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species Brachyanodon impura (Say, 1829): specimens

9 available nominal species synonyms (12 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta impura — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Whelan et al. (2023), Perkins et al. (2025)
Anodonta impure [sic] — Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024)
Brachyanodon impura — Cummings et al. (2025)
Brachyanodon impurus — Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Range

Widely distribute in the central high plateau and Pacific drainages of Mexico. (Central America: CA1)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Brachyanodon impura

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot MNHN_IM-2000-1656
MNHN_IM-2000-1656
Mexique, Lac de Chalco
syntype
Anodonta chalcoensis Crosse & Fischer, 1893

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MNHN_IM-2000-1657
Mexique, Lac de Tchapala
syntypes
Anodonta chapalensis Crosse & Fischer, 1893

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USNM_86730
Mexico
lectotype
Anodonta exilior Lea, 1871

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MCZ_6808
Rio Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico
syntypes
Anodonta richardsoni Martens, 1900

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ZMB_MP_0131
Chapala
topotypes
Anodonta chapalensis Crosse & Fischer, 1893

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ZMB_108856
Rio Ameca, Prov. Jalisco, Mexico
syntypes
Anodonta richardsoni Martens, 1900

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SMF_13488
Rio Ameca, Staat, Jalisco, Mexiko
topotypes
Anodonta richardsoni Martens, 1900

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UF_270330
Rio Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico
topotype
Anodonta richardsoni Martens, 1900

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USNM_162333
Ameca, W. Mexico
topotypes
Anodonta richardsoni Martens, 1900

Other Specimens by Collection | show by country

1 Specimens from AMNH

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AMNH_139091
Xochimilco, Mexico

6 Specimens from FMNH

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FMNH_11640
Lake Chapala, at La Palma, state Jalisco, Mexico

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FMNH_126285
Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico

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FMNH_11647
Lake Lagos, near Jalisco, Rio Verde Syst., Mexico

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FMNH_11577
Rio Lerma, Ocotlan, Jalisco, Mexico

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FMNH_11648
Rio Lerma, W of Queretaro, Rio Grande de Santiago Syst., Mexico

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FMNH_11631
Valles, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

4 Specimens from MNHN

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MNHN_MP_0565
Lac Chapala (Mexique)

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MNHN_MP_1301
Lac de Chapala

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MNHN_MP_1292
Lac de Chapala

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MNHN_MP_1302
Lac de Chapala

2 Specimens from OSUM

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OSUM_33550
Canal de Querendero [about 10-15 mi. N of Morelia] Rio Lerma - Laguna de Cuitzeo Dr.

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OSUM_44346
Lake Pátzcuaro, E end, Rio Balsas Dr.

1 Specimens from SMF

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SMF_13489
Guatemala

5 Specimens from UF

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UF_34945
6.5 mi E Jocotepec, Hwy. 44, Jalisco, Mexico

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UF_270326
Central Mexico

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UF_270325
Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

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UF_444988
Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico

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UF_466288
Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico

18 Specimens from USNM

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USNM_102219
Ameca R., Guadlajara, Mexico

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USNM_809461
Buserias

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USNM_149060
Durango City Market, Mexico

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USNM_149070
Durango City Market, Mexico

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USNM_251832
L. Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico

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USNM_126739
Laguna de Cuitzeo, Mexico

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USNM_37257
Lake Almeja, Mex.

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USNM_102220
Lake Chapala, Guadlajara, Mexico

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USNM_102221
Lake Chapala, Guadlajara, Mexico

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USNM_801972
Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico. N shore, W of Chapala

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USNM_809193
Lake Chapala, Ocotlan, Jalisco, Mexico

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USNM_853956
Lake of Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico

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USNM_117951
Oaxaca ?, Mexico

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USNM_109282
Ocotlan, Jalisco, Mexico

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USNM_251831
Ocotlan, Jalisco, Mexico

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USNM_134837
Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico

USNM_00.

USNM_858075. Chapala Lake, Jalisco, Mexico

4 Specimens from ZMB

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ZMB_MP_0212
[no locality available - Central America - Mexico]

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ZMB_MP_0191
Vera Cruz, Mexico

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ZMB_MP_0146
[no locality available - Central America]

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ZMB_MP_0186
[no locality available - Central America]

4 Specimens from other collections

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TMYERS_006
Laguna de Zacapu, Pacific Ocean - Rio Grande de Santiago - Lago de Chapala - Lerma - Angulo, Zacapu, Michoacán, Mexico

COMA_B.0186. Lago de Chapala, Jalisco, México

COMA_B.0391. Lago Zirahuén, Michoacán, México

COMA_B.0111. Xochimilco, Distrito Federal, México

GenBank Vouchers

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