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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!

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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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela

species Mutela rostrata (Rang, 1835): specimens
     15 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Mutela rostrataGraf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), Hoeh et al. (2009), ..., Kongim et al. (2015), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Huang et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range: Widespread in western Africa, the Congo and the Nile.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map


Benin

specimen
MNHN_MP_0700

Dahomey, cercle de Zagnanado, sur le rivieres du Bas Oueme a Dogba

   

Burkina Faso

specimen
MCZ_288401

Volta Blanche, 53 km fr, Ouagadougou at bridge on rd. to Fada N’Gourma, Ivory Coast

specimen
MNHN_MP_0710

Lac de Hte Volta, pres de Ouagadougou

 

Cameroon

specimen
ZMB_112980

Tshad ... Kamerun

   

Central African Republic

specimen
MNHN_MP_0719

Mamoun, Chari

   

Chad

specimen
SMF_12248_02

Muse Elu (Lere See), Benue Gebiet

specimen
BMNH_1923-3-6-12-14

Lake Chad, Sudan

specimen
ZMB_53629

Tsad... Süd Ufer

specimen
MNHN_MP_0704

Fort Lamy, Tchad, Chari

specimen
MNHN_MP_0725

Baga Sola, Lac Tchad

specimen
MNHN_MP_0726

Lac Tchad, chanl entre Mischilela et Berem (iles basses)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0735

lac de Lere Tchad

specimen
UMMZ_248789

Chari River, sand bar in river, at J’D’jamena, Republic of Chad

specimen
BMNH_1924-2-16-1-10

Lake Chad, Sudan

specimen
MRAC_798078

Lac Tchad: Fort Lamy

specimen
MRAC_799000

Nigeria: Lac Tchad, Malamfatori

specimen
MNHN_MP_0702

Bahr Tuiga Parc National de Zakouma, Tchad

specimen
MNHN_MP_0720

Tchad...

specimen
MNHN_MP_0723

Lac Tchad

 

Congo (Brazzaville)

specimen
ANSP_413698

Congo River, Les Rapides, Brazzaville, Congo. Found in mud along the shore

specimen
ANSP_416293

Congo River, Malebo Pool, far side of sand island, Kintele, Congo

specimen
ANSP_413642

Congo River, Malebo Poo, near side of sand island, Kintele, Congo

specimen
ANSP_413643

Congo River, Malebo Pool, far side of sand island, Kintele, Congo

specimen
ANSP_416297

Congo River, Malebo Pool, backwater channel on sand island, Congo

specimen
ANSP_416300

Congo River, Malebo Pool, isolated pool on sand island, Kintele, Congo

specimen
MNHN_MP_1407_04

Stanley Pool, Brazzaville

specimen
MNHN_MP_0767_02

N’goko & Haut Sangha [two labels]

specimen
MNHN_5699

Gancini (Congo)

specimen
INHS_31237

Congo River, Malebo Pool, far side of sand island, Kintele, Congo

specimen
INHS_31241

Congo River, Malebo Pool, far side of sand island, Kintele, Congo

specimen
INHS_31245

Congo River, Malebo Poo, near side of sand island, Kintele, Congo

specimen
INHS_31249

Congo River, Malebo Pool, isolated pool on sand island, Kintele, Congo

specimen
MNHN_MP_0738

Moyen Congo....

specimen
MNHN_MP_0752

Bas Oubanghi

specimen
MNHN_MP_0756

Congo (Bas Oubanghi)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0757

Brazzaville

specimen
MNHN_MP_0758

Oub. Congo


Congo (DRC)

