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

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Bivalvia | ... | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Aspathariinae | Chambardia

species Chambardia trapezia (Martens, 1897): specimens
     3 available nominal species synonyms (5 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Chambardia trapezia — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Van Damme & Pickford (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Chambardia trapezia ovoidea — Graf & Cummings (2007)

Range

Lake Victoria, Lake Albert and the Victoria Nile, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


specimen
ZMB_108813

Nyamagolso, S.W. Mansa


Congo (DRC)

specimen
MRAC_59258

Mahagi Port


Kenya

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0512

Baie de Kaviroudo, Victoria Nyanza

specimen
INHS_25763

Lake Victoria, Kisumu, Dunga Beach, Nyanza, Kenya

specimen
ANSP_359782

Mbita Passage, Lake Victoria, Nyanza Province


Rwanda

specimen
MRAC_796644

Rwanda: Lac Ihema


Tanzania

specimen
ZMB_108814

Bukoba

specimen
ZMB_MP_0016

Busisi...Victoria Nyanza

specimen
SMF_12234

D.O. Afrika

specimen
SMF_12235

D.O. Afrika

specimen
MCZ_288403

Lake Victoria, Mwanza, South Bay, East Africa

specimen
ZMB_MP_0023

Manyonga, Ussukama

specimen
ZMB_MP_0023

Manyonga, Ussukama

specimen
BMNH_1937-12-30-13152

Mwanza, Victoria Nyanza

specimen
MCZ_53205

Sagayo, Tanganyika Territory

specimen
BMNH_84-2-19-132-133

Victoria Nyanza, south shore

specimen
BMNH_1902-5-26-44

Victoria Nyassa, Nyemirembe


Uganda

specimen
MNHN_MP_0911

Au Nord du Victoria Nyanza, dans les environes d’ Entebbe

specimen
ZMB_108816

Bare, Buddu

specimen
ZMB_108816

Bare, Buddu

specimen
MRAC_576254

Lac Victoria, Entebe

specimen
MCZ_123637

Lake Albert, Bugungu, near Butiaba, Uganda

specimen
BMNH_MP_229

Lake Kyoga, Uganda

specimen
MCZ_142359

Lake Victoria (Victoria Nyanza), Uganda

specimen
USNM_606819

Lake Victoria Nyanza, Entebbe, Uganda

specimen
USNM_606819

Lake Victoria Nyanza, Entebbe, Uganda

specimen
MCZ_132973

Lake Victoria, Entebbe, Uganda

specimen
MCZ_175090

Lake Victoria, Jinja, Uganda

specimen
MCZ_142363

Lake Victoria, Kazi, near Entebbe, Uganda

specimen
MCZ_142363

Lake Victoria, Kazi, near Entebbe, Uganda

specimen
MCZ_260512

Lake Victoria, Murchison Bay Botanic Gardens, Entebbe, Uganda

specimen
BMNH_92-8-27-8-10

Lake Victoria, Ripon Falls

specimen
ANSP_348697

Shore of Lake Victoria, Kitala, Entebbe Dist. Uganda

specimen
ANSP_348697

Shore of Lake Victoria, Kitala, Entebbe Dist. Uganda

specimen
ZMB_108817

Towalio, Buddu, Soweh, Uganda

specimen
ZMB_108817

Towalio, Buddu, Soweh, Uganda

specimen
BMNH_MP_241

Uganda

specimen
BMNH_1902-5-26-45

Victoria Nyanza, Budde

specimen
BMNH_1906-3-30-38-40

Victoria Nyanza, Entebee

ZMB_108817B. Towchio [?], Buddu, Soweh, Uganda


unknown

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0518

Igauga Usogo, N. Lake Victoria Nyanza

specimen
ANSP_83081

Kisuani, German East Africa [questionable locality]

specimen
MRAC_MP_0002

Lac Albert

specimen
MRAC_57629

Lac Victoria

specimen
ZMB_108815

Mbugu, Victoria Nyansa

specimen
BMNH_MP_027

South America [?]

specimen
ANSP_83083

Victoria Nyanza

specimen
BMNH_1901-8-16-23

Victoria Nyanza

specimen
BMNH_1904-4-6-37

Victoria Nyanza

specimen
BMNH_1924-11-28-90-96

Victoria Nyanza

specimen
BMNH_1930-12-3-364

Victoria Nyanza