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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Mycetopodidae | Anodontitinae | Anodontites

species Anodontites montezuma (Lea, 1841): synonymy

37 specimens

Synonymy

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Anodonta montezuma Lea, 1841

Lea, 1841. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 2: 31.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 240 [78], pl. 23, fig. 55.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) AMNH_30871, Central America.

Glabaris (s.s.) montezumaSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (s.s.) montezumaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) montezumaSimpson (1914)
Anodontites montezumaFrierson (1927), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930), Haas (1969)

Anodonta atrovirens Philippi, 1849

Philippi, 1849. Z. Malak. 5(9): 130.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MALA.2015.0.617. MHN (by Haas, 1930: 321), Nicaragua.

Glabaris atrovireus [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (Scolianodon) inæquivalvis [sic]Martens (1900)
Anodontites atrovirensSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930)
Anodontites montezumaCummings et al. (2025)

Anodonta cornea Philippi, 1849

Philippi, 1849. Z. Malak. 5(9): 130.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MALA. 2015.0.618.0.MHN (by Haas, 1930: 321), Nicaragua.

Glabaris corneaSimpson (1900)
Anodonta corneaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Anodontites corneaSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930)
Anodontites montezumaCummings et al. (2025)

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Anodonta granadensis Lea, 1868

Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 96.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 288 [48], pl. 41, fig. 100.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_86655 (by R.I. Johnson, 1951: 83), L. Nicaragua.

Glabaris (s.s.) granadensisSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Scolianodon) inaequivalva var. granadensisMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) granadensisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930)
Anodontites montezumaCummings et al. (2025)

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Anodonta inaequivalva Lea, 1868

Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 95 [as ‘inæquivalva’].
specimen image from publicationLea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 292 [52], pl. 43, fig. 108 [as ‘inæquivalva’].
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_86767 (by R.I. Johnson, 1951: 83), Lake Nicaragua.

Glabaris (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (Scolianodon) inæquivalvis [sic]Martens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites montezumaFrierson (1927), Cummings et al. (2025)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) inaequivalvaHaas (1969)
Anodontites inaequivalvaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Anodontites inaequivalvis [sic]Mansur et al. (2020)

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Anodonta lenticularis Lea, 1868

Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 95.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 290 [50], pl. 41, fig. 102.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_86704, Lake Nicaragua.

Glabaris (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (Scolianodon) inaequivalva var. lenticularisMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites montezumaFrierson (1927), Cummings et al. (2025)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) inaequivalvaHaas (1969)
Anodontites inaequivalvis [sic]Mansur et al. (2020)

Anodonta inaequivalvis Simpson, 1900

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 922.
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 534.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1423.
Mansur et al., 2020. [in] Damborenea, Rogers & Thorp, Freshw.Invert. Neotrop. 5: 424.
(error for Anodonta inaequivalva Lea, 1868)

Anodon montezianus Sowerby, 1870

specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 36, sp. 146; index [as ‘montezumus’].
(error for Anodonta montezuma Lea, 1841; reference to Anodonta montezuma Lea, 1841)

Glabaris (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (s.s.) montezumaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites montezumaFrierson (1927)
Anodontites (s.s.) inaequivalvaHaas (1969)
Anodontites inaequivalvis [sic]Mansur et al. (2020)

Anodonta inaequalis Tate, 1870

‘Lea’ Tate, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 160.
(error for Anodonta inaequivalva Lea, 1868)

Anodonta (Scolianodon) inæquivalvis [sic]Martens (1900)

Anodonta atrovireus Simpson, 1900

‘Philippi’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 933.
(error for Anodonta atrovirens Philippi, 1849)

Anodontites montesianus Mansur et al., 2020

‘Sowerby’ Mansur et al., 2020. [in] Damborenea, Rogers & Thorp, Freshw.Invert. Neotrop. 5: 424.
(error for Anodon montezianus Sowerby, 1870)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Glabaris (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) granadensisSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) montezumaSimpson (1900)
Glabaris atrovireus [sic]Simpson (1900)
Glabaris corneaSimpson (1900)
Anodonta corneaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Anodonta (s.s.) montezumaMartens (1900)
Anodonta (Scolianodon) inæquivalvis [sic]Martens (1900)
Anodonta (Scolianodon) inaequivalva var. lenticularisMartens (1900)
Anodonta (Scolianodon) inaequivalva var. granadensisMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) granadensisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) montezumaSimpson (1914)
Anodontites corneaSimpson (1914)
Anodontites atrovirensSimpson (1914)
Anodontites montezumaFrierson (1927), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) inaequivalvaHaas (1969)
Anodontites inaequivalvaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Anodontites inaequivalvis [sic]Mansur et al. (2020)

 
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