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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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nominal species Unio veracruzensis Lea, 1868

Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 150.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 320 [80], pl. 52, fig. 133.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_25432, Vera Cruz, Mexico.

= Actinonaias medellina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Actinonaias medellina (Lea, 1838) — Cummings et al., 2025

+ Lampsilis (Cyrtonaias) umbrosa umbrosa (Lea, 1856) — Haas, 1969

+ Lampsilis (Cyrtonaias) umbrosa (Lea, 1856) — Frierson, 1927

+ Lampsilis (Proptera) umbrosa (Lea, 1856) — Simpson, 1914

+ Lampsilis (Proptera) umbrosus Lea, 1856 — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio (Elliptio) medellinus Lea, 1838 — Martens, 1900

= Unio (Graphonaias) veracruzensis Lea, 1868 — Fischer & Crosse, 1894

= Unio vera cruzensis Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

= Margaron (Unio) veracruzensis (Lea) — Lea, 1870

 
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