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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Actinonaias

species Actinonaias sapotalensis (Lea, 1841): specimens

3 available nominal species synonyms

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias sapotalensisGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Bogan (2013), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Cummings et al. (2025)
Actinonaias computataGraf & 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

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MNHN-IM-2000-1662

Coatzacoalcos, Vera Cruz, Mexico

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MNHN-IM-2000-1662

Coatzacoalcos, Vera Cruz, Mexico

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UF_34943

creek, 3.4 mi NW Estacion Tropical Las Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

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AMS_102104

creek, 8.8 mi ESE Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

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CM_61.5000

Hueyapam River, Hacienda de Cuatotolapam, canton Acayucan, Vera Cruz, Mexico

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UF_270383

Mexico

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UF_270383

Mexico

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NCSM_MFM_19085

Rio Jaltepec, Jesus Carranza, Veracruz, Mexico

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NCSM_MFM_19086

Rio Jaltepec, Jesus Carranza, Veracruz, Mexico

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USNM_1282260

Rio Machina (?) on road to Montapio behind Mex. Biol. Station near Playa Escondida

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FMNH_11646

Rio Papaloapan, El Hule, Veracruz, Mexico

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FMNH_11578

Rio Papaloapan, Perez, Veracruz, Mexico

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MCZ_319588

Rio San Juan, Cuatotolapam, Vera Cruz, Mexico

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UMMZ_34891

Rio San Juan, Mexico

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USNM_85072

Sapotal River, near Tlacatalpan, Mexico; 60 mi S of Vera Cruz

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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

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USNM_1282265

Veracruz, Rio Papaloapan off Rt. Mex. 175 ca. 7.8 roadmiles S of the town square of Tlacotalpan

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USNM_1282263

Veracruz, Rio Papaloapan off Rt. Mex. 175 in Cosamaloapan

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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

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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.