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genus Nephronaias Crosse & Fischer, 1894: species

3 available nominal genus synonyms (6 total synonyms) | cladomics

Included Species

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias aeruginosa

Nephronaias aeruginosa (Morelet, 1849)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (13)

Range: Chiapas, Mexico. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Nephronaias aztecorum (Philippi, 1847)

syonymy (6 available, 10 total) | specimens (75)

Range: Vera Cruz, Mexico. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias calamitarum

Nephronaias calamitarum (Morelet, 1849)

syonymy (5 available, 12 total) | specimens (45)

Range: Southern Mexico to Guatemala. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Nephronaias caldwellii (Lea, 1858)

syonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (33)

Range: Widely distributed in Pacific drainages from Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua to Panama. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias chapalanus

Nephronaias chapalanus (Martens, 1900)

syonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (5)

Range: Lago de Chapala and the Río Armeria, Mexico. (Central America)

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias copanensis

Nephronaias copanensis (Martens, 1900)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (8)

Range: Honduras. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias dysonii

Nephronaias dysonii (Lea, 1859)

syonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (80)

Range: Widespread from northern Belize, south to Guatemala and Honduras. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias flucki

Nephronaias flucki Bartsch, 1906

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (15)

Range: Nicaragua. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias goascoranensis

Nephronaias goascoranensis (Lea, 1858)

syonymy (5 available, 8 total) | specimens (76)

Range: Guatemala to Nicaragua. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias hjalmarsoni

Nephronaias hjalmarsoni (Dunker, 1858)

syonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (9)

Range: Caribbean drainages in Honduras. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias macnielii

Nephronaias macnielii (Lea, 1869)

syonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (30)

Range: Nicaragua and Costa Rica.. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias ortmanni

Nephronaias ortmanni (Frierson, 1913)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (27)

Range: Río Motagua, Guatemala. (Central America)

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias ravistella

Nephronaias ravistella (Morelet, 1849)

syonymy (4 available, 5 total) | specimens (67)

Range: Mostly Guatemala and Honduras. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias rowellii

Nephronaias rowellii (Lea, 1859)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (6)

Range: Endemic to the Chagres Basin, Panama. (Central America)

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias sallei

Nephronaias sallei (Crosse & Fischer, 1894)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (14)

Range: Río Usumacinta basin, Mexico and Guatemala. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Nephronaias scamnata (Morelet, 1849)

syonymy (3 available, 5 total) | specimens (117)

Range: Cuba. (Central America)

IUCN Red List: Data Deficient
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias tehuantepecensis

Nephronaias tehuantepecensis (Crosse & Fischer, 1894)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (2)

Range: Pacific southern Mexico. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias tempisquensis

Nephronaias tempisquensis Pilsbry, 1920

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (9 + 2 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Costa Rica. (Central America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, COII
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Nephronaias yzabalensis

Nephronaias yzabalensis (Crosse & Fischer, 1893)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (14)

Range: Guatemala. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

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