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Publication Morelet (1849): summary

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Full Citation

Morelet. 1849. Testacea Novissima Insulæ Cubanæ et Americæ Centralis 1. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio aeruginosus Morelet, 1849 = Nephronaias aeruginosa

Morelet, 1849. Test. Nov. 1: 29 [as ‘æruginosus’].
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] BMNH_93-2-4-2019 (by R.I. Johnson, 1971: 79), In rivulo Michol, circa Palenqueanum vicum.

Unio calamitarum Morelet, 1849 = Nephronaias calamitarum

Morelet, 1849. Test. Nov. 1: 30.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-2010 (by R.I. Johnson, 1971: 80), Baluntie, near Palenque.

Unio crocodilorum Morelet, 1849 = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Morelet, 1849. Test. Nov. 1: 28.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] BMNH_1893-2-4-2030 (by R.I. Johnson, 1971: 81), River Usumacinta, Central America.

Unio delphinulus Morelet, 1849 = Delphinonaias largillierti

Morelet, 1849. Test. Nov. 1: 31.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-1588 (by Cummings et al., 2025: 164), Lac de Flores, Peten, Guatemala.

Unio explicatus Morelet, 1849 = Mesonaias explicata

Morelet, 1849. Test. Nov. 1: 28.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-2027 (by R.I. Johnson, 1998: 452), flumen Usumasinta, ad pagum Balancan Tabascensium [Mexico].

There are 13 available nominal species attributed to this publication (13 total).

Anodon lurulentus Morelet, 1849 = Anodontites lurulenta

Morelet, 1849. Test. Nov. 1: 28.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] BMNH_93-2-4-2003 (by R.I. Johnson, 1971: 87), in paludibus Usumacinta, Guatemala.

Unio ostreatus Morelet, 1849 = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Morelet, 1849. Test. Nov. 1: 29.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] BMNH_94-3-22-2 (by R.I. Johnson, 1971: 90), flumen Usumacinta, Guatemala.

Unio paludosus Morelet, 1849 = Delphinonaias largillierti

Morelet, 1849. Test. Nov. 1: 30.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-2024 (by R.I. Johnson, 1971: 90), propre San Geronimo, Yucatan.

Unio ravistellus Morelet, 1849 = Nephronaias ravistella

Morelet, 1849. Test. Nov. 1: 29.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] BMNH_93-2-4-2021 (by R.I. Johnson, 1971: 92), Lake d’Yzabal, Guatemala.

Unio scamnatus Morelet, 1849 = Nephronaias scamnata

Morelet, 1849. Test. Nov. 1: 30.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-1976 (by R.I. Johnson, 1971: 92), Rio Taco Taco, Cuba.

Unio scutulatus Morelet, 1849 = Delphinonaias scutulata

Morelet, 1849. Test. Nov. 1: 30.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] BMNH_1893-2-4-2014 (by R.I. Johnson, 1971: 93), S. Geronimo, Yucatan, Mexico.

Unio spheniopsis Morelet, 1849 = Pachynaias spheniopsis

Morelet, 1849. Test. Nov. 1: 29.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] BMNH_93-2-4-2028 (by R.I. Johnson, 1971: 94), flumen Usumacinta, Guatemala.

Unio testudineus Morelet, 1849 = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Morelet, 1849. Test. Nov. 1: 28.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] BMNH_94-3-22-1 (by R.I. Johnson, 1971: 96), flumen Usumacinta, Guatemala.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodon lurulentus = Anodontites lurulenta

Unio æruginosus = Nephronaias aeruginosa

Unio calamitarum = Nephronaias calamitarum

Unio crocodilorum = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Unio delphinulus = Delphinonaias largillierti

Unio explicatus = Mesonaias explicata

Unio ostreatus = Psoronaias crocodilorum

Unio paludosus = Delphinonaias largillierti

Unio ravistellus = Nephronaias ravistella

Unio scamnatus = Nephronaias scamnata

Unio scutulatus = Delphinonaias scutulata

Unio spheniopsis = Pachynaias spheniopsis

Unio testudineus = Psoronaias crocodilorum

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