Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Popenaiadini | Micronaias

species Micronaias arata (Lea, 1843): specimens

2 available nominal species synonyms (3 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Micronaias arata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)

Range

Lakes Nicaragua and Managua, Nicaragua. (Central America: CA1)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Micronaias arata

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

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USNM_84395
[Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua]
holotype
Unio aratus Lea, 1843

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ZMB_117922
Nicaragua
lectotype
Unio nuculinus Philippi, 1849

Other Specimens by Collection | show by country

1 Specimens from AMS

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AMS_140913
Lake Nicaragua, ca. 2 km S Grenada, Nicaragua

4 Specimens from ANSP

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ANSP_56541
L. Nicaragua

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ANSP_126427
Lake Nicaragua

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ANSP_90257
Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua

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ANSP_125662
Vera Cruz, Mexico [not likely - Nicaragua]

1 Specimens from FMNH

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FMNH_28982
Juigalpa, Departmento de Chontales, Nicaragua

2 Specimens from MCZ

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MCZ_MP_272
Nicaragua

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MCZ_16239
Nicaragua

2 Specimens from UF

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UF_125047
Managua, Uca Conchological Center, near Airport, Managua, Nicaragua

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UF_125050
Ometepe Rivas, San Jose del Sur, Concepcion Volcano, Ometep I., El quiste I, Masaya Department, Nicaragua 11° 28’32” N, 85° 37’ 30” W

1 Specimens from UMMZ

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UMMZ_108007
Nicaragua

9 Specimens from USNM

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USNM_104170
Lake Nicaragua

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USNM_84394
Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua

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USNM_31463
Nicaragua

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USNM_59882
Nicaragua

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USNM_59886_01
Nicaragua

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USNM_1096684
Nicaragua

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USNM_59878
Nicaragua

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USNM_59880
Nicaragua

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USNM_638091
S bank San Juan River, Finca de Palo de Arco, 18 km below outlet of Lago Nicaragua

4 Specimens from ZMB

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ZMB_MP_0544
Nicaragua

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ZMB_MP_0468
See von Managua, Nicaragua

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ZMB_MP_0484
See von Managua, Nicaragua

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ZMB_MP_0489
Central America

GenBank Vouchers

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