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0641

Kinshasa

specimen
MRAC_581471

Vista

specimen
SMF_12269

Innerer Belgischer Kongo -Staat

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0644

Mulango, Haut Lualaba, Congo Belge

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0646

Nsendwe, Congo Belge

specimen
MRAC_59209

Mulongo: Channel, entre la Kabamba a la Lualaba

specimen
MCZ_88962

Luapula River, Kasenga, Belgian Congo

specimen
MCZ_88961

Congo River, Kinshasa, Belgian Congo

specimen
MCZ_109974

Lake Moero, Pweto, Belgian Congo

specimen
MCZ_171720

Lake Edward, SW shore, Kamande, Belgian Congo

specimen
MCZ_41067

Stanleyville, Belgian Congo

specimen
MCZ_72824

Lake Albert, Mahagi Port, Belgian Congo

specimen
BMNH_94-9-4-6

Upper Congo

specimen
AMNH_72197

Stanleyville, Africa

specimen
ANSP_146181

Kassai, Africa

specimen
FMNH_293188

Lake Edward, Vitshumbi, Zaire

specimen
ANSP_132310

Lualuba, Mulongo, Belgian Congo

specimen
ANSP_133859

Stanleyville, Africa

specimen
ANSP_132312

Stanleyville

specimen
UMMZ_112005

Nsendwe, Congo Free State, Africa

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0551

Yambinga

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0557

Mulongo, entre Kikondja et Awkoro

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0566

la Luapila a Kashiobwa

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0569

Lac Moero... Kisangi...Lukon...

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0571

La Luapula, Mulongo entre Kikondja et Ankoro

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0573

Lac Moero pres du Lukongolwa

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0574

La Luapula, a Kasenga

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0581

Kinshasa

specimen
MRAC_303658

Kalina, Pt. W.

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0627

Kinshasa

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0632

Nsendwe, Congo Belge

specimen
MNHN_MP_0750

Haut Congo Belge

specimen
MRAC_484066

La Luapula, a Kasenga

specimen
MRAC_58455

Djuma, affluent de droite du Kwango

specimen
MRAC_58459

Nsendwe

specimen
MRAC_58502

Riv. Lualaba a Mulongo

specimen
MRAC_58505

Nsendwe

specimen
MRAC_58614

Lac Moero, a Lukomwalwa

specimen
MRAC_58615

Lac Moero, ... Kilwa

specimen
MRAC_58616

Lac Moero, ... Kisangi

specimen
MRAC_58627

Riv. Luapula a Kasenga

specimen
MRAC_58629

Riv. Lualaba entre Ankoro et Kikoudja: Mulongo

specimen
MRAC_58630

Mulongo entre Ankoro et Kikoudja

specimen
MRAC_58632

riv. Luapula: Kashiobwa

specimen
MRAC_58638

riv. Lualpula a Kasenga

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0714

Nsendwe, Congo Belge

   

Egypt

specimen
ANSP_417318

Nile River, Qanater El Khayreya, Egypt

specimen
USNM_126443

R. Nile, Egypt

specimen
USNM_126956C

R. Nile, Egypt

specimen
MRAC_59022

Egypte: Alexandrie

specimen
USNM_126956

R. Nile, Egypt

specimen
UMMZ_111994

Canal Mahmoudich, Egypt

specimen
BMNH_MP_204

Lower Nile

specimen
BMNH_1937-12-30-13155-13156

Lower Nile River

specimen
MCZ_60132

Alexandria, Egypt

specimen
ZMB_112978

Aegypten

specimen
ZMB_112975

Cairo

specimen
ZMB_16649

Cairo

specimen
MNHN_MP_0728

Egypte

specimen
MNHN_MP_0731

Ismailia canal

specimen
ANSP_160929

Zoo Gardens, Cairo, Egypt

specimen
ANSP_41819

Egypt

specimen
BMNH_MP_210

Bahr el Faraomijeh, NW of Menouf, Egypt

specimen
BMNH_58-6-9-7

Egypt

specimen
UMMZ_111992

Alexandria, Egypt

specimen
UMMZ_111974

The Nile, Egypt

specimen
UMMZ_111995

Canal Mahmoudich, Egypt

specimen
UMMZ_111991

The Nile, Egypt

specimen
AMNH_30886

Egypt

specimen
BMNH_MP_484

Shabra Maut

specimen
USNM_605433

Bahr el Faraomijeh, NW of Menouf, Egypt

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0629

Canal du Joseph, Egypte

specimen
MNHN_MP_0696

Canal Ismailia

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0689

Canal St. Georges, Egypte

specimen
SMF_12258

Nil bei Kairo

specimen
SMF_12250_01

Mahmudie-Kanal, bei Alexandrien

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0637

Canal l’Alexandrie

specimen
SMF_319213

Abu Simbel, shore of Lake Nassar, Aegypten

 

