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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 soleniformis Bourguignat, 1886: specimens
     7 available nominal species synonyms (11 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

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

Range

Lake Tanganyika, Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


Congo (DRC)

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0510

Kibanga

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0511

Kibanga

specimen
MNHN_MP_0184

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0184

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0218

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0218

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0235

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0235

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0259

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0259

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0287

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0287

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0314

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0314

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
SMF_3559

Kibanga, lac Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0286

Pambete

specimen
MNHN_MP_0286

Pambete

specimen
MNHN_MP_0286

Pambete


Tanzania

specimen
ZMB_109103B

Dtsch O. Africa

specimen
ZMB_109103B

Dtsch O. Africa

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0699

Karema (Tanganyika)

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0699

Karema (Tanganyika)

specimen
ZMB_32909

Tanganyika, Tansania

specimen
ZMB_32909

Tanganyika, Tansania


unknown

specimen
MRAC_58452

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
BMNH_1880-12-20-4-7

Lake Tanganyika

specimen
BMNH_1880-3-5-33

Lake Tanganyika

specimen
BMNH_1880-3-5-33

Lake Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0304

Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0304

Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0405

Tanganyika...