MUSSELpdb
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Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
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freshwater bivalves
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freshwater mussels
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Data last updated
Thu 22 January 2026
Bivalvia | Unionida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Castaliini | Castalia
species Castalia orinocensis Morrison, 1943: synonymy
Synonymy
Castalia orinocensis Morrison, 1943
Morrison, 1943. Nautilus 57: 14, pl. 5, figs. 1-4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_522000, Maipures, Orinoco R., Colombia.
Castalia (s.s.) quadrilatera retusa — Modell (1950)
Castalia orinocensis — Haas (1969), Mansur (1991), Martinez et al. (2004), Simone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Pereira et al. (2014), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Castalia multisulcata — Ramírez et al. (2003)
Taxonomic History (since 1900)
Castalia (s.s.) quadrilatera retusa — Modell (1950)
Castalia orinocensis — Haas (1969), Mansur (1991), Martinez et al. (2004), Simone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Pereira et al. (2014), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Castalia multisulcata — Ramírez et al. (2003)
