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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | ... | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Castaliini | Castalia

species Castalia cordata Swainson, 1840: specimens
     1 available nominal species synonym

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Castalia cordataPereira et al. (2014), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Orinoco River and the Guyanas, South America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


Bolivia

ZMA_419626. Bolivia


Brazil

specimen
UMMZ_110901

Brazil

specimen
UMMZ_110901

Brazil

specimen
ZMB_36288

Tocantins


French Guiana

specimen
MNHN_MP_0883

Tampoc (affluent Maroni)


Guyana

specimen
BMNH_1965197

British Guayana

specimen
BMNH_1965197

British Guayana

specimen
BMNH_1965198

British Guayana

specimen
USNM_172684

Guiana

specimen
USNM_172684

Guiana

specimen
IRSNB_MP_0884

Guiane Anglaise

specimen
ZMB_MP_0265

Guyana

RMNH_327179. British Guyana


Suriname

RMNH_327170. Boven Saramacca

RMNH_327171. Nickerie, Suriname

RMNH_7319. Suriname


unknown

specimen
USNM_36096

Amazon

specimen
USNM_83886

S. America

specimen
MCZ_MP.XX1

South America


Venezuela

specimen
INHS_67794

Rio Orinoco, Playa del Medio, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela

specimen
UF_42623

Rio Orinoco, Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas, Venezuela

specimen
UF_42623

Rio Orinoco, Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas, Venezuela

specimen
MNHN_MP_0889

Venezuela

specimen
MNHN_MP_0889

Venezuela