MUSSELpdb

Taxonomy

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Summary

Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy

Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family

Geography

Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography

Data last updated
Mon 2 March 2026

species Anodontites elongata (Swainson, 1823): specimens

9 available nominal species synonyms (10 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Anodontites elongatus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2011), Pfeiffer et al. (2019), Mansur et al. (2020)
Anodontites elongata — Whelan et al. (2011), Graf et al. (2015), Bolotov et al. (2016), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2017), ... Wu et al. (2021), Breure et al. (2022), Torres et al. (2024), Chen et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Anodontites (s.s.) elongatus — Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)

Range

Amazon Basin in Brazil, Peru and Colombia; the Magdalena in Colombia; and the upper Paraguay in the Paraná Basin. (South America: SA1 SA3 SA5)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Anodontites elongata

MUSSELp Specimen Records

AMNH_30863
Guarape, Amazon

FMNH_120469
Rio Hanyes (?), Upper Amazon River

Argentina

INPA_1027. Argentina: (unknown - Rio de la Plata or Atlantic): arroio San Tomé

Bolivia

INHS_17840
Rio Matos (Rio Amazon - Rio Apere Dr.), 6 km E Estación Biologica del Beni on rd. to San Ignacio, Beni, Bolivia

INHS_18227
Rio Moseruna (Rio Amazon - Rio Apere Dr.), 46 km E Estacion Biologica del Beni, on rd. to San Ignacio, Beni, Bolivia

UF_93315
Rio Uroguaito, 39 km E Concepcion, Nuflo de Chavez Province, Santa Cruz Departemento, Bolivia

Brazil

BMNH_MP_023 Amazon	BMNH_MP_286 Amazon River	UMMZ_22913 Amazon River, Brazil
UMMZ_22913 Amazon River, Brazil	USNM_86723 Amazon River, Pará	USNM_86723 Amazon River, Pará
UMMZ_112440 Amazon River, South America	UMMZ_112440 Amazon River, South America	UMMZ_112440 Amazon River, South America
UMMZ_112440 Amazon River, South America	UMMZ_112440 Amazon River, South America	USNM_86607 Amazon, 150 mi above Pará, Brazil
USNM_86607 Amazon, 150 mi above Pará, Brazil	SMF_11929 Amazonas	SMF_11926 Goyaz, Brasilien
ANSP_109369 Island of Mexiana, Brazil	USNM_126305 Marim River, Brazil	USNM_126305 Marim River, Brazil
MCZ_192020 Pará, Brazil	USNM_86723A Pará, S. Am.	USNM_86723A Pará, S. Am.
BMNH_45-8-29-1-2 Pará.... [?]	SMF_11931 Quellgebiet [source area] des Rio Tatuhy, St. Sao Paulo, Bras.	SMF_11932 Rio Mirim, Brasilien
ANSP_125456 Rio Negro, S.A.	ANSP_125456 Rio Negro, S.A.	UMMZ_112436 Rio Negro, Upper Amazon, Brazil
UMMZ_112436 Rio Negro, Upper Amazon, Brazil	BMNH_1849-5-16-6-8 Sandy bays, River Para

PUCRS-MCP_8336. Brazil: Mato Grosso: Alta Floresta: (Amazon - Tapajós - Teles Pires [São Manuel]): rio Teles Pires [Rio São Manuel]: : -9.63731 -56.01620

Colombia

UMMZ_112403 Bogota, Colombia	UMMZ_112403 Bogota, Colombia	MNHN_MP_0386 de Rio Chenche, Province de Neiva
SMF_11927 Kolumbien	UMMZ_112643 Magdalena River, near Giradot, Colombia, South America	UMMZ_112643 Magdalena River, near Giradot, Colombia, South America
UMMZ_112643 Magdalena River, near Giradot, Colombia, South America	MCZ_157444 Natagaima, Departmento de Tolina, Colombia	USNM_86519 near Cauca River, Prov. Popayán, New Grenada
USNM_86519 near Cauca River, Prov. Popayán, New Grenada	ZMB_32874 New Grenada	SMF_11928 Popayan, Kolumbien, Geb. d Rio Magdalena
SMF_11928 Popayan, Kolumbien, Geb. d Rio Magdalena	USNM_127187 R. Meta, S.E. Bogota	MNHN_MP_0410 Rio Magdalena, Neiva
UMMZ_112401 Rio Meta, SE of Bogota, Colombia	UMMZ_112401 Rio Meta, SE of Bogota, Colombia	UMMZ_112401 Rio Meta, SE of Bogota, Colombia
UMMZ_112401 Rio Meta, SE of Bogota, Colombia	UMMZ_112402 Rio Saldana, Colombia, South America	UMMZ_112402 Rio Saldana, Colombia, South America
AMNH_35531 SE Bogota

Ecuador

MNHN_MP_0401 Equateur	MNHN_MP_0401 Equateur	MNHN_MP_0401 Equateur
MNHN_MP_0401 Equateur

Paraguay

BMNH_1933-2-11-5-6 Aroja, Tubicaury River, Paraguay	USNM_424732 Aroja, Tubicuary River, Paraguay	USNM_424732 Aroja, Tubicuary River, Paraguay
USNM_424837 Aroja, Tubicuary River, Paraguay	MCZ_62479 Rio Tebicuary, Villarica, Paraguay	BMNH_1934-7-3-20-21 Tubicuary River, Aroja, Paraguay
SMF_11953 Villarica, Paraguay, Gebiet Arroyo Mboro

UMMZ_219658B. Rio Tebicuary, between Florida and Reciefe, Paraguay

Peru

MUSM_MP_0018
Boca Amigas Field Station, Cocha Endaria, Peru

MUSM_MP_0010
Lago Sandoval, Tambopata Reserva Nacional, Tambopata, Peru

MNHN_MP_0396
Perou

PUCRS-MCP_8436. Peru: Loreto: (Amazon - Ucayali): Reserva Pacaya-Samiria, Loreto, Peru: -5.20583 -74.58481

PUCRS-MCP_8437. Peru: Loreto: (Amazon - Ucayali): Reserva Pacaya-Samiria, Loreto, Peru: -5.20583 -74.58481

PUCRS-MCP_8438. Peru: Loreto: Amazon - Ucayali): Reserva Pacaya-Samiria, Caño Yarina, Loreto, Peru: -5.20583 -74.58481

unknown

MNHN_MP_0071 du Haut Amazone. Upper Amazon River	MNHN_MP_0071 du Haut Amazone. Upper Amazon River	MNHN_IM-2000-1787 du Haut Amazone. Upper Amazon River
MNHN_IM-2000-1787 du Haut Amazone. Upper Amazon River	UMMZ_23125 Locality ?	UMMZ_23125 Locality ?
MCZ_MP.161 South America