MUSSELpdb

Taxonomy

Margaritiferidae

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freshwater mussels
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Geography

Central America

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freshwater mussels
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Data last updated
Thu 22 January 2026

Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Actinonaias

species Actinonaias sapotalensis (Lea, 1841): specimens

3 available nominal species synonyms

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias sapotalensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Bogan (2013), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Cummings et al. (2025)
Actinonaias computata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Bogan (2013), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023)

Range

Endemic to the Coatzacoalcos and Papaloapán basins in Veracruz, México.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Actinonaias sapotalensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Mexico

MNHN-IM-2000-1662 Coatzacoalcos, Vera Cruz, Mexico	MNHN-IM-2000-1662 Coatzacoalcos, Vera Cruz, Mexico	UF_34943 creek, 3.4 mi NW Estacion Tropical Las Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico
AMS_102104 creek, 8.8 mi ESE Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico	CM_61.5000 Hueyapam River, Hacienda de Cuatotolapam, canton Acayucan, Vera Cruz, Mexico	UF_270383 Mexico
UF_270383 Mexico	NCSM_MFM_19085 Rio Jaltepec, Jesus Carranza, Veracruz, Mexico	NCSM_MFM_19086 Rio Jaltepec, Jesus Carranza, Veracruz, Mexico
USNM_1282260 Rio Machina (?) on road to Montapio behind Mex. Biol. Station near Playa Escondida	FMNH_11646 Rio Papaloapan, El Hule, Veracruz, Mexico	FMNH_11578 Rio Papaloapan, Perez, Veracruz, Mexico
MCZ_319588 Rio San Juan, Cuatotolapam, Vera Cruz, Mexico	UMMZ_34891 Rio San Juan, Mexico	USNM_85072 Sapotal River, near Tlacatalpan, Mexico; 60 mi S of Vera Cruz
USNM_1282264 Veracruz, Rio Papaloapan off road from Ciudad Aleman to Tuxtepec; ca. 0.5 roadmiles by dirt road to river; dirt road entrance to Aleman-Tuxtepec road is ca. 2.4 roadmiles W of divergence of roads to Ciudad Aleman and Cosamaloapan	USNM_1282265 Veracruz, Rio Papaloapan off Rt. Mex. 175 ca. 7.8 roadmiles S of the town square of Tlacotalpan	USNM_1282263 Veracruz, Rio Papaloapan off Rt. Mex. 175 in Cosamaloapan
USNM_1282262 Veracruz, Rio San Juan at Rt. Mex. 25 ca. 20.5 roadmiles S of Santiago Tuxtla (junction of Rt. Mex. 25 and Rt. Mex. 180), and ca. 16.2 roadmiles from junction of Rt. Mex. 25 and Rt. Mex. 145	USNM_1282261 Veracruz, Rio Tesechoacan at Tesechoacan, ca. 0.5 miles N of bridge of Rt. Mex. 145 (ca. 9.3 roadmiles W of junction of Rt. Mex. 145 and Rt. Mex. 25)

COMA_B.0112. Rio Papaloapan, Veracruz, México

COMA_B.0714. Rio Papaloapan, Veracruz, México

Genbank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced Genbank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.