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species Micronaias arata (Lea, 1843): synonymy

31 specimens

Synonymy

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Unio aratus Lea, 1843

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 282 [40], pl. 42, fig. 12.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84395, [Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua].

Unio (sec. Micronaias) aratus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Arotonaias) aratus — Martens (1900)
Elliptio (Micronaias) aratus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1929), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (sec. Micronaias) aratus — Thiele (1934)
Micronaias arata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)

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Unio nuculinus Philippi, 1849

Philippi, 1849. Zeitschr. f. Malakozool. 5(11): 176.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB_117922 (by Cummings et al., 2025: 215), Nicaragua.

Plagiola nuculinus — Simpson (1900)
Unio (Simonaias) nuculinus — Martens (1900)
Unio (sec. Micronaias) aratus — Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (Micronaias) aratus — Haas (1969)
Micronaias arata — Cummings et al. (2025)

Unio globulosus ‘Dunker, in coll.’ Martens, 1900

‘Dunker, in coll.’ Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 499.
(intro'd as syn of Unio aratus Lea, 1843)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) ZMB/MOLL_305844, Central America.

Unio (Arotonaias) aratus — Martens (1900)
Micronaias arata — Cummings et al. (2025)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Plagiola nuculinus — Simpson (1900)
Unio (sec. Micronaias) aratus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Arotonaias) aratus — Martens (1900)
Unio (Simonaias) nuculinus — Martens (1900)
Elliptio (Micronaias) aratus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1929), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (sec. Micronaias) aratus — Thiele (1934)
Micronaias arata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)