Bivalvia | Myida | Dreissenoidea | Dreissenidae | Rheodreissena

species Rheodreissena xinguana Mansur, Pereira, Pimpão & Sabaj in Mansur et al., 2019: specimens

1 available nominal species synonym

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Rhepdreissena Xingu species 1 — Geda et al. (2018)
Rheodreissena xinguana — Mansur et al. (2019), Ituarte (2020), Mansur et al. (2024)

Range

Xingu and Tapajos rivers, Amazon Basin, South America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Brazil

INHS_85703. (lower Volta Grande) Along right bank of major channel, ca. 1 km upstream from cachoeira do Jericoa.

INHS_83130. (lower Volta Grande), downstream of cachoeira Tamaraca, off left bank of large braid of river that parallels BR230 to the N

INHS_79244. 10 mi NW Sao Felix do Xingu

INHS_85676. 500 m upstream from campsite 8 and iXIN13-EXP1-22, rocky outcrop in main channel

INPA_1671. Brazil: Pará state: Anapu Municipality: rio Xingu (lower Volta Grande), 03° 07′ 45″ S 051° 39′ 55.1″ W

INHS_79143. ca 59 km Altamira; camp 4

INHS_79148. Cachoeira do Jericoá, Volta Grande

INHS_79236. cachoeira Grande do Iriri, ca. 15 km upstream from confluence with rio Xingu

INHS_78888. main channel along right bank at Pimental Dam site, ca. 37 km southeast of Altamira

INHS_79194. main channel along right bank at Pimental Dam site, ca. 37 km southeast of Altamira

INHS_85473. main straight channel running from SSW to NNW

INHS_89567. Rio Xingu, rock pile isolated in main channel, 38 mi W Altimira, Pará, Brazil 29 August 2016

Genbank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced Genbank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.