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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Mycetopodidae | Anodontitinae | Anodontites

species Anodontites elongata (Swainson, 1823): specimens

9 available nominal species synonyms (10 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Anodontites elongatusGraf & Cummings (2007), Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2011), Pfeiffer et al. (2019), Mansur et al. (2020)
Anodontites elongataWhelan et al. (2011), Graf et al. (2015), Bolotov et al. (2016), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2017), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), Wu et al. (2021), Breure et al. (2022), Torres et al. (2024), Chen et al. (2025)
Anodontites (s.s.) elongatusPereira 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.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Anodontites elongata

MUSSELp Specimen Records


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AMNH_30863

Guarape, Amazon

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FMNH_120469

Rio Hanyes (?), Upper Amazon River


Argentina

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


Bolivia

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INHS_17840

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

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INHS_18227

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

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UF_93315

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


Brazil

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BMNH_MP_023

Amazon

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BMNH_MP_286

Amazon River

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UMMZ_22913

Amazon River, Brazil

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UMMZ_22913

Amazon River, Brazil

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USNM_86723

Amazon River, Pará

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USNM_86723

Amazon River, Pará

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UMMZ_112440

Amazon River, South America

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UMMZ_112440

Amazon River, South America

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UMMZ_112440

Amazon River, South America

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UMMZ_112440

Amazon River, South America

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UMMZ_112440

Amazon River, South America

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USNM_86607

Amazon, 150 mi above Pará, Brazil

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USNM_86607

Amazon, 150 mi above Pará, Brazil

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SMF_11929

Amazonas

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SMF_11926

Goyaz, Brasilien

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ANSP_109369

Island of Mexiana, Brazil

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USNM_126305

Marim River, Brazil

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USNM_126305

Marim River, Brazil

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MCZ_192020

Pará, Brazil

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USNM_86723A

Pará, S. Am.

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USNM_86723A

Pará, S. Am.

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BMNH_45-8-29-1-2

Pará.... [?]

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SMF_11931

Quellgebiet [source area] des Rio Tatuhy, St. Sao Paulo, Bras.

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SMF_11932

Rio Mirim, Brasilien

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ANSP_125456

Rio Negro, S.A.

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ANSP_125456

Rio Negro, S.A.

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UMMZ_112436

Rio Negro, Upper Amazon, Brazil

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UMMZ_112436

Rio Negro, Upper Amazon, Brazil

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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

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UMMZ_112403

Bogota, Colombia

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UMMZ_112403

Bogota, Colombia

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MNHN_MP_0386

de Rio Chenche, Province de Neiva

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SMF_11927

Kolumbien

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UMMZ_112643

Magdalena River, near Giradot, Colombia, South America

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UMMZ_112643

Magdalena River, near Giradot, Colombia, South America

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UMMZ_112643

Magdalena River, near Giradot, Colombia, South America

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MCZ_157444

Natagaima, Departmento de Tolina, Colombia

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USNM_86519

near Cauca River, Prov. Popayán, New Grenada

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USNM_86519

near Cauca River, Prov. Popayán, New Grenada

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ZMB_32874

New Grenada

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SMF_11928

Popayan, Kolumbien, Geb. d Rio Magdalena

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SMF_11928

Popayan, Kolumbien, Geb. d Rio Magdalena

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USNM_127187

R. Meta, S.E. Bogota

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MNHN_MP_0410

Rio Magdalena, Neiva

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UMMZ_112401

Rio Meta, SE of Bogota, Colombia

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UMMZ_112401

Rio Meta, SE of Bogota, Colombia

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UMMZ_112401

Rio Meta, SE of Bogota, Colombia

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UMMZ_112401

Rio Meta, SE of Bogota, Colombia

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UMMZ_112402

Rio Saldana, Colombia, South America

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UMMZ_112402

Rio Saldana, Colombia, South America

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AMNH_35531

SE Bogota


Ecuador

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MNHN_MP_0401

Equateur

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MNHN_MP_0401

Equateur

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MNHN_MP_0401

Equateur

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MNHN_MP_0401

Equateur


Paraguay

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BMNH_1933-2-11-5-6

Aroja, Tubicaury River, Paraguay

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USNM_424732

Aroja, Tubicuary River, Paraguay

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USNM_424732

Aroja, Tubicuary River, Paraguay

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USNM_424837

Aroja, Tubicuary River, Paraguay

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MCZ_62479

Rio Tebicuary, Villarica, Paraguay

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BMNH_1934-7-3-20-21

Tubicuary River, Aroja, Paraguay

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SMF_11953

Villarica, Paraguay, Gebiet Arroyo Mboro

UMMZ_219658B. Rio Tebicuary, between Florida and Reciefe, Paraguay


Peru

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MUSM_MP_0018

Boca Amigas Field Station, Cocha Endaria, Peru

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MUSM_MP_0010

Lago Sandoval, Tambopata Reserva Nacional, Tambopata, Peru

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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

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MNHN_MP_0071

du Haut Amazone. Upper Amazon River

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MNHN_MP_0071

du Haut Amazone. Upper Amazon River

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MNHN-IM-2000-1787

du Haut Amazone. Upper Amazon River

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MNHN-IM-2000-1787

du Haut Amazone. Upper Amazon River

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UMMZ_23125

Locality ?

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UMMZ_23125

Locality ?

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MCZ_MP.161

South America

Genbank Vouchers

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