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species Psoronaias guatemalensis (Simpson, 1900): synonymy

16 specimens + 2 GenBank vouchers

Synonymy

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Quadrula guatemalensis Simpson, 1900

specimen image from publicationSimpson, 1900. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 52: 83, pl. 2, fig. 4.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 796.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 909.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_128991, Usumacinta River, Guatemala.

Quadrula (Rotundaria) guatemalensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Quadrula guatemalensisSimpson (1900)
Psoronaias guatemalensisFrierson (1927), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Amblema (Psorula) guatemalensisHaas (1930)
Psorula guatemalensisHaas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Pfeiffer et al. (2019), Inoue et al. (2020), Freeman et al. (2025)
Psoronaias kuxensisCummings et al. (2025)

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Psoronaias kuxensis Frierson, 1917

Frierson, 1917. Nautilus 31: 48, pl. 7, figs. 1-2.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 64, sp. 282.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) ANSP_117094, Kux Creek, Chama, Guatemala.

Psoronaias kuxensisFrierson (1917), Frierson (1927), Haas (1929), Haas (1930), van der Schalie (1940), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)

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Elliptio divaricatus Marshall, 1926

Marshall, 1926. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 69(2638): 5, pl. 1, figs. 1-2; pl. 3, fig. 3.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_362398, Finca de Providencia, Guatemala.

Psoronaias kuxensisCummings et al. (2025)

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Elliptio (Nephronaias) hermanni Haas, 1929

Haas, 1929. Senckenbergiana 11: 323, figs. 12-13.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 194.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) SMF_3488, Mexico: Arroyo Limón, Staat Tabasco.

Elliptio (Nephronaias) hermanniHaas (1929)
Nephronaias (s.s.) hermanniHaas (1969)
Nephronaias hermanniGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023)
Psoronaias kuxensisCummings et al. (2025)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Quadrula (Rotundaria) guatemalensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Quadrula guatemalensisSimpson (1900)
Psoronaias kuxensisFrierson (1917), Frierson (1927), Haas (1929), Haas (1930), van der Schalie (1940), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)
Psoronaias guatemalensisFrierson (1927), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) hermanniHaas (1929)
Amblema (Psorula) guatemalensisHaas (1930)
Psorula guatemalensisHaas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Pfeiffer et al. (2019), Inoue et al. (2020), Freeman et al. (2025)
Nephronaias (s.s.) hermanniHaas (1969)
Nephronaias hermanniGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023)