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Publication Haas (1929): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Haas, F. 1929. Bemerkungen über mittelamerikanische najaden. Senckenbergiana 11: 310-344.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta chapalensis Crosse & Fischer = Brachyanodon impura

Anodonta coarctata (Anton) = Brachyanodon impura

Anodonta grandis globosa Lea = Pyganodon globosa

Anodonta grandis grijvalvae [sic] Morelet = Pyganodon globosa

Anodonta richardsoni Martens = Brachyanodon impura

Anodontites cylindraceus (Lea) = Anodontites cylindracea
+ Anodonta strebelii Lea, 1868

Anodontites trapezialis [sic] bridgesii (Lea) = Anodontites trapesialis
+ Anodonta nicaraguae Philippi, 1849

Anodontites trapezialis [sic] glaucus (Valenciennes) = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodontites trapezialis [sic] sinaloensis (Crosse & Fischer) = Anodontites trapesialis

Crenodonta digitata (Morelet) = Megalonaias nickliniana

Crenodonta nickliniama [sic] (Lea) = Megalonaias nickliniana

Crenodonta stolli (Martens) = Megalonaias nickliniana

Elliptio (Barynaias) liebmanni (Philippi) = Sphenonaias liebmanni

Elliptio (Barynaias) pigerrimus (Crosse & Fischer) = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Elliptio (Barynaias) plexus (Conrad) = Sphenonaias plexus

Elliptio (Barynaias) sallei (Crosse & Fischer) = Pachynaias spheniopsis
+ Unio sallei var. grossus Martens, 1900

Elliptio (Barynaias) sallei (Crosse & Fischer) = Nephronaias sallei

Elliptio (Micronaias) aratus (Lea) = Micronaias arata

Elliptio (Micronaias) fallaciosus (Simpson) = Micronaias fallaciosa

Elliptio (Micronaias) granadensis (Lea) = Micronaias granadensis

Elliptio (Nephronaias) aeruginosus (Morelet) = Nephronaias aztecorum
+ Unio plicatulus Küster, 1856

Elliptio (Nephronaias) aeruginosus (Morelet) = Nephronaias aeruginosa

Elliptio (Nephronaias) averyi (Lea) = Nephronaias caldwellii
+ Unio caldwellii Lea, 1858

Elliptio (Nephronaias) aztecorum (Philippi) = Nephronaias aztecorum
+ Unio strebelii Lea, 1866

Elliptio (Nephronaias) calamitarum (Morelet) = Nephronaias calamitarum
+ Unio calamitarum var. B prolongata Fischer & Crosse, 1894

Elliptio (Nephronaias) copanensis (Marts.) = Nephronaias copanensis

Elliptio (Nephronaias) dysonii (Lea) = Nephronaias dysonii

Elliptio (Nephronaias) goascoranensis (Lea) = Nephronaias goascoranensis
+ Unio hjalmarsoni Dunker, 1858
+ Unio tehuantepecensis Crosse & Fischer, 1894

Elliptio (Nephronaias) goascoranensis (Lea) = Nephronaias tehuantepecensis

Elliptio (Nephronaias) goascoranensis (Lea) = Nephronaias hjalmarsoni

Elliptio (Nephronaias) gundlachi (Dunker) = Actinonaias gundlachi

Elliptio (Nephronaias) hermanni n. sp. = Psoronaias guatemalensis

Elliptio (Nephronaias) macnielii (Lea) = Nephronaias macnielii
+ Unio (Simonaias) championi Martens, 1900

Elliptio (Nephronaias) macnielii (Lea) = Nephronaias goascoranensis

Elliptio (Nephronaias) mexicanus (Philippi)

Elliptio (Nephronaias) ravistellus (Morelet) = Nephronaias ravistella

Elliptio (Nephronaias) rowellii (Lea) = Nephronaias rowellii
+ Unio (Elliptio) guatemalanus Martens, 1900

Elliptio (Nephronaias) rowellii (Lea) = Nephronaias goascoranensis

Elliptio (Nephronaias) rugulosa (Charpentier in Küster)
+ Unio persulcatus Lea, 1859

Elliptio (Nephronaias) rugulosa (Charpentier in Küster) = Nephronaias calamitarum

