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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Popenaiadini | Nephronaias aztecorum

nominal species Unio plicatulus Küster, 1856

= Nephronaias aztecorum

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Nephronaias aztecorum (Philippi, 1847) — Cummings et al., 2025

= Nephronaias plicatula (Küster, 1856) — Czaja et al., 2023

= Nephronaias plicatula (Küster, 1856) — Graf & Cummings, 2021

= Nephronaias plicatula Charpentier in Kuster, 1856 — Bogan, 2010

= Nephronaias plicatula (Charpentier in Küster, 1856) — Graf & Cummings, 2007

= Nephronaias (s.s.) plicatula (Charpentier in Küster, 1856) — Haas, 1969

= Nephronaias (s.s.) plicatula (Charpentier in Küster, 1856) — Haas, 1969

= Elliptio (sec. Nephronaias) plicatula (Charpentier) — Thiele, 1934

+ Elliptio (Nephronaias) aeruginosus (Morelet) — Haas, 1929

= Elliptio (Nephronaias) plicatulus (Charpentier in Küster, 1856) — Frierson, 1927

= Nephronaias plicatulus Küster — Frierson, 1917

= Nephronaias plicatula (Charpentier in Küster, 1856) — Simpson, 1914

+ Nephronaias tabascoensis (Küster, 1856) — Ihering, 1901

= Nephronaias plicatulus (Charpentier in Küster, 1856) — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio (Nephronaias) aztecorum Philippi, 1847 — Martens, 1900

= Unio (Nephronaias) plicatulus Charpentier in Küster, 1856 — Fischer & Crosse, 1894

= Unio plicatulus Charpentier — Küster, 1856