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

species Nephronaias chapalanus (Martens, 1900): synonymy

5 specimens

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Unio aztecorum var. chapalanus Martens, 1900

Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 504, pl. 36, fig. 5-5a.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio aztecorum Philippi, 1847)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) ZMB_9106, Lagune de Chapala, Mexico.

Unio (Nephronaias) aztecorum var. chapalanusMartens (1900)
Nephronaias aztecorum var. chapalanusSimpson (1914)
Nephronaias (s.s.) aztecorumHaas (1969)
Nephronaias chapalanusCummings et al. (2025)

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Nephronaias aztecorum tolimanensis Pilsbry, 1920

Pilsbry, 1920. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 72: 194, fig. 4.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio aztecorum Philippi, 1847)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) ANSP_46195, Toliman, Jalisco [Mexico].

Nephronaias (s.s.) aztecorumHaas (1969)
Nephronaias chapalanusCummings et al. (2025)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio (Nephronaias) aztecorum var. chapalanusMartens (1900)
Nephronaias aztecorum var. chapalanusSimpson (1914)
Nephronaias (s.s.) aztecorumHaas (1969)
Nephronaias chapalanusCummings et al. (2025)

 
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