Elliptio (Nephronaias) scamnatus (Morelet) = Nephronaias scamnata
+ Unio (Simonaias) proclinatus Martens, 1900

Elliptio (Nephronaias) sphenorhynchus (Crosse & Fischer)
+ Unio (Nephronaias) ortmanni Frierson, 1913

Elliptio (Nephronaias) sphenorhynchus (Crosse & Fischer) = Nephronaias ortmanni

Elliptio (Nephronaias) tabascoensis (Charpentier in Küster)

Elliptio (Nephronaias) verae-pacis (Tristram) = Nephronaias ravistella
+ Unio vellicatus Reeve, 1865

Elliptio (Nephronaias) yzabalensis (Crosse & Fischer) = Nephronaias yzabalensis

Elliptio (Popenaias) metallicus var. ganinus (Pilsbry) = Popenaias semirasa

Elliptio (Popenaias) popei (Lea) = Popenaias semirasa
+ Elliptio (Popenaias) popei var. regalis Haas, 1929

Elliptio (Popenaias) popei (Lea) = Popenaias popeii

Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmus (Say) = Uniomerus tetralasmus

Lampsilis (Actinonaias) medellina (Lea) = Actinonaias medellina

Lampsilis (Cyrtonaias) explicata (Morelet) = Mesonaias explicata

Lampsilis (Cyrtonaias) microdon (Marts.) = Mesonaias explicata
+ Lampsilis (Proptera) lividus Simpson, 1900
+ Unio sapperi Ihering, 1901
+ Unio testudineus Reeve, 1865

Lampsilis (Cyrtonaias) tampicoensis (Lea) = Mesonaias tampicoensis

Lampsilis (Cyrtonaias) tampicoensis berlandierii (Lea) = Cyrtonaias berlandierii

Lampsilis (Cyrtonaias) umbrosa (Lea) = Mesonaias umbrosa

Lampsilis (Delphinonaias) delphinulus (Morelet) = Delphinonaias largillierti

Lampsilis (Delphinonaias) planivalvis (Morelet) = Delphinonaias largillierti

Lampsilis (Disconaias) discus (Lea) = Disconaias disca

Lampsilis (Disconaias) fimbriata Frierson = Disconaias fimbriata

Lampsilis (Disconaias) purpuriata (Say)
+ Lampsilis (Disconaias) pilsbryana Frierson, 1927
+ Lampsilis purpuriatus Frierson, 1912
+ Unio strebeli Pilsbry, 1910

Lampsilis (Disconaias) purpuriata (Say) = Disconaias fimbriata

Lampsilis (Disconaias) purpuriata (Say) = Nephronaias aztecorum

Lampsilis (Friersonia) coyensis (Pilsbry) = Actinonaias coyensis
+ Lampsilis (Friersonia) coyensis var. vallesensis Haas, 1929

Lampsilis (Friersonia) iridella (Pilsbry & Frierson) = Friersonia iridella

Lampsilis (Friersonia) signata (Pilsbry) = Actinonaias signata

Lampsilis (Friersonia) undivaga (Pilsbry) = Actinonaias signata

Pachynaias cyrenoides (Philippi) = Arotonaias cyrenoides

Pachynaias imbricata (Mörch) = Arotonaias encarpa

Pachynaias rugososulcata (Lea) = Pachynaias spheniopsis

Pachynaias spheniopsis (Morelet)

Psoronaias crocodilarum [sic] (Morelet) = Psoronaias crocodilorum
+ Unio crocodilorum var. B semipustulata Fischer & Crosse, 1894

Psoronaias herrerae (Marshall) = Psoronaias semigranosa

Psoronaias kuxensis (Frierson) = Psoronaias guatemalensis

Psoronaias morini (Morelet) = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Psoronaias ostreata (Morelet) = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Psoronaias psorica (Morelet) = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Psoronaias semigranosa (vondembusch)

Psoronaias testudinea (Morelet) = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Rotundaria percompressa (Martens) = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Rotundaria profunda (Simpson) = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Rotundaria quadrata (Simpson) = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Rotundaria rudis (Simpson) = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Rotundaria salinarum n. sp. = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Rotundaria usumacintae (Crosse & Fischer) = Psoronaias crocodilorum