Gambia

specimen
BMNH_MP_214

Gambia River

specimen
MCZ_255066

Gambia, Africa

specimen
MCZ_MP.253

Gambia

specimen
UMMZ_111990

Gambia, West Africa

specimen
AMNH_35367

Gambia

specimen
USNM_86784

Gambia, Af.

specimen
MNHN_MP_0714

Gambie

   

Kenya

specimen
ANSP_81213

Lake Rudolf

   

Mali

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0397

Niger a Bamako

specimen
MNHN_MP_0716

Mopti sur le Niger

specimen
MNHN_MP_0717

Lac Faguibini, Gourao

specimen
MNHN_MP_0718

Niger pres Mopti

specimen
MNHN_MP_0727

Soudan francias

specimen
MNHN_MP_0745

Soudan francais

specimen
MNHN_MP_0724

entre Tombouctou et Bamba, Niger

specimen
MNHN_MP_0747

Fleuve Bafing

specimen
MNHN_MP_0768

Soudan Francais


Niger

specimen
MNHN_MP_0621

rive oued de Bosso à Nguigmi

   

Nigeria

specimen
SMF_12262

Schillem am Gongola Fl., Benue Zufl., östl. Nigerien

specimen
SMF_3227

Schillem am Gongola Fl., Benue Zufl., östl. Nigerien

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0373

Shillem - River Gongola, N.E. Nigeria

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0393

N.E. Nigeria River Gongola Shileem

specimen
ANSP_139951

Gongola River, Shillem, N.E. Nigeria

specimen
BMNH_MP_166

N. Nigeria, Shillem, Gongola River

specimen
MRAC_799003

Nigeria: Lac Tchad, Yobe river Yau

specimen
MRAC_799004

Nigeria: Lac Tchad, Yobe river Yau

specimen
USNM_853582

Samaru, between Kano & Kaduna, Nigeria

specimen
USNM_853585

Mairuwa Lake, near Funtua, Nigeria

   

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0647

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0648

Senegal

specimen
ZMB_9615

Senegal

specimen
USNM_126957

R. Cazamance

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0374

Senegal

specimen
ZMB_112979

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0680

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0681

du Senegal

specimen
MCZ_37095

[Senegal], Africa

specimen
MCZ_172817

confluence of Faleme and Senegal rivers, Senegal

specimen
MCZ_37533

Senegal

specimen
UF_93229

Senegal

specimen
USNM_25945

Senegal, Africa

specimen
ANSP_41821

Senegal

specimen
UMMZ_111987

Senegal, West Africa

specimen
UMMZ_111978

Senegal, Africa

specimen
UMMZ_108015

Nyan, Senegal, West Africa

specimen
FMNH_6545

Senegambia, West Africa

specimen
FMNH_8381

Senegambia, West Africa

specimen
BMNH_MP_213

Senegambia

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0399

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0698

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0699

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0703

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0705

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0706

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0707

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0708

Cazamance, Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0709

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0711

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0713

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0694

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0695

Senegal

specimen
AMNH_31292

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0733

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0736

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0681

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0683

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0684

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0691

Senegal

specimen
USNM_86785A

Senegal

specimen
DMNH_173093

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0638

Senegal

specimen
SMF_3039

Senegal

 

South Africa

specimen
BMNH_MP_402

Groenland

   

Sudan

specimen
SMF_1001

Djebel Auel [Jebel Aulia], Bahr-el-Abiad [Bahr al-Abiad = Weißer Nil]

specimen
BMNH_MP_383

mouth of the White Nile

specimen
BMNH_MP_384

El Dueim, S. Sudan

specimen
UMMZ_111983

Fachoda, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Africa

specimen
BMNH_65-1-3-16

from the Nile region between 3° to 14° N lat.

