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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Arotonaias

species Arotonaias encarpa (Lea, 1868): specimens
     2 available nominal species synonyms

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Arotonaias imbricata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Arotonaias encarpa — Cummings et al. (2025)

Range

Endemic to Lake Nicaraguam, Nicaragua.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

Nicaragua