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Wed 04 Dec 2024

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 | Veneroida | Cyrenoidea | Cyrenidae | Corbicula

species Corbicula africana (Krauss, 1848): specimens
     12 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Corbicula africanaBogan (2010), OBIS (2012), Bespalaya et al. (2018)
Corbicula fluminalis natalensisIUCN (2010)
Corbicula fluminalisIUCN (2012), Jihad (2023)
Corbicula fluminalis africanaPigneur et al. (2014)
Corbicula albedaJihad (2023)

Range: Southern Africa, including the upper Congo.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map


Congo (Brazzaville)

specimen
INHS_31232

Congo River (Atlantic Ocean Dr.) ~5 Km upstream Malebo Pool Republic of the Congo, -04.08274°, 15.50142°

specimen
INHS_31234

Congo River (Atlantic Ocean Dr.) Les Rapides, at mouth of the Djoue River, Brazzaville Republic of the Congo, -04.31197°, 15.22958°

 

Egypt

specimen
MNHN_MP_4726

Wadehalfa, Egypte

   

South Africa

specimen
MNHN_MP_4692

S. Africa

   

unknown

specimen
MNHN_MP_4720

Afrique Orientale

specimen
MNHN_MP_4688

Afrique Orientale

 

Genbank Vouchers

 

Page updated: 15:00:13 Wed 04 Dec 2024

 
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