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species Tamsiella schroeteriana (Lea, 1852): specimens
1 available nominal species synonym (2 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Tamsiella schroeteriana — Pereira et al. (2014), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Upper Amazon Basin of Brazil and Peru.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

Brazil

ANSP_41852 Amazon	UF_270544 Amazon Drainage	FMNH_25886 Rio Juruá, near Joao Pessoa, Est. Amazonas, Brazil
MCZ_221842 Rio Negro, Brazil	USNM_86727 Rio Negro, Brazil	USNM_86727 Rio Negro, Brazil
UMMZ_4395 Rio Purús, Brazil	UMMZ_4395 Rio Purús, Brazil	BMNH_1965208 River Amazon
BMNH_1965208 River Amazon

INPA_1607. Brazil: Amazonas: (Amazon - Juruá): rio Ipixuna: 7° 09' S, 73° 07' W = -7.16005 -73.11427: -7.16005 -73.11427

Ecuador

DMNH_173145
Ecuador

FMNH_21471
Ecuador

USNM_127203
Ecuador

Peru

AMNH_89101 near the source of the Mapuya River, Peru	USNM_601367 Quebrada Tiyuyacu, 4 km W of Domo Santa Clara, Ucayali Valley, Loreto, Peru 6° 55’ S	USNM_601367 Quebrada Tiyuyacu, 4 km W of Domo Santa Clara, Ucayali Valley, Loreto, Peru 6° 55’ S
USNM_601410 Quebrada Tiyuyacu, 4 km W of Domo Santa Clara, Ucayali Valley, Loreto, Peru 6° 55’ S	USNM_601410 Quebrada Tiyuyacu, 4 km W of Domo Santa Clara, Ucayali Valley, Loreto, Peru 6° 55’ S	INHS_19817 Rio Itaya, 11 km (39° bearing) SSE center of Iquitos, Loreto, Peru
INHS_19822 Rio Itaya, 11 km (39° bearing) SSE center of Iquitos, Loreto, Peru	INHS_19827 Rio Itaya, 11 km (39° bearing) SSE center of Iquitos, Loreto, Peru	INHS_19833 Rio Itaya, 11 km (39° bearing) SSE center of Iquitos, Loreto, Peru
INHS_19834 Rio Itaya, 11 km (39° bearing) SSE center of Iquitos, Loreto, Peru	ANSP_416345 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W	ANSP_416346 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W
ANSP_416347 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W	ANSP_416347 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W	ANSP_416348 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W
ANSP_416348 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W	ANSP_416349 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W	ANSP_416349 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W
ANSP_416350 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W	ANSP_416350 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W	ANSP_416351 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W
ANSP_416351 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W	ANSP_416352 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W	ANSP_416352 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W
ANSP_416353 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W	ANSP_416353 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W	ANSP_416354 Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W

INPA_503. Peru: Loreto: (Amazon): Iquitos: -3.70250 -73.23349

unknown

MNHN_MP_0385
du Haut Amazone. Upper Amazon River

MCZ_MP.183
South America

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Peru

ANSP_416347. (28S: JN243866, COI: JN243888, go to Genbank) Rio Itaya, ca. 100 minutes upstream above Puerto Belen, Iquitos by canoe w/ longshaft motor, Dept. Loreto, Peru. 3° 49’ 59” S; 73° 18’ 07” W.

ANSP_416349. (16S: KP184846, 28S: KP184872, COI: KP184896, go to Genbank) ditto.