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Page last updated
Wed 11 Sep 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 | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Pleiodon

species Pleiodon spekii (Woodward, 1859): specimens
     38 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Pleiodon spekiiGraf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Zieritz et al. (2013), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika, Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map


Burundi

specimen
MRAC_59236

a 20 km env. ... Usumbura

specimen
MRAC_59246

a 20 km env. ... Usumbura

specimen
MCZ_41069

Lake Tanganyika, Usumbura, Rwanda, Belgian Congo

specimen
MRAC_59972

Lac Tanganyika Rumonge

specimen
MRAC_606388

Lac Tanganyika, Usumbura

specimen
MRAC_606428

Lac Tanganyika, Usumbura

specimen
ZMB_MP_0067

Tanganyika bbeiUsumbura

specimen
UMMZ_112009

Lake Tanganyika, Usambra, east Africa

specimen
MRAC_576172

Plaine de la Ruzizi Kasaga

specimen
MRAC_287851

Usumbura, Lac Tanganyika

specimen
MRAC_292832

Usumbura, Tanganyika

specimen
BMNH_1927-3-10-33-34

Sigunga Point, Tongwe, Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0839

Tanganyika lake near Usumbura

specimen
MRAC_58654

... Usumbra

specimen
MRAC_58662

Rwanda: Rubengesa ... Usumbra

specimen
MRAC_58669

Usumbura

specimen
MRAC_58692

Usumbura Tanganyika

specimen
MRAC_58694

Usumbura Tanganyika

specimen
MRAC_58698

Usumbura Tanganyika

   

Congo (DRC)

specimen
SMF_12263

Tanganyika See bei M’Pala

specimen
MCZ_173576

Lake Tanganyika, Moliro, Belgian Congo

specimen
MCZ_77271

Lake Tanganyika, Uvira, Belgian Congo

specimen
MRAC_65227

Lac Tanganyika, pres Albertville

specimen
MRAC_65228

Lac Tanganyika, pres Albertville

specimen
MNHN_MP_0179

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0188

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0428

M’pala, Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0167

Kibanga

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0434

M’Pala, Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0176

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0211

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0452

Moliro (Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0214

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0461

M’pala Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0210

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0467

M’pala Lac Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0231

Mpala

specimen
MNHN_MP_0201

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0239

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0227

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
ANSP_144645

Albertville, L. Tanganyika, Belg. Congo

specimen
FMNH_293183

Lake Tanganyika at Uvira, Zaire, Africa

specimen
FMNH_52384

Kapampa, Lake Tanganyika, Centr. Africa

specimen
FMNH_293184

Lake Tanganyika, Uvira, Kivu Prov. Zaire, Africa

specimen
MNHN_MP_0233

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0234

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0200

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0183

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
AMNH_88980

Albertville, Belgian Congo

specimen
AMNH_305972

Uvira, northern Lake Tanganyika, Zaire

specimen
MNHN_MP_0254

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0265

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
UF_167158

Lake Tanganyika, Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo

specimen
MNHN_MP_0258

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0270

lac Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0297

lac Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0262

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MRAC_576191

Mulongwe, plage Lac Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0313

Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)

specimen
MRAC_303837

Djola, Congo

specimen
MRAC_97820

Lac Tanganyika, Lubunduji (Albertville)

specimen
MRAC_483972

Moliro, Tanganyika

specimen
USNM_341241

L. Tanganyika, Albertville

specimen
MNHN_MP_0830

lac Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0833

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0836

Tanganyika sud

specimen
MNHN_MP_0846

lac Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0848

lac Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0863

Mpala, Tanganyika

specimen
MRAC_58577

Tembwe

specimen
MNHN_MP_0838

Kibanga

specimen
MRAC_58643

Lac Tanganyika: Kibanga

specimen
MRAC_58651

Tanganyika a Foa

specimen
MRAC_58664

Tanganyika... Tumpa

specimen
MRAC_58668

Tanganyika... Uvira

specimen
MRAC_58672

Tanganyika a Foa

specimen
MRAC_58674

Tembwe

specimen
MRAC_58677

Tanganyika... Uvira

specimen
MRAC_58679

Tanganyika... Uvira

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0730

Albertville Tanganyika

specimen
MRAC_58681

Tanganyika... Uvira

specimen
MRAC_58683

Tanganyika... Moliro

specimen
MRAC_58686

Albertville, Lac Tanganyika

specimen
MRAC_58688

Lac Albert, Kasenyi

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0751

Albertville (Congo Belge)


