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Thu 04 Apr 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 ovatus (Swainson, 1823): specimens
     19 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Pleiodon ovataGraf & Cummings (2007), Zieritz et al. (2013)
Mutela ovataIUCN (2010)
Pleiodon ovatusBogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range: Senegal, western Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map


Egypt

specimen
FMNH_2587

Egypt

specimen
UF_270778

Nile River, Alexandria, Egypt

 

Gabon

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0427

Gabon

   

Gambia

specimen
USNM_149911

River Gambia, Africa

specimen
MCZ_30613

Gambia

specimen
MNHN_MP_0824

Gambie


Guinea

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0417

Guinee

specimen
MNHN_MP_0823

Guinee Francaise

specimen
MRAC_91273

Guinee

specimen
MNHN_MP_0820

Guinee

specimen
MNHN_MP_0822

Riv. Kili, Fandie (Guinee)

specimen
MNHN_MP_0825

Sambailo (Cercle de Gaoual), Guinee


Mali

specimen
MNHN_MP_0282

Bafing, affluent du Senegal

   

Nigeria

specimen
MRAC_91272

Northern Nigeria

   

Senegal

specimen
SMF_12268

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0046

Bakel, Senegal

specimen
MCZ_184499

Casamance River, near Sedhiou, Casamance

specimen
ZMB_111744

Senegal ?

specimen
ZMB_112984

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0424

Casamance entre Goree et la Gambia

specimen
MCZ_MP.227

Senegal

specimen
MCZ_MP.228

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0433

Casamance

specimen
MNHN_MP_0809

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0826

Fleuve du Cazamance, Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0827

Fleuve du Cazamance, Senegal

specimen
ANSP_41824

Senegambia

specimen
UMMZ_112006

Senegal, West Africa

specimen
MNHN_MP_0311

Senegal

specimen
USNM_86774

Senegal

specimen
USNM_86773

Senegal

specimen
MRAC_91269

Ht Senegal

specimen
MRAC_91270

Senegal

specimen
MRAC_91274

“Chenegal”

specimen
MRAC_91275

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0810

Riv. Saloum, Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0817

Senegal

specimen
MNHN_MP_0821

Senegal ile de Babagahe

specimen
AMS_127037

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0734

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0735

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0736

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0740

Casamance

specimen
DMNH_173144

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0744

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0745

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0747

Senegal

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0749

Senegal

   

unknown

specimen
SMF_12265

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
SMF_168346

Sud Africa [questionable locality]

specimen
SMF_12266

Afrika

specimen
SMF_12267

S. Afrika [questionable locality]

specimen
CM_61.1543

West Coast Africa

specimen
MCZ_30614

W Africa

specimen
ZMB_9612

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
ZMB_109107

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0420

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
MCZ_MP.229

Nile River

specimen
USNM_17393

W Africa

specimen
MCZ_MP.232

[no locality available - West Africa]

specimen
MCZ_MP.233

Africa

specimen
USNM_19836

W Africa

specimen
UF_93227

West Africa

specimen
ZMB_104903

Afrika

specimen
MNHN_MP_0207

Niger

specimen
MNHN_MP_0828

[no locality available - West Africa]

specimen
MNHN_MP_0829

[no locality available - West Africa]

specimen
MNHN_MP_0831

Le Nil

specimen
MNHN_MP_0832

Perou (??)

specimen
ANSP_41823

Africa

specimen
ANSP_125413

W. Coast, Africa

specimen
ANSP_41888

[no locality available - West Africa]

specimen
UMMZ_22932

S. Africa [incorrect locality — probably Western Africa]

specimen
AMNH_31283

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
AMNH_31284

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
AMNH_30892

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
AMNH_31282

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
AMNH_31287

Lake Tanganyika

specimen
AMNH_30891

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
USNM_73085

W Africa

specimen
BMNH_MP_257

West Africa

specimen
BMNH_MP_260

Africa

specimen
BMNH_54-5-31-28

West Africa

specimen
BMNH_MP_261

West Africa

specimen
BMNH_MP_264

West Africa

specimen
BMNH_MP_265

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
BMNH_MP_266

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
BMNH_MP_267

W. Africa

specimen
BMNH_MP_268

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
MNHN_MP_0811

Afrique Centrale

specimen
MNHN_MP_0813

Afrique Centrale

specimen
MNHN_MP_0818

Afrique

specimen
MNHN_MP_0819

Lac de Guer [?]

specimen
BMNH_MP_269

C. Africa

specimen
BMNH_MP_270

Africa

specimen
DMNH_129662

Tampico, Mexico [obviously an error]

specimen
AMS_127038

Africa

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0743

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0750

[no locality available - Africa]

specimen
BMNH_MP_377

West Africa

   

Page updated: 07:12:42 Thu 04 Apr 2024

 
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