Bivalvia | Unionida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Castaliini | Castalia
4 available nominal species synonyms (10 total synonyms)
Castalia cordata — Pereira et al. (2014), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Prié et al. (2026)
Castalia ambigua — Nagel (2025)
Orinoco River and the Guyanas, South America. (South America: SA2)


BMNH_1965197
British Guayana
holotype
Castalia cordata Swainson, 1840

BMNH_1965198
British Guayana
paratypes
Castalia cordata Swainson, 1840

MNHN-IM-2000-28849
Guarayos
paralectotypes
Castalia quadrilatera d’Orbigny, 1835

MNHN-IM-2000-28865
Guarayos
syntypes
Castalia quadrilatera d’Orbigny, 1835

SMF_4344
Rio San Miguel, Guarayos, Bolivia
paralectotype
Castalia quadrilatera d’Orbigny, 1835

USNM_362400
Lake Rogagua, Western Bolivia
type
Tetraplodon humilis Marshall, in USNM coll. of Authors
BMNH_1854.9.4.2. Río San Miguel (Amazon–Madeira–Mamoré–Guaporé drainage), Guarayos, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. [L = -15.8930, -63.1890]. — lectotype Castalia quadrilatera d’Orbigny, 1835
MNHN-IM-2000-29823. Guyane — possible syntype Castalia retusa Hupé, 1857

USNM_83896
La Plata R., S. Am

UF_93352
Arroyo Jamamachi Uno, Tributary Rio Matos, 33 km E and 12 km S of San Borja, Yacuma Province, Beni Departemento, Bolivia

USNM_83890
Bolivia

UMMZ_110897
Bolivia, South America

MNHN_MP_0874
Bolivie

INHS_18222
borrow pit (Rio Amazon - Rio Apere Dr.), 3 km E Estacion Biologica del Beni on rd. to San Ignacio, Beni, Bolivia

AMNH_120677
Rio Itenez (=Guaporé), Beni, 4 km above Costa Marques, Brazil, Bolivia

FMNH_45715
Rio Mamore, Trinidad, Benin, Bolivia

INHS_17838
Rio Matos (Rio Amazon - Rio Apere Dr.), 6 km E Estación Biologica del Beni on rd. to San Ignacio, Beni, Bolivia

UF_99342
Rio Matos, 25 km E, 12 km S San Borja, Yacuma Province, Beni Departemento, Bolivia

UF_93342
Rio Matos, 25 km E, 12 km S San Borja, Yacuma Province, Beni Departemento, Bolivia

UF_93301
Rio Tucavaca, 5 km NNE Candelaria, Chiquitos Province, Santa Cruz Departemento, Bolivia

UF_93291
Rio Tucavaca, Candelaria, Chiquitos Province, Santa Cruz Departemento, Bolivia

UF_93294
Rio Tucavaca, Candelaria, Chiquitos Province, Santa Cruz Departemento, Bolivia

UF_93309
Rio Tucavaca, Candelaria, Chiquitos Province, Santa Cruz Departemento, Bolivia

UF_93338
Rio Zapacos, 3 km W Asencion, Nuflo de Chavez Province, Santa Cruz Departemento, Bolivia

MNHN_MP_0869
Santa Anna de Chiquitos, Brazil

BMNH_57-2-16-5
Santa Anna de Chiquitos, Bresil

UF_93325
Small Arroyo, Circa 10 km W of Warnes, Andres Ibanez Province, Santa Cruz Departemento, Bolivia
CAS_93990. Bolivia
RMNH_327169. Bolivia
ZMA_419624. Bolivia
ZMA_419626. Bolivia
UF_93357. Bolivia, Beni Departemento, Yacuma Province, Rio Matos, circa 60 km E San Borja (-14.8333 -66.4166)
USNM_361110. Lake Rogagua, Western Bolivia
UF_93287. Rio Tucavaca, Candelaria, Chiquitos Province, Santa Cruz Departemento, Bolivia

ANSP_125535
Amazon R.

FMNH_2591
Amazon Region

FMNH_142717
Amazon River

ANSP_125527
Amazon River

ANSP_125528
Amazon River

MCZ_6724
Amazon River

BMNH_MP_054
Amazon River

UF_93175
Amazon River, Brazil

USNM_83889
Amazon, S. Am.

USNM_853878
Amazon, S.A.

