Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Arotonaias

species Arotonaias encarpa (Lea, 1868): specimens

2 available nominal species synonyms

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Arotonaias imbricata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Arotonaias encarpa — Cummings et al. (2025)

Range

Endemic to Lake Nicaraguam, Nicaragua. (Central America: CA1)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Arotonaias encarpa

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot USNM_84386
USNM_84386
L. Nicaragua
lectotype
Unio encarpus Lea, 1868

image of lot ANSP_56544
ANSP_56544
L. Nicaragua
paralectotype
Unio encarpus Lea, 1868

Other Specimens by Country | show by collection

6 Specimens from Nicaragua

image of lot UF_270390
UF_270390
Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua

image of lot USNM_59886_02
USNM_59886_02
Nicaragua

image of lot USNM_59892
USNM_59892
Nicaragua

image of lot USNM_75063
USNM_75063
Nicaragua

image of lot USNM_129076
USNM_129076
Nicaragua

image of lot SMF_12780
SMF_12780
Rio Del Meico, Nicaragua

GenBank Vouchers

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