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

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species Nephronaias aztecorum (Philippi, 1847): synonymy
     75 specimens

Unio aztecorum Philippi, 1847
Philippi, 1847. Zeitschr. f. Malakozool. 4(6): 95.
Philippi, 1849. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 4: 27, pl. 6, fig. 2.
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, Mexico.

Lampsilis (Proptera) aztecorumSimpson (1900)
Unio (Nephronaias) aztecorumMartens (1900)
Nephronaias medellinusIhering (1901)
Lampsilis aztecorumPilsbry (1910)
Nephronaias aztecorumSimpson (1914), Contreras-Arquieta (2000), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Cummings et al. (2025)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) aztecorumFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) aztecorumHaas (1929)
Nephronaias (s.s.) aztecorumHaas (1969)

Unio plicatulus Küster, 1856
‘Charpentier mss.’ Küster, 1856. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 154, pl. 44, fig. 4.
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, Mexico.

Nephronaias plicatulusSimpson (1900), Frierson (1917)
Unio (Nephronaias) aztecorumMartens (1900)
Nephronaias tabascoensisIhering (1901)
Nephronaias plicatulaSimpson (1914), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) plicatulusFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) aeruginosusHaas (1929)
Elliptio (sec. Nephronaias) plicatulaThiele (1934)
Nephronaias (s.s.) plicatulaHaas (1969), Haas (1969)
Nephronaias aztecorumCummings et al. (2025)

Unio strebelii Lea, 1866
Lea, 1866. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 18: 133.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 318 [78], pl. 51, fig. 131.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_85661 (by R.I. Johnson, 1974: 138), Vera Cruz, Mexico.

Nephronaias medellinusSimpson (1900)
Unio (Nephronaias) aztecorum var. strebeliMartens (1900)
Lampsilis strebeliPilsbry (1910)
Nephronaias medellinaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) aztecorumFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) aztecorumHaas (1929)
Nephronaias (s.s.) aztecorumHaas (1969)
Nephronaias aztecorumCummings et al. (2025)

Unio soledadensis Crosse & Fischer, 1893
Crosse & Fischer, 1893. J. de Conch. 41: 111.
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(16): 608, pl. 69, figs. 3-3b.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_IM-2000-1785 (by Cummings et al., 2025: 234), Mexique, La Soledad.

Unio (Nephronaias) aztecorum var. soledadensisMartens (1900)
Nephronaias soledadensisSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) aztecorumFrierson (1927)
Nephronaias (s.s.) aztecorumHaas (1969)
Nephronaias aztecorumCummings et al. (2025)

Unio aztecorum Martens, 1900
‘Philippi’ Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: pl. 37, figs. 2-2a. [in part]
(reference to Unio aztecorum Philippi, 1847)

Nephronaias aztecorumSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) purpuriataFrierson (1927)

Unio aztecorum “forma” major Martens, 1900
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: pl. 37, figs. 3-3b.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio aztecorum Philippi, 1847; homonym of Unio (Anodontes) sirionos var. major d’Orbigny, 1835)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) ZMB/MOLL_220172, Misantlla, Mexico.

Unio (Nephronaias) aztecorumMartens (1900)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) fimbriataFrierson (1927)
Nephronaias aztecorumCummings et al. (2025)

Lampsilis (Disconaias) martensi Frierson, 1927
‘Philippi’ Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: pl. 37, figs. 1-1a [as ‘Unio aztecorum’].
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 83, sp. 364.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) ZMB/MOLL_220183, Misantlla, Mexico.

Lampsilis (Disconaias) martensiFrierson (1927)
Nephronaias (s.s.) aztecorumHaas (1969)
Nephronaias aztecorumCummings et al. (2025)

Unio impressus Menke, 1830
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 107. [nomen nudum]

Unio (Nephronaias) aztecorumMartens (1900)
Cummings et al. (2025)

Unio aztecorum Martens, 1900
‘Philippi’ Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: pl. 37, figs. 1-1a. [in part]
(reference to Unio aztecorum Philippi, 1847)

Lampsilis (Disconaias) martensiFrierson (1927)

Unio strebeli Pilsbry, 1910
‘Lea’ Pilsbry, 1910. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 61: 533.
(reference to Unio strebelii Lea, 1866)

Lampsilis (Disconaias) pilsbryanaFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) purpuriataHaas (1929)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio (Nephronaias) aztecorumMartens (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) aztecorumSimpson (1900)
Nephronaias plicatulusSimpson (1900), Frierson (1917)
Nephronaias medellinusSimpson (1900), Ihering (1901)
Unio (Nephronaias) aztecorum var. strebeliMartens (1900)
Unio (Nephronaias) aztecorum var. soledadensisMartens (1900)
Nephronaias tabascoensisIhering (1901)
Lampsilis aztecorumPilsbry (1910)
Lampsilis strebeliPilsbry (1910)
Nephronaias aztecorumSimpson (1914), Contreras-Arquieta (2000), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Cummings et al. (2025)
Nephronaias plicatulaSimpson (1914), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023)
Nephronaias medellinaSimpson (1914)
Nephronaias soledadensisSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) aztecorumFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) plicatulusFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) martensiFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) purpuriataFrierson (1927), Haas (1929)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) fimbriataFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) pilsbryanaFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) aztecorumHaas (1929)
Elliptio (Nephronaias) aeruginosusHaas (1929)
Elliptio (sec. Nephronaias) plicatulaThiele (1934)
Nephronaias (s.s.) aztecorumHaas (1969)
Nephronaias (s.s.) plicatulaHaas (1969), Haas (1969)
Cummings et al. (2025)

 
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