FMNH_142719
Amazonas

SMF_11531
Amazonas

MCZ_MP.81
Brazil

MCZ_MP.88
Brazil

USNM_17394
Brazil

ANSP_41783
Brazil

USNM_83892
Brazil

UMMZ_110898
Brazil

UMMZ_110901
Brazil

UMMZ_110895
Brazil, South America

ZMB_MP_0259
Fluss Amazon

MCZ_178395
Ilha Boiuna, 3 km from S. Vicente, Rio Araguaya, est. de Goyaz, Brazil

FMNH_33079
Lago Curuca, Rio Cupari, Pará, Brazil

FMNH_29156
Lago de Tambaqui, Barra de Sao Manoel, Pará, Brazil

FMNH_49170
Lago de Xixia (Chichia), Municipio de Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil

FMNH_33080
lower Rio Cupari, Pará, Brazil

FMNH_6546
Pará, Brazil

MCZ_MP.83
Pará, Brazil

FMNH_49171
Rio Arapiuns, below Ponta Icuxi, Pará, Brazil

FMNH_49172
Rio Arapiuns, near Lago do Mata, Pará, Brazil

INHS_20566
Rio Branco, 40 km upstream confl. with Rio Negro, Igarape Curumbau, Amazonas, Brazil

FMNH_30435
Rio Cumina, near Obidos, Pará, Brazil

FMNH_33078
Rio Cupari, Galego, State Pará, Brazil

MCZ_52479
Rio Jamachim, an affluent of the Rio Tapajós, Amazonas, Brazil

DMNH_173089
Rio Jamauchim, Brazil

UMMZ_110894
Rio Jamauchim, Brazil

FMNH_54626
Rio Juruá, near João Pessoa, Amazonas, Brazil

FMNH_25883
Rio Juruá, near João Pessoa, Est. Amazonas, Brazil

ANSP_158783
Rio Paraguay, Descalvados, Matto Grosso, Brazil

CM_MP_1
Rio Purús, ? Brazil

MCZ_MP.85
Rio Purús, Brazil

SMF_11532
Rio Purús, Brazil

UMMZ_40767
Rio Purús, Brazil

UMMZ_4175
Rio Purús, Brazil

FMNH_29155
Rio São Manoel, 5 km above Barra de Sao Manoel, Pará, Brazil

FMNH_29157
Rio Sao Manoel, Barra de Sao Manoel, Pará, Brazil

FMNH_29158
Rio Sao Manoel, Remanso, Pará, Brazil

ZMB_MP_0302
Rio Tocantins

UMMZ_110896
Rio Tocantins, Amazon River, Brazil, South America

ANSP_125533
Tocantines, Brazil

ZMB_36288
Tocantins
NCSM_30852. Brazil, Amapá, Macapá, [Canal do Norte], Amazon River, [point estimated 2.5 km E center] Macapá (0.034 -51.066)

MNHN_MP_0883
Tampoc (affluent Maroni)

ZMB_MP_0225
British Guiana

BMNH_MP_060
British Guiana

AMS_1737
British Guiana

USNM_172684
Guiana

UMMZ_110899
Guiana, South America

IRSNB_MP_0884
Guiane Anglaise

ZMB_MP_0255
Guyana

ZMB_MP_0265
Guyana

SMF_11530
Guyana

MNHN_MP_0887
Guyane
RMNH_327179. British Guyana

AMS_126864
Paraguay

FMNH_67901
Alto Yavarí, zone of mouth of Rio Yaquerana, Loreto, Peru

FMNH_67900
Alto Yavarí, zone of mouth of Rio Yaquerana, Loreto, Peru

ZMB_35606
Huallaga

FMNH_216458
Iquitos ?, Peru

AMNH_89226
Lago Huaho, Rio Urubamba

SMF_11517
Peru

MUSM_MP_003
Peru: Pucallpa, Yarinacocha

MUSM_MP_008
Peru: Pucallpa, Yarinacocha

MCZ_MP.90
Quebrada Turicana, Rio Pachitea, Agua Caliente, Huanuco, Peru

FMNH_114174
Rio Calleria, Colonia Calleria, 15 km from Ucayali, Loreto, Peru

INHS_19820
Rio Itaya, 11 km (39° bearing) SSE center of Iquitos, Loreto, Peru

INHS_19830
Rio Itaya, 11 km (39° bearing) SSE center of Iquitos, Loreto, Peru

MCZ_42276
Rio Maranon, Brazil

INHS_17749
Rio Napo, 1 km upstream mouth of Rio Mazan, Loreto, Peru

FMNH_47101
Rio Samiria, N. trib of the Amazon River, 140 m. alt., Peru

FMNH_216448
Rio Samiria, N. trib of the Amazon River, between Rio Huallaga and Ucayali, 140 m. alt., Peru

FMNH_30652
Trib. Rio Amazonas, Iquitos, Peru

ZMB_25668
Ucayali, E. Peru
NCSM_55457. Brazil, Marañón River
RMNH_327170. Boven Saramacca
RMNH_327171. Nickerie, Suriname
RMNH_7319. Suriname

MCZ_MP.84
[no locality available - South America]

UMMZ_110893
[no locality available - South America]

BMNH_MP_056
[no locality available - South America]

BMNH_MP_055
[no locality available - South America]

UMMZ_4176
[no locality available - South America]

USNM_36096
Amazon

USNM_83886
S. America

MCZ_MP.XX1
South America

ZMB_MP_0295
Sud Amerika

ZMB_MP_0290
Sud Amerika

INHS_67794
Rio Orinoco, Playa del Medio, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela

UF_42623
Rio Orinoco, Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas, Venezuela

MNHN_MP_0889
Venezuela
There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.