Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Popenaiadini | Sphenonaias

species Sphenonaias opacata (Crosse & Fischer, 1894): specimens

1 available nominal species synonym

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Barynaias opacata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023)
Sphenonaias opacata — Cummings et al. (2025)

Range

Vera Cruz, Mexico. (Central America: CA1)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Sphenonaias opacata

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

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MNHN_IM-2000-1755
Mexique
holotype
Unio opacatus Crosse & Fischer, 1894

Other Specimens by Collection | show by country

1 Specimens from AMS

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AMS_102134
Lago de Catemaco, 1 mi SSE Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico

1 Specimens from ANSP

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ANSP_133685
Lake Catemaco, Mex.

3 Specimens from MCZ

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MCZ_288429
Lago de Catemaco, 1 mi SSE Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico

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MCZ_155430
Laguna de Catemaco, near San Andres Tuxtla, Vera Cruz. Mexico

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MCZ_52587
Lake Catemaco, Mexico

3 Specimens from NCSM

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NCSM_MFM_19064
Lake Catemaco, Hwy. 180, Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico

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NCSM_MFM_19065
Lake Catemaco, Hwy. 180, Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico

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NCSM_MFM_347
Possibly Lake Catemaco, Vera Cruz, Mexico

1 Specimens from OSUM

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OSUM_9615
Lake Catemaco, Mexico

4 Specimens from UF

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UF_517943
Lago de Catamaco, Bahia Campeche 4 km S of Catamaco Veracruz, Mexico ~18030'N, ~95000'W

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UF_215243
Lago de Catamaco, S shore, on knoll, ca. 5 km W Juarez, Veracruz, Mexico 18° 21’ 54” N, 95° 04’ 15” W

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UF_159371
Lago de Catemaco, 4 km S Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico

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UF_270521
near Veracruz, Mexico

8 Specimens from USNM

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USNM_795600-02
E side in front of Catemaco

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USNM_809132
Lago Catemaco, 1.5 mi E on N shore, Veracruz, Mexico

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USNM_809151-52
Lago Catemaco, 1.5 mi E on N shore, Veracruz, Mexico

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USNM_568797
Laguna de Catemaco 16 k from San Andreas Tuxla, Vera Cruz, Mexico

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USNM_128289
Lake Catemaco, Mexico

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USNM_85613
Mexico

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USNM_1282320-21
Mexico: Veracruz. Laguna Catemaco at Catemaco

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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)

3 Specimens from other collections

COMA_B.0719. Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico

COMA_B.0718. Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico

COMA_B.1052. Rio Tonto, Veracruz, México

GenBank Vouchers

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