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freshwater mussels
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Geography

Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography

Data last updated
Tue 02 June 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), 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), ... Bolotov et al. (2020), Wu et al. (2020), Sano et al. (2020), Wu et al. (2021), Chen et al. (2025)
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), Torres et al. (2024), Campbell & Lydeard (2026), Martínez 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

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