WoRMS taxon details
Nitia teretiuscula (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
1355431 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1355431)
accepted
Species
Unio teretiusculus R. A. Philippi, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded combination
recent only
(of Unio teretiusculus R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): 3: 45, pl. 3, fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 3: 45, pl. 3, fig. 3 [details]
Note Africa, the White Nile
From editor or global species database
Type locality Africa, the White Nile [details]
Distribution Widespread in the Nile and western Africa, perhaps including the Chad-Chari Basin
Distribution Widespread in the Nile and western Africa, perhaps including the Chad-Chari Basin [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nitia teretiuscula (R. A. Philippi, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1355431 on 2025-04-11
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(of Unio teretiusculus R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): 3: 45, pl. 3, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Graf, D. L.; Cummings, K. S. (2011). Freshwater mussel (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionoida) richness and endemism in the ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar based on comprehensive museum sampling. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 678(1): 17-36., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0810-5
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page(s): 3: 45, pl. 3, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Graf, D. L.; Cummings, K. S. (2011). Freshwater mussel (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionoida) richness and endemism in the ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar based on comprehensive museum sampling. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 678(1): 17-36., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0810-5
page(s): 24 [details] Available for editors

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Graf, D.; Cummings, K. (2019). Musselp database: The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves). , available online at http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/ [details]