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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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species Nephronaias tempisquensis Pilsbry, 1920: specimens
     1 available nominal species synonym

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Nephronaias tempisquensisGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Freeman et al. (2025), Cummings et al. (2025)

Range

Costa Rica.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


Costa Rica

specimen
UF_22274

Rio Bebedero, Guanacaste Prov., Costa Rica

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UF_69854

Rio Higueron, Hda. Taboga, Guanacaste Prov., Costa Rica

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ANSP_125622

Rio San Carlos, Costa Rica

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ANSP_125622

Rio San Carlos, Costa Rica

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UF_22275

Rio Tempesque, Guanacaste Prov., Costa Rica

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ANSP_105225

Rio Tempisque, Filadelphia, Costa Rica

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ANSP_454373

Rio Tempisque, Filadelphia, Costa Rica

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USNM_25018

San Carlos, Costa Rica

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USNM_25018

San Carlos, Costa Rica

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USNM_25728

San Carlos, Costa Rica

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USNM_25728

San Carlos, Costa Rica

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ANSP_264530

Tempisque, Costa Rica

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers


Costa Rica

Mp_4443_CR12. (COI: PQ057768, COII: PQ212779, go to Genbank) Cañas, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica (10.33555556, -85.15527778).

Mp_4443_CR8. (16S: PQ057759, 28S: PQ057760, COI: PQ057767, go to Genbank) ditto.