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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Popenaiadini | Nephronaias

species Nephronaias goascoranensis (Lea, 1858): specimens

5 available nominal species synonyms (8 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Nephronaias championiGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Nephronaias goascoranensisGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Cummings et al. (2025)
Nephronaias lempensisGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Guatemala to Nicaragua.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Nephronaias goascoranensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records


El Salvador

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USNM_360387

L. Guija, San Salvador

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UF_426965

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

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USNM_426016

Laguna de Guija, S. Salvador

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USNM_426016

Laguna de Guija, S. Salvador

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USNM_426018

Laguna de Guija, S. Salvador

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USNM_426018

Laguna de Guija, S. Salvador

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USNM_361764

Rio Lempe at R.R. Bridge, Salvador

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USNM_361764

Rio Lempe at R.R. Bridge, Salvador

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USNM_347898

Rio Paz, near Ahuachapan, Salvador

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USNM_347898

Rio Paz, near Ahuachapan, Salvador


Guatemala

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SMF_3486

Paso Antonio, Rio Michatoya, W. Guatemala

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BMNH_1901-6-22-1538-1539

Paso San Antonio, Guatemala

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ZMB_220174

Paso San Antonio, in the Pacific Coast Region, Guatemala

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ZMB_220174

Paso San Antonio, in the Pacific Coast Region, Guatemala

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FMNH_16557

Rio Chiquimula, Departmento de Zacapa, Guatemala

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ZMB_108851

Rio Michatoya, bei Paso San Antonio, Guatemala

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ZMB_108851

Rio Michatoya, bei Paso San Antonio, Guatemala

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ZMB_220175

Rio Michatoya, bei Paso San Antonio, Guatemala

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ZMB_220175

Rio Michatoya, bei Paso San Antonio, Guatemala

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ZMB_MP_0509

Rio Michatoya, Paso San Antonio, Guatemala

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ZMB_MP_0509

Rio Michatoya, Paso San Antonio, Guatemala

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ZMB_220176

Rio Naranjo, a confluent of the Rio Michatoya at the station of Naranjo


Honduras

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UF_24781

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

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USNM_84411

Comayagua, Honduras

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USNM_84411

Comayagua, Honduras

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USNM_85086

Goascoran R., Honduras

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ANSP_129957

Goascoran River, Honduras

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UF_270372

Honduras

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UF_270384

Honduras

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UMMZ_107991

Honduras

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USNM_84410

Honduras

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USNM_84410

Honduras

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BMNH_1954-6-2-1453-1455

Humuya River, Honduras

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UMMZ_107979

Pactuca River, Honduras

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USNM_152965

Patook [=Patuca] River, Capunta, Honduras

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UF_270385

Patook River, Honduras

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UF_20621

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

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USNM_819898

Rio Humuya, Comayagua, Honduras

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UF_221125

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

USNM_193020.


Mexico

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MNHN_MP_1370

Laguna de Dolores, Mexique

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UMMZ_107978

Mexico

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MNHN_MP_1377

Oaxaca, Mexico

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NCSM_5816

Rio Perros, 4.9 km SSE Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

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NCSM_MFM_19203

Rio Perros, 4.9 km SSE Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

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NCSM_MFM_19204

Rio Perros, 4.9 km SSE Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

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NCSM_62217

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

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UMMZ_107977

Southern Mexico

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AMNH_30269

Tehuantepec

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ZMB_MP_0510

Tehuantepec

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UF_231214

Tehuantepec River, Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

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MCZ_361571

Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico


Nicaragua

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BMNH_1907-12-30-52

Columbia River, Oregon

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USNM_84399

Estero Real, G. of Fonseca, Nicaragua

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USNM_84399

Estero Real, G. of Fonseca, Nicaragua

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USNM_84399

Estero Real, G. of Fonseca, Nicaragua

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MCZ_21172

Estero Real, Gulf of Fonseca, Nicaragua

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ANSP_125626

Estero Real, Nicaragua

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ANSP_125626

Estero Real, Nicaragua

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UF_229378

Estero Real, Nicaragua

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UF_229378

Estero Real, Nicaragua

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USNM_24021

L. Nicaragua

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AMNH_121381

Laguna de Jiloa, Managua, Managua

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CM_61.1467

Lake Nicaragua

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CM_61.1468

Lake Nicaragua

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CM_61.1468

Lake Nicaragua

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UMMZ_107973

Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua

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ANSP_129958

Malacatoya River, Central America

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AMS_126891

Nicaragua

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ANSP_125624

Nicaragua

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FMNH_22258

Nicaragua

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UF_270375

Nicaragua

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UMMZ_107956

Nicaragua

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UMMZ_107967

Nicaragua

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UMMZ_107972

Nicaragua

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USNM_59872

Nicaragua

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USNM_59887

Nicaragua

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USNM_73065

Nicaragua

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USNM_73065

Nicaragua

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USNM_792455

Nicaragua

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USNM_792455

Nicaragua

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USNM_792456

Nicaragua

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USNM_792456

Nicaragua

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USNM_792457

Nicaragua

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USNM_792457

Nicaragua

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ZMB_MP_0520

Nicaragua

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USNM_84400

River Malacatoya, Central America

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MCZ_6590

San Areniene, Nicaragua

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MCZ_21168

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


unknown

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FMNH_21983

[no locality available - Central America]

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MCZ_MP_289

[no locality available - Central America]

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UMMZ_107966

[no locality available - Central America]

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ZMB_MP_0525

[no locality available - Central America]

Genbank Vouchers

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