MUSSELpdb

Taxonomy

Margaritiferidae

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freshwater mussels
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freshwater bivalves
by Family

Geography

Central America

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freshwater mussels
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Data last updated
Mon 2 March 2026

Bivalvia | Unionida | Etherioidea | Mycetopodidae | Anodontitinae | Anodontites

species Anodontites leotaudi (Guppy, 1866): specimens

2 available nominal species synonyms (3 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Anodontites leotaudi — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Anodontites irisans — Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010)
Anodontites (s.s.) irisans — Pereira et al. (2014)

Range

Venezuela and Trinidad. (South America: SA2)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Anodontites leotaudi

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Trinidad

MCZ_288542 Canque River, Nariva Swamp, Trinidad 10°27’ N 61°06’ W	UF_25017 Canque River, Plum Mitan, Nariva Swamp, Trinidad Island, Trinidad & Tobago	IRSNB_MP_0927 Caparo, Trinidad
SMF_6547 Insel Trinidad	MCZ_75493 Lizard Springs, 10 mi SE town of Rio Claro, Trinidad	USNM_853931 Nariva Swamp, Trinidad
ANSP_125443 Trinidad	ANSP_125443 Trinidad	USNM_162048 Trinidad
BMNH_94-6-13-1 Trinidad	BMNH_94-6-13-1 Trinidad

Venezuela

INHS_17010 cano, canal along Hwy. 6, near Zulia- Tachira state line, Hacienda Las Yolandos, Zulia, Venezuela	INHS_17007 cano, N of Hwy. 6 bridge, E of Rio Zulia & Alcabala, Hacienda San Martin, along gravel road, Zulia, Venezuela	INHS_17012 Rio Negro, S Calle Larga, Zulia, Venezuela
USNM_359920 Venezuela	USNM_359920 Venezuela	AMNH_35038 Venezuela
AMNH_35038 Venezuela	ANSP_209803 Venezuela	BMNH_1926-2-3-29-30 Venezuela
IRSNB_MP_0901 Venezuela, South America

CAS_60879. Venezuela

CAS_64885. Venezuela

CAS_66149. Venezuela

GenBank Vouchers

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