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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Popenaiadini

genus Psoronaias Crosse & Fischer, 1894: species
     4 available nominal genus synonyms (5 total synonyms) | cladomics

Psoronaias crocodilorum (Morelet, 1849)
syonymy (17 available, 25 total) | specimens (158 + 3 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Endemic to the Usumacinta basin, México and Guatemala (Central America)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, SRA
other links: MolluscaBase

Psoronaias distincta (Crosse & Fischer, 1893)
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (27)
Range: Vera Cruz, Mexico. (Central America)
other links: MolluscaBase

Psoronaias guatemalensis (Simpson, 1900)
syonymy (4 available, 4 total) | specimens (16 + 2 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Usumacinta basin, Guatemala. (Central America)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI
other links: MolluscaBase

Psoronaias rubicunda (Martens, 1900)
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (2)
Range: Guatemala. (Central America)
other links: MolluscaBase

Psoronaias semigranosa (von dem Busch in Philippi, 1843)
syonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (31)
Range: Known from the San Fernando, Carrizal, and Pánuco basins, Mexico. (Central America)
other links: MolluscaBase

 
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