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

species Sphenonaias plexus (Conrad, 1838): specimens

4 available nominal species synonyms

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

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

Range

Vera Cruz, Mexico. (Central America: CA1)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Sphenonaias plexus

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot USNM_84080A
USNM_84080A
River Medellin, Vera Cruz, Mexico
lectotype
Unio carbonarius Lea, 1838

image of lot MNHN_IM-2000-1812
MNHN_IM-2000-1812
Rio Medellin, Mexique
holotype
Unio minor Fischer & Crosse, 1894

image of lot ANSP_129923
ANSP_129923
Vera Cruz, Mexico
lectotype
Unio plexus Conrad, 1838

image of lot USNM_84080
USNM_84080
Mexico
syntype
Unio pliciferus Lea, 1838

image of lot BMNH_1901-6-22-1522-1525
BMNH_1901-6-22-1522-1525
Medellin River, Mexico
topotypes
Unio minor Fischer & Crosse, 1894

image of lot ZMB_MP_053
ZMB_MP_053
Rio Medellin
topotype
Unio minor Fischer & Crosse, 1894

image of lot ZMB_MP_0537
ZMB_MP_0537
Medellin River
topotypes
Unio minor Fischer & Crosse, 1894

image of lot ANSP_412414
ANSP_412414
Vera Cruz, Mexico
paralectotypes
Unio plexus Conrad, 1838

image of lot MCZ_175626
MCZ_175626
Medellin River, near Vera Cruz, Mexico
idiotype
Unio pliciferus Lea, 1838

image of lot MCZ_6584
MCZ_6584
Vera Cruz, Mexico
idiotypes
Unio pliciferus Lea, 1838

Other Specimens by Collection | show by country

3 Specimens from AMNH

image of lot AMNH_30579
AMNH_30579
Medellin River

image of lot AMNH_30543
AMNH_30543
Mexico

image of lot AMNH_30542
AMNH_30542
Mexico

1 Specimens from AMS

image of lot AMS_126903
AMS_126903
Mexico

10 Specimens from ANSP

image of lot ANSP_129926
ANSP_129926
Mexico

image of lot ANSP_129948
ANSP_129948
Mexico

image of lot ANSP_133692
ANSP_133692
Rio San Juan, V.C., Mexico

image of lot ANSP_129927
ANSP_129927
Vera Cruz [Mexico]

image of lot ANSP_77182
ANSP_77182
Vera Cruz, Mex.

image of lot ANSP_125661
ANSP_125661
Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot ANSP_129928
ANSP_129928
Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot ANSP_125581
ANSP_125581
Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot ANSP_68490
ANSP_68490
[no locality available - Central America]

image of lot ANSP_67488
ANSP_67488
Java [No - Central America]

5 Specimens from BMNH

image of lot BMNH_MP_418
BMNH_MP_418
Medellin River, Mexico

image of lot BMNH_1901-6-22-1516-1521
BMNH_1901-6-22-1516-1521
Medellin River, near Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot BMNH_1907-12-30-375
BMNH_1907-12-30-375
Mexico

image of lot BMNH_MP_417
BMNH_MP_417
Mexico

image of lot BMNH_44-7-17-61-64
BMNH_44-7-17-61-64
Mexico

4 Specimens from CM

image of lot CM_61.8875
CM_61.8875
? [Mexico]

image of lot CM_61.2019
CM_61.2019
Medellin, near Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot CM_61.1386
CM_61.1386
Mexico

image of lot CM_61.1494
CM_61.1494
Mexico

2 Specimens from FMNH

image of lot FMNH_21850
FMNH_21850
Veracruz, Mexico

image of lot FMNH_22259
FMNH_22259
Veracruz, Mexico

2 Specimens from INHS

image of lot INHS_21711
INHS_21711
Mexico

image of lot INHS_1736
INHS_1736
Mexico

12 Specimens from MCZ

image of lot MCZ_6806
MCZ_6806
Medellin River, near Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot MCZ_270063
MCZ_270063
Medellin River, near Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot MCZ_270064
MCZ_270064
Mexico

image of lot MCZ_270066
MCZ_270066
Mexico

image of lot MCZ_270068
MCZ_270068
Mexico

image of lot MCZ_37318
MCZ_37318
Mexico

image of lot MCZ_MP_264
MCZ_MP_264
Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot MCZ_270062
MCZ_270062
Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot MCZ_270067
MCZ_270067
Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot MCZ_270069
MCZ_270069
Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot MCZ_30267
MCZ_30267
Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot MCZ_30268
MCZ_30268
Vera Cruz, Mexico

