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

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This page reports the specimens in the MUSSELpdb and provides a map if geocodes are known. The taxonomic history reports the record of different names and combinations that have been applied to this species (and its synonyms) since 2007.

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species Nitia monceti (Bourguignat, 1883): specimens
6 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Nitia monceti — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), Van Damme & Pickford (2010), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2011), Graf & Cummings (2011), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range: Lake Victoria and the Victoria Nile, Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map

Kenya
UMMZ_110043 Kavirondo Gulf, Nyanza Victoria, British East Africa	IRSNB_MP_0260 Baie de Kavirondo Victoria Nyanza	ANSP_359138 Mirunda Bay, Lake Victoria, Nyanza Province, Kenya; 0° 25’ S, 34° 18’ E
ANSP_359784 Uganju Bay, Lake Victoria, Nyanza Province, Kenya; 00 47 S, 034 05 E	ANSP_359785 Mungeri Bay, L. Victoria, Nyanza Province, Kenya; 00 37 --S, 034 06 --E	ANSP_359786 Wanyama Beach, Rusinga Island, Lake Victoria, Nyanza Province, Kenya; 00 22 --S, 034 09 --E
ANSP_367323 Kadimo Point, Lake Victoria, Nyanza Region, Kenya; 0° 6’ S, 34° 4’ E	ANSP_367324 Kayamo Island, Lake Victoria, Nyanza Region, Kenya; 0° 15’ S, 34° 8’ E	ANSP_367325 Osieko, Lake Victoria, Kenya; 0° 1’ S, 34° 8’ E
MNHN_MP_1380 Kavirondo, Victoria Nyanza	MNHN_MP_1387 Kavirondo, Victoria Nyanza	MNHN_MP_1442 Baie de Kavirondo, Victoria Nyanza
BMNH_1924-11-28-152-159 Victoria Nyanza, Homa Bay	BMNH_1924-11-28-151 Victoria Nyanza, Homa Bay	BMNH_1937-12-30-13123-13126 Kavirondo Bay or Entebee
BMNH_MP_473 off Ulambiwi Bay, Victoria Nyanza
Tanzania
BMNH_86-2-19-88-92 Victoria Nyanza, south shore	ZMB_104877 Busisi, Busisi Creek, Tanzania	MCZ_288399 Lake Victoria, Mwanza, South Bay, East Africa
ZMB_104878 Nyamirembe, Viktoriasee, Tanzania	ZMB_104879 Bukoba, Viktoria	ZMB_104898 Busisi, Busisi Creek, Tanzania
BMNH_1906-3-9-77-78 Victoria Nyanza, Burkoba
Uganda
MRAC_792778 Entebbe, Lac Victoria	MCZ_118428 Lake Victoria, Kazi, S of Kampala, Uganda	MCZ_108641 Lake Victoria, Entebbe, Uganda
MCZ_260516 Lake Victoria, Murchison Bay Botanic Gardens, Entebbe, Uganda	MCZ_260517 Lake Victoria, Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda	CM_61.6186 Victoria Nyanza, North Shore, Uganda, Africa
MRAC_576715 Lac Victoria, Entebe	MRAC_580294 Lac Victoria, Entebbe	MRAC_795373 Unganda: eiland Bugaia Mukono landing (Victoria Meer)
MRAC_795777 Uganda: eiland Bavuma (Victoria Meer)	BMNH_92-8-27-22-28 Victoria Nyanza, N end	MNHN_MP_1020 Victoria Nyanza, Entebbe
MNHN_MP_1038 Au Nord du Victoria Nyanza, Entebbe	ZMB_104917 Uganda, Viktoriasee, Entebee, at wildlife education center	AMNH_131105 Entebbe, Lake Victoria, Uganda
MNHN_MP_1040 lac Victoria, Entebbe	USNM_606822 Lake Victoria Nyanza, Entebbe, Uganda	MNHN_MP_1041 Au Nord du Victoria Nyanza, Entebbe
ZMB_104875 Towalio, Buddu	ZMB_104897 Uganda, Sowe (Soweh), Island, Viktoriasee
unknown
BMNH_1904-4-6-38-43 Victoria Nyanza, from Musoyi [?]	MRAC_56722 Lac Victoria Nyanza	MRAC_56726 Lac Victoria Nyanza
IRSNB_MP_0255 Victoria Nyanza	IRSNB_MP_0259 Victoria Nyanza	IRSNB_MP_0261 Lac Nyassa [Nyanza]
IRSNB_MP_0262 Victoria Nyanza	IRSNB_MP_0264 Lac Nyanza	MRAC_56758 Lac Victoria Nyanza
BMNH_MP_521 Victoria Nyanza	ANSP_83082 Victoria Nyanza	UMMZ_110505 Lake Nyanza, East Africa
IRSNB_MP_0148 Iganga Usogo N Lake Victoria Nyanza	MRAC_57022 Lac Victoria Nyanza	SMF_13543 Angeblich Nyassa-See
SMF_13544 Viktoria-See	SMF_13545 Viktoria-See	BMNH_1924-11-28-101-106 Victoria Nyanza
ANSP_132704 Victoria Nyanza, Africa	ZMB_104876 Mhugu, Victoria Nyansa	ZMB_104880 Mhugu, Victoria Nyansa
ZMB_104883 Mkunga bei Ruasa	ZMB_104881 “Tanganyika” ? (Viktoriasee)	ZMB_104914 “Amani” (Viktoriasee)
ZMB_39254 Viktoriasee	BMNH_MP_442 N.D. Victoria Nyanza	MNHN_MP_1056 Nyassa [Nyanza ?]
BMNH_1924-11-28-36-42 Victoria Nyanza	BMNH_1924-11-28-116 Victoria Nyanza

Genbank Vouchers

Kenya

UGSB_4891 (21571) (16S, 28S, H3) Kenya: Lake Victoria (0.08075 S 34.03286 E)

Uganda

UGSB_5275 (21548) (COI, 16S, 28S, H3) Uganda: Lake Victoria (0.16176 N 33.58264 E)

UGSB_15575 (21596) (COI, 16S, 28S, H3) Uganda: Lake Victoria (0.03892 N 32.49402 E)

UGSB_5318 (21557) (COI, 16S, 28S, H3) Uganda: Lake Victoria (0.02976 N 33.24449 E)

UGSB_15572 (21591) (COI, 16S, 28S) Uganda: Lake Victoria (0.30371 S 32.28927 E)

Page updated: 15:06:18 Wed 04 Dec 2024

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