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), 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), ... Sano et al. (2020), Wu et al. (2021), Gomes-dos-Santos et al. (2023), Chen et al. (2025), Prié et al. (2026)
Anodontites (s.s.) elongatus — Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
“Anodontites elongatus” ** — Pfeiffer et al. (2019)
Anodontites elongata — Guerra et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), Breure et al. (2022), Gomes-dos-Santos et al. (2023), Torres et al. (2024), Campbell & Lydeard (2026), Martínez et al. (2026), Prié et al. (2026), Barraza et al. (2026)

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

Type Specimens

MNHN_MP_0401
Equateur
possible syntypes
Anodonta hidalgoi Germain, 1908

USNM_86519
near Cauca River, Prov. Popayán, New Grenada
lectotype
Anodonta holtonis Lea, 1857

MNHN_MP_0071
du Haut Amazone. Upper Amazon River
syntype
Anodonta solidula Deville & Hupé, 1850

MNHN_IM-2000-1787
du Haut Amazone. Upper Amazon River
figured type
Anodonta solidula Deville & Hupé, 1850

USNM_86723
Amazon River, Pará
lectotype
Anodonta wheatleyi Lea, 1852

ANSP_109369
Island of Mexiana, Brazil
holotype
Anodontites dalli F. Baker, 1913

USNM_424732
Aroja, Tubicuary River, Paraguay
holotype
Anodontites schadei Marshall, 1934

MCZ_192020
Pará, Brazil
paralectotype
Anodonta wheatleyi Lea, 1852

USNM_86723A
Pará, S. Am.
paralectotype
Anodonta wheatleyi Lea, 1852

BMNH_1933-2-11-5-6
Aroja, Tubicaury River, Paraguay
not a type
Anodontites elfa Marshall, 1928

MCZ_62479
Rio Tebicuary, Villarica, Paraguay
paratype
Anodontites schadei Marshall, 1934

BMNH_1934-7-3-20-21
Tubicuary River, Aroja, Paraguay
paratypes
Anodontites schadei Marshall, 1934

USNM_424837
Aroja, Tubicuary River, Paraguay
paratype
Anodontites schadei Marshall, 1934

Other Specimens by Country | show by collection

2 Specimens from [blank]

AMNH_30863
Guarape, Amazon

FMNH_120469
Rio Hanyes (?), Upper Amazon River

1 Specimens from Argentina

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

3 Specimens from 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

15 Specimens from Brazil

BMNH_MP_023
Amazon

BMNH_MP_286
Amazon River

UMMZ_22913
Amazon River, Brazil

UMMZ_112440
Amazon River, South America

USNM_86607
Amazon, 150 mi above Pará, Brazil

SMF_11929
Amazonas

SMF_11926
Goyaz, Brasilien

USNM_126305
Marim River, Brazil

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.

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

12 Specimens from 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

MCZ_157444
Natagaima, Departmento de Tolina, Colombia

ZMB_32874
New Grenada

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_112402
Rio Saldana, Colombia, South America

AMNH_35531
SE Bogota

2 Specimens from Paraguay

SMF_11953
Villarica, Paraguay, Gebiet Arroyo Mboro

UMMZ_219658B. Rio Tebicuary, between Florida and Reciefe, Paraguay

6 Specimens from 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

2 Specimens from unknown

UMMZ_23125
Locality ?

MCZ_MP.161
South America

GenBank Vouchers

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

GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced

CIIMAR_BIV3611. (mtGenome: MK761136, go to GenBank)

MUSSELpdb

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