7 Specimens from MNHN

image of lot MNHN_MP_1293
MNHN_MP_1293
[no locality available - Central America - Mexico]

image of lot MNHN_MP_1359
MNHN_MP_1359
Panama [No - likely Mexico]

image of lot MNHN_MP_1353
MNHN_MP_1353
pres per les bords du fleuve Chicattien, Mexique [near the banks of the Chicattien River, Mexico]

image of lot MNHN_MP_1349_2
MNHN_MP_1349_2
Rio Papaloapam, Vera Cruz

image of lot MNHN_MP_1350
MNHN_MP_1350
Vera Cruz [Mexico]

image of lot MNHN_MP_1296
MNHN_MP_1296
Vera Cruz [Mexico]

image of lot MNHN_MP_1334
MNHN_MP_1334
Vera Cruz [Mexico]

1 Specimens from OSUM

image of lot OSUM_68320
OSUM_68320
Vera Cruz, Mexico

7 Specimens from UF

image of lot UF_270523
UF_270523
Mexico

image of lot UF_93171
UF_93171
Mexico

image of lot UF_93180
UF_93180
Mexico

image of lot UF_270522
UF_270522
near Veracruz, Mexico

image of lot UF_93176
UF_93176
Vera Cruz Mexico

image of lot UF_270524
UF_270524
Veracruz, Mexico

image of lot UF_229533
UF_229533
Veracruz, Mexico

11 Specimens from USNM

image of lot USNM_162332
USNM_162332
Medellin, near V. Cruz, Mexico

image of lot USNM_118345
USNM_118345
Mexico

image of lot USNM_126523
USNM_126523
Mexico

image of lot USNM_84081
USNM_84081
Mexico

image of lot USNM_25739
USNM_25739
Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot USNM_43631
USNM_43631
Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot USNM_84079
USNM_84079
Vera Cruz, Mexico

image of lot USNM_1282323
USNM_1282323
Veracruz, impoundment on Rio Jamapa at La Tejar, ca. 0.25 rivermiles above the bridge of road to Medellin (bridge is 5.3 roadmiles from the junction of this road with Rt. Mex. 140), S of Veracruz (city). N19°04'00" W96°09'30"

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USNM_1282318
Veracruz, Rio Cotaxtla (upper Rio Atoyac) at Rt. Ver. 149 in Cotaxtla (turn-off to road to Cotaxtla from Rt. Mex. 140 is ca. 26.1 roadmiles SW of divergence of Rt. Mex, 150 and Rt. Mex. 140 S of Veracruz

image of lot USNM_1282322
USNM_1282322
Veracruz, Rio Jamapa at road to Medellin at El Tejar, ca. 5.3 roadmiles from junction of this road with Rt. Mex. 140, S of Veracruz (city)

image of lot USNM_1282319
USNM_1282319
Veracruz, Rio Jamapa at road to Medellin at El Tejar, ca. 5.3 roadmiles from junction of this road with Rt. Mex. 140, S of Veracruz (city)

8 Specimens from ZMB

image of lot ZMB_MP_0534
ZMB_MP_0534
Medellin Fl.

image of lot ZMB_MP_0528
ZMB_MP_0528
Medellin Fl., near Vera Cruz

image of lot ZMB_4271
ZMB_4271
Medellin Fl., Vera Cruz

image of lot ZMB_MP_0526
ZMB_MP_0526
Mexico

image of lot ZMB_MP_0536
ZMB_MP_0536
Mexico

image of lot ZMB_MP_0539
ZMB_MP_0539
Mexico

image of lot ZMB_MP_0535
ZMB_MP_0535
Mexico

image of lot ZMB_MP_0533
ZMB_MP_0533
[no locality available - Central America]

GenBank Vouchers

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