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 Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Popenaiadini | Sphenonaias species Sphenonaias opacata (Crosse & Fischer, 1894): specimens1 available nominal species synonym
 Recent Taxonomic OpinionsBarynaias opacata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023)Sphenonaias opacata — Cummings et al. (2025)
 RangeVera Cruz, Mexico. Map of Georeferenced Specimens
 Mexico|  USNM_795600-02
 E side in front of Catemaco
 |  USNM_809132
 Lago Catemaco, 1.5 mi E on N shore, Veracruz, Mexico
 |  USNM_809151-52
 Lago Catemaco, 1.5 mi E on N shore, Veracruz, Mexico
 |  |  UF_517943
 Lago de Catamaco, Bahia Campeche 4 km S of Catamaco Veracruz, Mexico ~18030'N, ~95000'W
 |  UF_215243
 Lago de Catamaco, S shore, on knoll, ca. 5 km W Juarez, Veracruz, Mexico 18° 21’ 54” N, 95° 04’ 15” W
 |  AMS_102134
 Lago de Catemaco, 1 mi SSE Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico
 |  |  MCZ_288429
 Lago de Catemaco, 1 mi SSE Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico
 |  UF_159371
 Lago de Catemaco, 4 km S Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico
 |  USNM_568797
 Laguna de Catemaco 16 k from San Andreas Tuxla, Vera Cruz, Mexico
 |  |  MCZ_155430
 Laguna de Catemaco, near San Andres Tuxtla, Vera Cruz. Mexico
 |  NCSM_MFM_19064
 Lake Catemaco, Hwy. 180, Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico
 |  NCSM_MFM_19065
 Lake Catemaco, Hwy. 180, Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico
 |  |  ANSP_133685
 Lake Catemaco, Mex.
 |  MCZ_52587
 Lake Catemaco, Mexico
 |  OSUM_9615
 Lake Catemaco, Mexico
 |  |  USNM_128289
 Lake Catemaco, Mexico
 |  USNM_85613
 Mexico
 |  USNM_85613
 Mexico
 |  |  USNM_1282320-21
 Mexico: Veracruz. Laguna Catemaco at Catemaco
 |  MNHN-IM-2000-1755
 Mexique
 |  MNHN-IM-2000-1755
 Mexique
 |  |  UF_270521
 near Veracruz, Mexico
 |  NCSM_MFM_347
 Possibly Lake Catemaco, Vera Cruz, Mexico
 |  USNM_1282316-17
 Veracruz, Rio Blanco at Rt. Mexico. 145 ca. 1.5 roadmiles S of divergence of Rt. Mex. 150 and Rt. Mex. 145 in La Tinaja (on Veracruz-Cordoba highway)
 |  |  USNM_1282316-17
 Veracruz, Rio Blanco at Rt. Mexico. 145 ca. 1.5 roadmiles S of divergence of Rt. Mex. 150 and Rt. Mex. 145 in La Tinaja (on Veracruz-Cordoba highway)
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 COMA_B.0718. Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico COMA_B.0719. Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico COMA_B.1052. Rio Tonto, Veracruz, México |