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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!

Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Castaliini | Castalia

species Castalia orbignyi (Deville & Hupé, 1850): specimens
     2 available nominal species synonyms (4 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Castalia orbignyi — Pereira et al. (2014), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Poorly defined distribution in the “Upper Amazon,” Peru and Brazil.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

No map available.

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