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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!

Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Aspathariinae | Aspatharia

species Aspatharia pangallensis (Rochebrune, 1882): specimens
     2 available nominal species synonyms (4 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Aspatharia pangallensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Aspatharia mabillei — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011)

Range

From the Senegal and Niger rivers, east to Lake Chad, western Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

Congo (DRC)

Côte d'Ivoire

Ghana

Guinea

Mali

Morocco

Niger

Nigeria

Senegal

unknown