409

Tuku, Riv. Uele

specimen
MCZ_293464

Zaire River, Luozi, Zaire


Gabon

specimen
MRAC_58578

Gabon


unknown

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0724

[no locality available - Africa]