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

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species Nephronaias copanensis (Martens, 1900): synonymy
     8 specimens

Unio (Sphenonaias) tehuantepecensis var. copanensis Martens, 1900
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 502, pl. 36, figs. 6-6a.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB_220170 (by Cummings et al., 2025: 248), Copan, Honduras.

Unio (Sphenonaias) tehuantepecensis var. copanensisMartens (1900)
Nephronaias copanensisSimpson (1914), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) copanensisFrierson (1927), Haas (1929)
Nephronaias (s.s.) copanensisHaas (1969)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio (Sphenonaias) tehuantepecensis var. copanensisMartens (1900)
Nephronaias copanensisSimpson (1914), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) copanensisFrierson (1927), Haas (1929)
Nephronaias (s.s.) copanensisHaas (1969)

 
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