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species Nephronaias goascoranensis (Lea, 1858): synonymy

76 specimens

Synonymy

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Unio goascoranensis Lea, 1858

Lea, 1858. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 10: 118.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 258 [76], pl. 41, fig. 139.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_85086 (by Johnson & Baker, 1973: 156), Goascoran R., Honduras.

Nephronaias goascoranensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Cummings et al. (2025)
Unio (Sphenonaias) goascoranensisMartens (1900)
Nephronaias calamitarumIhering (1901)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) goascoranensisFrierson (1927), Haas (1929)
Nephronaias (s.s.) goascoranensisHaas (1969)

Unio goascoranensis Martens, 1900

Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 501, pl. 38, figs. 10-10a.
(reference to Unio goascoranensis Lea, 1858)

Nephronaias goascoranensisSimpson (1914)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) guatemalensis [sic]Frierson (1927)

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Unio (Elliptio) guatemalanus Martens, 1900

Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 519, pl. 38, figs. 7-8a.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB_220175 (by Cummings et al., 2025: 260), Rio Michatoya, bei Paso San Antonio, Guatemala.

Unio (Elliptio) guatemalanusMartens (1900)
Nephronaias goascoranensisSimpson (1914), Cummings et al. (2025)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) guatemalensis [sic]Frierson (1927)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) rowelliiHaas (1929)
Nephronaias (s.s.) goascoranensisHaas (1969)

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Unio (Elliptio) radiatulus Martens, 1900

Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 518, pl. 39, figs. 8a-b.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB_108851 (by Cummings et al., 2025: 260), Rio Michatoya, bei Paso San Antonio, Guatemala.

Unio (Elliptio) radiatulusMartens (1900)
Nephronaias oregonensisSimpson (1914)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) oregonensisFrierson (1927)
Nephronaias (s.s.) oregonensisHaas (1969)
Nephronaias goascoranensisCummings et al. (2025)

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Unio (Simonaias) championi Martens, 1900

Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 508, pl. 38, figs. 9-9a.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB_220174 (by Cummings et al., 2025: 260), Paso San Antonio, in the Pacific Coast Region, Guatemala.

Unio (Simonaias) championiMartens (1900)
Nephronaias championiSimpson (1914), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) championiFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) macnieliiHaas (1929)
Nephronaias (s.s.) championiHaas (1969)
Nephronaias goascoranensisCummings et al. (2025)

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Nephronaias lempensis Marshall, 1926

Marshall, 1926. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 69(2638): 4, pl. 2, figs. 4, 6; pl. 3, fig. 4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_361764, Rio Lempe at R.R. Bridge, Salvador.

Nephronaias (s.s.) lempensisHaas (1969)
Nephronaias lempensisGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Nephronaias goascoranensisCummings et al. (2025)

Unio goascoraensis B.H. Wright, 1888

‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3].
(error for Unio goascoranensis Lea, 1858)

Elliptio (Nephronaias) guatemalensis Frierson, 1927

‘von Martens’ Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 36.
(error for Unio (Elliptio) guatemalanus Martens, 1900)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Nephronaias goascoranensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Cummings et al. (2025)
Unio (Sphenonaias) goascoranensisMartens (1900)
Unio (Simonaias) championiMartens (1900)
Unio (Elliptio) radiatulusMartens (1900)
Unio (Elliptio) guatemalanusMartens (1900)
Nephronaias calamitarumIhering (1901)
Nephronaias oregonensisSimpson (1914)
Nephronaias championiSimpson (1914), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) oregonensisFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) goascoranensisFrierson (1927), Haas (1929)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) guatemalensis [sic]Frierson (1927)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) championiFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) macnieliiHaas (1929)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) rowelliiHaas (1929)
Nephronaias (s.s.) goascoranensisHaas (1969)
Nephronaias (s.s.) championiHaas (1969)
Nephronaias (s.s.) oregonensisHaas (1969)
Nephronaias (s.s.) lempensisHaas (1969)
Nephronaias lempensisGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)