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

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Bivalvia | ... | Etherioidea | Mycetopodidae | Monocondylaeinae | Fossula

species Fossula fossiculifera (d’Orbigny, 1835): specimens
     5 available nominal species synonyms (8 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Fossula fossiculiferaGraf & Cummings (2007), Rumi et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018), Guerra et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), Torres et al. (2024)

Range

Paraná and Uruguay rivers from Argentina to southern Brazil; Rio Paraguaçu, State of Bahia, Brazil, South America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


Argentina

specimen
SMF_183991

Argentinien; Rio Parana, Itati, Corrientes

specimen
ANSP_125646

Iribucua, Arg. Republic, Paraguay

specimen
MCZ_111732

Itati, Corrientes, Argentina

specimen
MNHN_MP_0252

Rio Paraná, Corrientes, Argentina

specimen
BMNH_54-9-4-1

Rio Parana, Prov. Corrientes, Argentina

specimen
BMNH_54-9-4-1

Rio Parana, Prov. Corrientes, Argentina

specimen
BMNH_54-9-4-1-1-8

Rio Parana, Prov. Corrientes, Argentina


Brazil

specimen
SMF_11918

Avanhandava, Sao Paulo, Brazil

specimen
SMF_3794

Cachoeira Funil, Rio Paraguassú, Bahia, Brazil

specimen
SMF_3794

Cachoeira Funil, Rio Paraguassú, Bahia, Brazil

specimen
SMF_11917

Corredeira do Bacori, unt. [lower] Rio Tiete, Sao Paulo, Bras.

specimen
SMF_11913

Ilha Secca unt. [lower] Rio Tiete, St. Sao Paulo, Brasilien

specimen
SMF_3795

Machado Portella, Bahia, Brazil

specimen
BMNH_MP_328

Parana River, Brazil

specimen
ZMB_37672

Piracicaba

specimen
ZMB_38943

Piracicaba

specimen
ZMB_38943

Piracicaba

specimen
USNM_125734

Piracicaba, S. Paulo

specimen
UMMZ_112026

Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

specimen
UMMZ_112026

Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

specimen
UMMZ_112026

Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

specimen
UMMZ_112026

Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

specimen
BMNH_91-4-13-119-120

Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, S Brazil

specimen
SMF_11915

Rio Batalha, St. Sao Paulo, Brasilien

specimen
FMNH_29127

Rio Mogi-guassu, Cachoeira de Emas, Est. Saõ Paulo, Brazil

specimen
SMF_11914

Rio Paraná, unt. [lower] d. Mund [mouth] d. R. Tiete, Sao Paulo, Bras.

specimen
ZMB_101074

Rio Piracicaba, bei Piracicaba

specimen
CM_61.5837

Rio Piracicaba, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

specimen
SMF_11916

Rio Piracicaba, Staat Sao Paulo, Brasilien

specimen
SMF_11916

Rio Piracicaba, Staat Sao Paulo, Brasilien

specimen
CM_61.5840

Rio Tiete, near Itapura, Sao Paulo, Brazil

specimen
CM_61.5838

Rio Tiete, Salto Avanhandava, Sao Paulo, Brazil

specimen
CM_61.5839

Rio Tiete, Salto das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil

specimen
SMF_11912

Unterer [lower] Rio Tiete, Staat Sao Paulo, Brasilien

USNM_1239983. Brazil, Mato Grosso, Corrego Baixo - (ANA) (Corixo da lagoa Salobão (ou Lagoa das Conchas)

MCZ_378973. Brazil, Pardo River, Sao Paulo -4.25 -57.25 [corrdinates are way off]

UF_518293. Brazil, São Paulo, Rio Parana, Near Presidente Epitacio -22 -52

UF_529144. Brazil, São Paulo, Rio Parana, Near Presidente Epitacio -22 -52

INPA_1595. Brazil: Mato Grosso: Nobres: (Río de la Plata - Paraná - Paraguay - Sao Lourenco - Cuiaba): Lagoa Salobão: Coeicho da Lagoa Salobão: -14.75896 -56.33115


Paraguay

specimen
SMF_3793

Rio Paraguay an der Mündung des Rio Apá, Sao Paulo, Brazil. [Rio Paraguay at the mouth of the Rio Apá, Sao Paulo, Brazil]

specimen
SMF_3793

Rio Paraguay an der Mündung des Rio Apá, Sao Paulo, Brazil. [Rio Paraguay at the mouth of the Rio Apá, Sao Paulo, Brazil]


unknown

specimen
USNM_86346

Paraná R., S.A.


Uruguay

specimen
USNM_380495

Dept. Paysandu, Uruguay

specimen
FMNH_56695

Rio Cuareim, Paso del Layado, Departmento de Artigas, Uruguay