Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Pachynaias

species Pachynaias spheniopsis (Morelet, 1849): specimens

3 available nominal species synonyms (4 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Pachynaias spheniopsis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Pfeiffer et al. (2019), Pfeiffer et al. (2019), Inoue et al. (2020), Smith et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Freeman et al. (2025), Cummings et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Pachynaias rugosulcata [sic] — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Pachynaias rugososulcata — Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Río Usumacinta drainage, Guatemala and Mexico. (Central America: CA1)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Pachynaias spheniopsis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Guatemala

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MCZ_MP_295
3 mi above mouth Rio Santa Amelia, Peten, Guatemala

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MCZ_MP_295
3 mi above mouth Rio Santa Amelia, Peten, Guatemala

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BMNH_93-2-4-2028
flumen Usumacinta, Guatemala

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BMNH_93-2-4-2028
flumen Usumacinta, Guatemala

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BMNH_93-2-4-2028
flumen Usumacinta, Guatemala

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SMF_12777
Guatemala

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USNM_128982
Guatemala

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USNM_128982
Guatemala

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ANSP_177257
Pasion R., rapids above Tres Islas, Dept. Peten, Guatemala

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ANSP_177257
Pasion R., rapids above Tres Islas, Dept. Peten, Guatemala

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MCZ_99322
Pasion River, above Tres Islas, Dept. Peten, Guatemala

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UF_507904
Rio De La Pasion, 5.5 miles east of Sayaxche, El Peten Department, Guatemala 16.536339, -90.103900

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USNM_783042
Rio de la Pasion, Santa Amelia, Peten, Guatemala

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USNM_783042
Rio de la Pasion, Santa Amelia, Peten, Guatemala

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USNM_783043
Rio de la Pasion, Santa Amelia, Peten, Guatemala

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USNM_783043
Rio de la Pasion, Santa Amelia, Peten, Guatemala

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USNM_783044
Rio de la Pasion, Santa Amelia, Peten, Guatemala

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USNM_783044
Rio de la Pasion, Santa Amelia, Peten, Guatemala

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USNM_783060
Rio de la Pasion, Santa Amelia, Peten, Guatemala

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USNM_783060
Rio de la Pasion, Santa Amelia, Peten, Guatemala

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ZMB_108850
Rio Salinas, Guatemala

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ZMB_108850
Rio Salinas, Guatemala

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SMF_12776
Rio Usumacinta, Guatemala

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SMF_12783
Rio Usumacinta, Guatemala

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USNM_128985
Rio Usumacinta, Guatemala

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MNHN_IM-2000-1791
Rio Usumacinta, Guatemala

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MNHN_IM-2000-1791
Rio Usumacinta, Guatemala

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USNM_128990
Rio Usumacinta, Guatemala

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OSUM_18869
Santa Amelia, [above mouth Santa Amelia River] Chixoy basin

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MCZ_293590
Usumacinta River, Yaxchilan, 106 mi downstream from Sayache, Mexico

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MCZ_293590
Usumacinta River, Yaxchilan, 106 mi downstream from Sayache, Mexico

BMNH_93-2-4-2029. Rio Usumacinta, Guatemala

Mexico

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UF_270397
Grijalva River, Mexico

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USNM_161477
Monte Cristo, Tabasco, Mexico

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USNM_161477
Monte Cristo, Tabasco, Mexico

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UF_164069
Rio San Pedro, 3 km N La Palma, Tabasco, Mexico

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UF_164070
Rio San Pedro, 3 km N La Palma, Tabasco, Mexico

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AMS_102116
Rio Usumacinta, Emiliano Zapata, Tabasco, Mexico

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UF_190665
Rio Usumacinta, Emiliano Zapata, Tabasco, Mexico

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MCZ_288419
Rio Usumacinta, Emiliano Zapata, Tabasco, Mexico

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USNM_178659
Rio Usumacinta, Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico

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UF_507900
Usumacinta River, opposite of Emiliano Zapata. Tabasco, Mexico. 17.749685, -91.766995

unknown

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SMF_3474
Central America

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USNM_84392
Central America

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USNM_84392
Central America

GenBank Vouchers

Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers

Mexico

UF_507900. (SRA: SRX5278597, go to GenBank) Mexico, Tabasco, Usumacinta River, opposite Emiliano Zapata (17.749685, -91.766995) .

UF_507900 (2015-0721). (16S: MK001806, 28S: MK001840, COI: MK001774, go to GenBank) ditto.

GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced

SAMN10774846. (SRA: SRX5278597, go to GenBank)

Z_12470 (2018-0553). (16S: MK001805, 28S: MK001839, COI: MK001773, go to GenBank)