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!

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Bivalvia | Myoida | Dreissenoidea | Dreissenidae | Mytilopsis africana

nominal species Dreissensia gibberosa Preston, 1909

Preston, 1909, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 89, pl. 4, fig. 4.

= Mytilopsis africana

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Mytilopsis africana (Van Beneden, 1835) — WoRMS, 2011
+ Mytilopsis africana (Van Beneden, 1835) — Daget, 1998
= Congeria gibberosa (Preston, 1909) — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

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