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

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Bivalvia | ... | Etherioidea | Mycetopodidae | Leilinae | Leila

species Leila esula (d’Orbigny, 1835): specimens
     3 available nominal species synonyms (8 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Leila esulaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Pereira et al. (2014), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Tributaries of the Amazon in Brazil.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


Argentina

specimen
UMMZ_112031

Rio de la Plata, Argentina

specimen
UMMZ_112031

Rio de la Plata, Argentina


Bolivia

BMNH_1854.12.4.852. Guarayos, Bolivia


Brazil

specimen
ZMB_MP_0121

Amazon

specimen
UMMZ_112030

Amazon River, South America

specimen
UMMZ_112030

Amazon River, South America

specimen
AMS_339

Amazon, South America

specimen
MNHN_MP_0299

Amérique du Sud

specimen
MNHN_MP_0299

Amérique du Sud

specimen
ZMB_40675

Bakairi, Kamayura

specimen
ZMB_40675

Bakairi, Kamayura

specimen
SMF_12156

Brasilien

specimen
SMF_12156

Brasilien

specimen
AMNH_30884

Brazil

specimen
BMNH_1910-12-13-1

Brazil

specimen
FMNH_33076

Lago Curuca, Rio Cupari, Pará, Brazil

specimen
AMNH_193794

Pará, Brazil

specimen
USNM_86771

R. Purús, Bolivia

specimen
USNM_86771

R. Purús, Bolivia

specimen
USNM_86772

R. Purús, Bolivia

specimen
FMNH_126607

Rio Araguaia, Barra do Tapirape, Mato Grosso, Brazil; 10°50’S, 50°40’

specimen
SMF_12158

Rio Araguaya, Ilha do Bananal, Staat Goyaz, Brasilien

specimen
SMF_12157

Rio Araguaya, Staat Goyaz, Bras.

specimen
MCZ_297395

Rio Maica Faz, Taparinha, Santarem, Parà, Brazi

specimen
MCZ_MP.218

Rio Negro, [Brazil]

specimen
BMNH_MP_296

Rio Purús, Brazil

specimen
UMMZ_4401

Rio Purús, Brazil

specimen
UMMZ_4401

Rio Purús, Brazil

specimen
FMNH_112109

Rio Tapirape, trib. to Rio Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brazil

specimen
MCZ_MP.220

Rio Tocantins, Cameta, Est. Pará, Brazil

specimen
FMNH_49157

Rio Tocantins, Cameta, Pará, Brazil

specimen
UMMZ_65577

Rio Tocantins, Cameta, Pará, Brazil

specimen
UMMZ_65577

Rio Tocantins, Cameta, Pará, Brazil

specimen
INHS_45935

Rio Xingu, ~7 km N Senador José Porfîrio, Pará, Brazil

specimen
INHS_45935

Rio Xingu, ~7 km N Senador José Porfîrio, Pará, Brazil

specimen
ZMB_35599

Tocantins

INPA_1063. Brazil: Amazonas: (Amazon - Negro): rio Negro: ilha do Guariba: -1.38785 -61.88931

INPA_905. Brazil: Amazonas: Iranduba: (Amazon - Negro): rio Negro: Catalão, entre o flutuante do INPA e a margem do rio Negro: -3.14898 -59.91798

INPA_925. Brazil: Amazonas: Iranduba: (Amazon - Negro): rio Negro: Catalão, local 1, caminho entre flutuante do INPA e margem direita do rio Negro: -3.14898 -59.91798

INPA_1261. Brazil: Amazonas: Novo Aripuanã: (Amazon - Madeira - Aripuanã): rio Aripuanã: praia Pernambuco: -6.01809 -60.19431

PUCRS_MCP_8256. Brazil: Mato Grosso: Alta Floresta: (Amazon - Tapajós - Teles Pires [São Manuel]): rio Teles Pires [Rio São Manuel]: : -9.63731 -56.01620

PUCRS_MCP_8337. Brazil: Pará: Santana do Araguaia: (Tocantins - Araguaia): Lagoa da Mata: Rio Araguaia

PUCRS_MCP_8517. Brazil: Pará: Santarém: (Amazon - Tapajós): rio Tapajós: Alter do Chão, margem direita do rio Rio Tapajós: -2.50454 -54.96061

INPA_1176. Brazil: Pará: Santarém: (Amazon - Tapajós): rio Tapajós: Alter do Chão, praia em frente a um igarapé próximo à Ponta de Pedra: -2.50454 -54.96061

INPA_1184. Brazil: Pará: Santarém: (Amazon - Tapajós): rio Tapajós: Alter do Chão, praia próxima ao lago Jacundá, ponto 4: -2.50454 -54.96061

INPA_973. Brazil: Pará: Santarém: (Amazon - Tapajós): rio Tapajós: Alter do Chão: -2.50454 -54.96061

INPA_506. Brazil: Pará: Santarém: (Amazon - Tapajós): rio Tapajós: restinga do lago Verde de Alter do Chão: -2.48743 -54.94207

INPA_850. Brazil: Pará: Terra Santa: (Amazon lake): Lago Piraruacá: -2.03830 -56.30357

INPA_499. Brazil: Pará:(Amazon): rio Amazonas: Alenquer: -1.95945 -54.74212

MZUSP_121776. Lago da RPPN pontal do Jaburu, APA Meandros do Rio Araguaia, Brasil Goiás , APA Meandros do Rio Araguaia-13.3640833, -50.6157222

MZUSP_114538. South America, Brazil, Pará, Conceicao Do Araguaia -8.2666, -49.2500


Colombia

specimen
FMNH_114126

Rio Amazonas, Puerto Narina, Colombia


Paraguay

specimen
BMNH_MP_321

Asuncion, Paraguay


Peru

specimen
MUSM_MP_0013

Boca Amigas Field Station, Cocha Endaria, Peru

specimen
AMNH_89221_1

Lake Shebonya, upper Ucayali River, Peru

specimen
ANSP_125426

Maranon River, Amazon River

specimen
ANSP_125426

Maranon River, Amazon River

specimen
ANSP_125426

Maranon River, Amazon River

specimen
MUSM_MP_005

Peru: Pucallpa, Yarinacocha

specimen
FMNH_42364

Rio Inambari, near Huacomayo, Madre de Dios, Peru

specimen
MCZ_MP.217

Rio Paranapura, trib. of Huallaga River, Loreto Prov., Peru

specimen
AMNH_89126_2

Rio Ucayali, Peru


unknown

specimen
ZMB_7470

[no locality available - South America]

specimen
ZMB_7470

[no locality available - South America]

specimen
MNHN_MP_0296

Amérique du Sud

specimen
MNHN_MP_0296

Amérique du Sud

specimen
ANSP_41829

So. America

specimen
ANSP_41829

So. America

specimen
ANSP_41829

So. America

specimen
ANSP_125420

Upper Amazon

specimen
ANSP_125420

Upper Amazon

specimen
ANSP_125420

Upper Amazon


Uruguay

specimen
MNHN_MP_0399

Uruguay