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

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species Nephronaias chapalanus (Martens, 1900): synonymy
     5 specimens

Unio aztecorum var. chapalanus Martens, 1900
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 504, pl. 36, fig. 5-5a.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio aztecorum Philippi, 1847)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) ZMB_9106, Lagune de Chapala, Mexico.

Unio (Nephronaias) aztecorum var. chapalanusMartens (1900)
Nephronaias aztecorum var. chapalanusSimpson (1914)
Nephronaias (s.s.) aztecorumHaas (1969)
Nephronaias chapalanusCummings et al. (2025)

Nephronaias aztecorum tolimanensis Pilsbry, 1920
Pilsbry, 1920. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 72: 194, fig. 4.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio aztecorum Philippi, 1847)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) ANSP_46195, Toliman, Jalisco [Mexico].

Nephronaias (s.s.) aztecorumHaas (1969)
Nephronaias chapalanusCummings et al. (2025)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio (Nephronaias) aztecorum var. chapalanusMartens (1900)
Nephronaias aztecorum var. chapalanusSimpson (1914)
Nephronaias (s.s.) aztecorumHaas (1969)
Nephronaias chapalanusCummings et al. (2025)

 
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