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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. (Central America: CA1)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Actinonaias sapotalensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

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UMMZ_34891
Rio San Juan, Mexico
holotype
Lampsilis ruthveni H.B. Baker, 1922

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MNHN_IM-2000-1662
Coatzacoalcos, Vera Cruz, Mexico
lectotype
Unio computatus Crosse & Fischer, 1894

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USNM_85072
Sapotal River, near Tlacatalpan, Mexico; 60 mi S of Vera Cruz
holotype
Unio sapotalensis Lea, 1841

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MCZ_319588
Rio San Juan, Cuatotolapam, Vera Cruz, Mexico
paratype
Lampsilis ruthveni H.B. Baker, 1922

Other Specimens by Collection | show by country

1 Specimens from AMS

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AMS_102104
creek, 8.8 mi ESE Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

1 Specimens from CM

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CM_61.5000
Hueyapam River, Hacienda de Cuatotolapam, canton Acayucan, Vera Cruz, Mexico

2 Specimens from FMNH

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FMNH_11646
Rio Papaloapan, El Hule, Veracruz, Mexico

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FMNH_11578
Rio Papaloapan, Perez, Veracruz, Mexico

2 Specimens from NCSM

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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

2 Specimens from UF

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UF_34943
creek, 3.4 mi NW Estacion Tropical Las Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

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UF_270383
Mexico

6 Specimens from USNM

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USNM_1282260
Rio Machina (?) on road to Montapio behind Mex. Biol. Station near Playa Escondida

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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)

2 Specimens from other collections

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.