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 Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Popenaiadini | Nephronaias species Nephronaias goascoranensis (Lea, 1858): synonymy76 specimens
 | Unio goascoranensis Lea, 1858
  Lea, 1858. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 10: 118. 
  Lea, 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 goascoranensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Cummings et al. (2025)
 Unio (Sphenonaias) goascoranensis — Martens (1900)
 Nephronaias calamitarum — Ihering (1901)
 Elliptio (Nephronaias) goascoranensis — Frierson (1927), Haas (1929)
 Nephronaias (s.s.) goascoranensis — Haas (1969)
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 | Unio goascoranensis Martens, 1900Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 501, pl. 38, figs. 10-10a.
 
 Nephronaias goascoranensis — Simpson (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) guatemalanus — Martens (1900)
 Nephronaias goascoranensis — Simpson (1914), Cummings et al. (2025)
 Elliptio (Nephronaias) guatemalensis [sic] — Frierson (1927)
 Elliptio (Nephronaias) rowellii — Haas (1929)
 Nephronaias (s.s.) goascoranensis — Haas (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) radiatulus — Martens (1900)
 Nephronaias oregonensis — Simpson (1914)
 Elliptio (Nephronaias) oregonensis — Frierson (1927)
 Nephronaias (s.s.) oregonensis — Haas (1969)
 Nephronaias goascoranensis — Cummings 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) championi — Martens (1900)
 Nephronaias championi — Simpson (1914), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)
 Elliptio (Nephronaias) championi — Frierson (1927)
 Elliptio (Nephronaias) macnielii — Haas (1929)
 Nephronaias (s.s.) championi — Haas (1969)
 Nephronaias goascoranensis — Cummings 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.) lempensis — Haas (1969)
 Nephronaias lempensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)
 Nephronaias goascoranensis — Cummings et al. (2025)
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 | Unio goascoraensis B.H. Wright, 1888‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3].
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 | Elliptio (Nephronaias) guatemalensis Frierson, 1927‘von Martens’ Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 36.
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 Taxonomic History (since 1900)Nephronaias goascoranensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Cummings et al. (2025)Unio (Sphenonaias) goascoranensis — Martens (1900)
 Unio (Elliptio) guatemalanus — Martens (1900)
 Unio (Elliptio) radiatulus — Martens (1900)
 Unio (Simonaias) championi — Martens (1900)
 Nephronaias calamitarum — Ihering (1901)
 Nephronaias oregonensis — Simpson (1914)
 Nephronaias championi — Simpson (1914), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)
 Elliptio (Nephronaias) goascoranensis — Frierson (1927), Haas (1929)
 Elliptio (Nephronaias) guatemalensis [sic] — Frierson (1927)
 Elliptio (Nephronaias) oregonensis — Frierson (1927)
 Elliptio (Nephronaias) championi — Frierson (1927)
 Elliptio (Nephronaias) rowellii — Haas (1929)
 Elliptio (Nephronaias) macnielii — Haas (1929)
 Nephronaias (s.s.) goascoranensis — Haas (1969)
 Nephronaias (s.s.) oregonensis — Haas (1969)
 Nephronaias (s.s.) championi — Haas (1969)
 Nephronaias (s.s.) lempensis — Haas (1969)
 Nephronaias lempensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)
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