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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 orinocensis Morrison, 1943: synonymy
     3 specimens

Castalia orinocensis Morrison, 1943
Morrison, 1943. Nautilus 57: 14, pl. 5, figs. 1-4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_522000, Maipures, Orinoco R., Colombia.

Castalia (s.s.) quadrilatera retusaModell (1950)
Castalia orinocensisHaas (1969), Mansur (1991), Martinez et al. (2004), Simone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Pereira et al. (2014), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Castalia multisulcataRamírez et al. (2003)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Castalia (s.s.) quadrilatera retusaModell (1950)
Castalia orinocensisHaas (1969), Mansur (1991), Martinez et al. (2004), Simone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Pereira et al. (2014), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Castalia multisulcataRamírez et al. (2003)

 
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