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species Nephronaias goascoranensis (Lea, 1858): specimens

5 available nominal species synonyms (8 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Nephronaias championi — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Nephronaias goascoranensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Cummings et al. (2025), Martínez et al. (2026), Barraza et al. (2026)
Nephronaias lempensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Guatemala to Nicaragua. (Central America: CA1)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Nephronaias goascoranensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

USNM_361764
Rio Lempe at R.R. Bridge, Salvador
holotype
Nephronaias lempensis Marshall, 1926

ZMB_220174
Paso San Antonio, in the Pacific Coast Region, Guatemala
lectotype
Unio championi Martens, 1900

USNM_85086
Goascoran R., Honduras
lectotype
Unio goascoranensis Lea, 1858

ZMB_220175
Rio Michatoya, bei Paso San Antonio, Guatemala
lectotype
Unio guatemalanus Martens, 1900

ZMB_108851
Rio Michatoya, bei Paso San Antonio, Guatemala
lectotype
Unio radiatulus Martens, 1900

BMNH_1901-6-22-1538-1539
Paso San Antonio, Guatemala
paralectotypes
Unio championi Martens, 1900

ANSP_129957
Goascoran River, Honduras
paralectotypes
Unio goascoranensis Lea, 1858

SMF_3486
Paso Antonio, Rio Michatoya, W. Guatemala
paralectotype
Unio guatemalanus Martens, 1900

ZMB_220176
Rio Naranjo, a confluent of the Rio Michatoya at the station of Naranjo
paralectotype
Unio radiatulus Martens, 1900

Other Specimens by Country | show by collection

5 Specimens from El Salvador

USNM_360387
L. Guija, San Salvador

UF_426965
Lago de Guija, 8.5 km WSW Metapan, Santa Anna Department, El Salvador 14.302, -89.519

USNM_426016
Laguna de Guija, S. Salvador

USNM_426018
Laguna de Guija, S. Salvador

USNM_347898
Rio Paz, near Ahuachapan, Salvador

2 Specimens from Guatemala

FMNH_16557
Rio Chiquimula, Departmento de Zacapa, Guatemala

ZMB_MP_0509
Rio Michatoya, Paso San Antonio, Guatemala

14 Specimens from Honduras

UF_24781
6 km W Comay, Comayagua Valley, Orillas de Humaya, Honduras

USNM_84411
Comayagua, Honduras

UF_270372
Honduras

UF_270384
Honduras

USNM_84410
Honduras

UMMZ_107991
Honduras

BMNH_1954-6-2-1453-1455
Humuya River, Honduras

UMMZ_107979
Pactuca River, Honduras

USNM_152965
Patook [=Patuca] River, Capunta, Honduras

UF_270385
Patook River, Honduras

UF_20621
Rio Humuya, 7 km NW Comayagua, Valle de Comayagua, Honduras

USNM_819898
Rio Humuya, Comayagua, Honduras

UF_221125
Rio Ulua, 1 km SW Pimienta, Cortez, Department, Honduras

USNM_193020.

12 Specimens from Mexico

MNHN_MP_1370
Laguna de Dolores, Mexique

UMMZ_107978
Mexico

MNHN_MP_1377
Oaxaca, Mexico

NCSM_MFM_19203
Rio Perros, 4.9 km SSE Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

NCSM_MFM_19204
Rio Perros, 4.9 km SSE Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

NCSM_5816
Rio Perros, 4.9 km SSE Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

NCSM_62217
Rio Tehuantepec, 0.8 [air] kilometers above [NNE center] Tehuantepec

UMMZ_107977
Southern Mexico

AMNH_30269
Tehuantepec

ZMB_MP_0510
Tehuantepec

UF_231214
Tehuantepec River, Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

MCZ_361571
Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

28 Specimens from Nicaragua

BMNH_1907-12-30-52
Columbia River, Oregon

USNM_84399
Estero Real, G. of Fonseca, Nicaragua

MCZ_21172
Estero Real, Gulf of Fonseca, Nicaragua

ANSP_125626
Estero Real, Nicaragua

UF_229378
Estero Real, Nicaragua

USNM_24021
L. Nicaragua

AMNH_121381
Laguna de Jiloa, Managua, Managua

CM_61.1467
Lake Nicaragua

CM_61.1468
Lake Nicaragua

UMMZ_107973
Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua

ANSP_129958
Malacatoya River, Central America

USNM_59872
Nicaragua

USNM_59887
Nicaragua

UF_270375
Nicaragua

USNM_73065
Nicaragua

FMNH_22258
Nicaragua

AMS_126891
Nicaragua

ZMB_MP_0520
Nicaragua

UMMZ_107956
Nicaragua

USNM_792457
Nicaragua

UMMZ_107967
Nicaragua

UMMZ_107972
Nicaragua

USNM_792456
Nicaragua

USNM_792455
Nicaragua

ANSP_125624
Nicaragua

USNM_84400
River Malacatoya, Central America

MCZ_6590
San Areniene, Nicaragua

MCZ_21168
small stream passing though Viego [Viejo] and San Geronimo, Nicaragua

4 Specimens from unknown

MCZ_MP_289
[no locality available - Central America]

FMNH_21983
[no locality available - Central America]

ZMB_MP_0525
[no locality available - Central America]

UMMZ_107966
[no locality available - Central America]

GenBank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.

GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced

MUVS-IN_012-1. (COI: PX986882, go to GenBank)

MUVS-IN_013-1. (COI: PX986880, go to GenBank)

MUVS-IN_013-2. (COI: PX986881, go to GenBank)

MUVS-IN_015-1. (COI: PX986877, go to GenBank)

MUVS-IN_015-2. (COI: PX986878, go to GenBank)

MUVS-IN_015-3. (COI: PX986879, go to GenBank)