Rwanda

specimen
MCZ_296007

Nyamasheke, 2 i above level of Lake Kivu, Rwanda

   

Tanzania

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0774

Kigoma, Tanganyika

specimen
SMF_132401

Tanganyika Terr., Tanganyika See bei Kasaba (Kigoma Dist.)

specimen
SMF_UNCAT

Tanganyika Terr., Tanganyika See bei Kasaba, 6 km SSE ..... (Kigoma Dist.)

specimen
MCZ_82012

Lake Tanganyika, Sumbwa, Ufipa, Tanganyika Territory

specimen
ZMB_52270

Tanganyika, Kasanga

specimen
ZMB_109103

Dtsch O. Africa

specimen
ZMB_109102

Kaviaala, N Ras Kungwe [locality unknown]

specimen
ZMB_MP_0055

Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0242

Karema, Lac Tanganyika

specimen
USNM_341244

L. Tanganyika, Kigoma

specimen
BMNH_MP_271

Lake Tanganyika, Kasakela, about 12 mi W Kigonz [sic]

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0738

Karema, riv oriental du Lac Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0746

Karema, Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0754

Kigoma, Tanganyika

 

Zambia

specimen
MCZ_82071

Lake Tanganyika, Nyamkolo, Northern Rhodesia

specimen
UMMZ_248777

Zambia: Nyika Bay of Kumbulla Id., Lake Tanganyika, 2 mi N Myulungu

specimen
MRAC_795314

Zambia: Lac Tanganika, Kasakalabwe


unknown

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0759

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0763

Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0775

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
SMF_MP_2378

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
SMF_12264

Tanganyika See

specimen
SMF_MP_2374

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
USNM_126962

Lake Tanganyika, Africa

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0367

Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0394

Tanganyika

specimen
BMNH_80-12-20-8-9

Lake Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0426

[Tanganyika]

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0429

[Tanganyika]

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0432

[Tanganyika]

specimen
ZMB_35531

Tanganyika

specimen
ZMB_108806-02

L. Tanganyia

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0442

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0448

Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0451

[Tanganyika]

specimen
MNHN_MP_0208

Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0453

Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0454

Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0455

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0456

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0457

[Tanganyika]

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0458

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0459_01

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0460

[Tanganyika]

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0462

[Tanganyika]

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0463

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0466

Lac Tanganyika?

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0468

[Tanganyika]

specimen
MRAC_783610

Lac Eduard

specimen
ANSP_133857

L. Tanganyika

specimen
UMMZ_112008

Lake Tanganyika, west Africa

specimen
AMNH_305984

Lake Tanganyika, E. Central Africa

specimen
MNHN_MP_0274

Tanganyika

specimen
MRAC_793049

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
MRAC_215944

Tanganyika

specimen
MRAC_575521

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0298

Tanganyika

specimen
BMNH_MP_259

Senegal* [likely incorrect locality]

specimen
BMNH_80-3-5-31-32

Lake Tanganyika

specimen
BMNH_MP_262

Lake Tanganyika

specimen
BMNH_1859-12-23-8

Lake Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0834

Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0835

Tanganyika

specimen
BMNH_89-6-23-1-2

Lake Tanganyika

specimen
BMNH_1926-10-27-1

Lake Tanganyika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0840

Kamangi, Uguha [locality unknown]

specimen
MRAC_58647

Tanganyika...

specimen
MRAC_58653

Tanganyika...

specimen
MRAC_58665

Tanganyika

specimen
MRAC_58666

Tanganyika

specimen
MRAC_58670

Tanganyika

specimen
MRAC_58676

Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0731

Tanganyika

specimen
MRAC_58689

Lac Tanganyika

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0753

Tanganyika

   

Page updated: 09:46:46 Wed 11 Sep 2024

 
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