specimen
ZMB_77702

Weiner Nil, Kartum, Sudan

specimen
ZMB_112990

Weiper Nil

specimen
MCZ_20896

Dinder River, near Beit-el-Wahsh, Blue Nile, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

specimen
MCZ_173629

Jur River, near Galual, Tonj, Bahr-el-Ghazal, Sudan

specimen
MCZ_289033

White Nile, Khartoum, Sudan

specimen
USNM_215186

White Nile, Gordon Tree, above Khartoum

specimen
BMNH_1923-6-8-1121-1129

near Mogran, S. Sudan

specimen
BMNH_MP_194

Lake Shambi

specimen
BMNH_MP_195

S of Melut

specimen
MNHN_MP_0766

Fleuve Blanc

specimen
BMNH_1923-6-8-1137-1141

Tawila, S. Sudan

specimen
BMNH_MP_181

Ad-Duwem

specimen
USNM_608148

Jur River, near Galual, Tonj, Bahr-el-Ghazal, Sudan

specimen
ANSP_125477

Upper Nile

specimen
BMNH_1950-4-25-82-84

Ed Duein, White Nile, Sudan

specimen
UMMZ_248928

White Nile River, 15 mi S of Kosti Bridge, receding water on E bank, Sudan

specimen
USNM_426723

Kaka, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0626

Senaar

specimen
USNM_86786

Kordofan, Central Africa

specimen
UMMZ_111691

Fachoda

specimen
SMF_12259

Weisser Nil, bei Kartum

 

Uganda

specimen
BMNH_MP_207

Lake Kyoga, Uganda

specimen
BMNH_MP_197

Lake Albert, Uganda

specimen
BMNH_MP_175

Tonia, Albert Nyanza

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0633

Uganda

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0686

Uganda

 

Zambia

specimen
BMNH_1905-6-19-2

Upper Chambesi River, Rhodesia

specimen
MRAC_791837

Kasengo- rive

specimen
USNM_602553

Chambezi River, Mbesuma Ranch, near Chinsali, N Rhodesia

specimen
MRAC_58637

Riv. Luapula a ...

   

unknown

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0640

Nil

specimen
BMNH_MP_381

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
BMNH_MP_386

Kmorgamh [?]

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0645

[locality illegible]

specimen
BMNH_MP_218

Africa

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0649

Nil

specimen
BMNH_43-11-27-79

Sierra Leone & Nile

specimen
BMNH_MP_215

Africa

specimen
CM_61.8880

Africa

specimen
CM_61.1542

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
BMNH_MP_200

Africa

specimen
BMNH_1900-7-17-286

Nile River

specimen
ZMB_112988

Afrika

specimen
ZMB_112991

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
ZMB_112981

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0396

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
ZMB_112977

Afrika

specimen
USNM_17392

W Africa

specimen
MNHN_MP_0761

Albert Nyanza

specimen
BMNH_41-4-28-152

Nile River

specimen
AMNH_193791

Nile River

specimen
BMNH_MP_183

Victoria Nyanza

specimen
BMNH_1901-8-16-12

Albert Nyanza, British Central Africa

specimen
BMNH_1940-8-1-218

Lake Edward

specimen
BMNH_MP_209

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
ANSP_41820

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
ANSP_125478

“Ishadda, West Africa”

specimen
UMMZ_111989

West Africa

specimen
UMMZ_111986_01

Tropical Africa

specimen
BMNH_38-4-16-150

Sierra Leone & Nile

specimen
USNM_86785

Africa

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0628

Nil

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0635

Nil

specimen
USNM_90314

Africa

specimen
MNHN_MP_0721

Niger

specimen
MNHN_MP_0729

Nil, Afrique

specimen
MRAC_58454

Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0685

[Congo]

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0687

Nil

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0692

Africa occid.

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0700

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
AMS_127035

Africa

specimen
SMF_12261

[no locality available - Africa]

   

ANSP_132309

Genbank Vouchers

Egypt

ANSP_417318 (COI, 28S) Nile River, Qanater El Khayreya, Egypt

 

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