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

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species Anodontites montezuma (Lea, 1841): synonymy
     37 specimens

Anodonta montezuma Lea, 1841
Lea, 1841. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 2: 31.
Lea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 240 [78], pl. 23, fig. 55.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) AMNH_30871, Central America.

Glabaris (s.s.) montezumaSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (s.s.) montezumaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) montezumaSimpson (1914)
Anodontites montezumaFrierson (1927), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930), Haas (1969)

Anodonta atrovirens Philippi, 1849
Philippi, 1849. Zeitschr. f. Malakozool. 5(9): 130.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MALA.2015.0.617. MHN (by Haas, 1930: 321), Nicaragua.

Glabaris atrovireus [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (Scolianodon) inæquivalvis [sic]Martens (1900)
Anodontites atrovirensSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930)
Haas (1969)
Anodontites montezumaCummings et al. (2025)

Anodonta cornea Philippi, 1849
Philippi, 1849. Zeitschr. f. Malakozool. 5(9): 130.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MALA. 2015.0.618.0.MHN (by Haas, 1930: 321), Nicaragua.

Glabaris corneaSimpson (1900)
Anodonta corneaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Martens (1900)
Anodontites corneaSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930)
Anodontites montezumaCummings et al. (2025)

Anodonta granadensis Lea, 1868
Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 96.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 288 [48], pl. 41, fig. 100.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_86655 (by R.I. Johnson, 1951: 83), L. Nicaragua.

Glabaris (s.s.) granadensisSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Scolianodon) inaequivalva var. granadensisMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) granadensisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930)
Haas (1969)
Anodontites montezumaCummings et al. (2025)

Anodonta inaequivalva Lea, 1868
Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 95 [as ‘inæquivalva’].
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 292 [52], pl. 43, fig. 108 [as ‘inæquivalva’].
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_86767 (by R.I. Johnson, 1951: 83), Lake Nicaragua.

Glabaris (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (Scolianodon) inæquivalvis [sic]Martens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites montezumaFrierson (1927), Cummings et al. (2025)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) inaequivalvaHaas (1969)
Anodontites inaequivalvaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Anodontites inaequivalvis [sic]Mansur et al. (2020)

Anodonta lenticularis Lea, 1868
Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 95.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 290 [50], pl. 41, fig. 102.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_86704, Lake Nicaragua.

Glabaris (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (Scolianodon) inaequivalva var. lenticularisMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites montezumaFrierson (1927), Cummings et al. (2025)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) inaequivalvaHaas (1969)
Anodontites inaequivalvis [sic]Mansur et al. (2020)

Anodonta inaequivalvis Simpson, 1900
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 922.
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 534.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1423.
Mansur et al., 2020. [in] Damborenea, Rogers & Thorp, Freshw.Invert. Neotrop. 5: 424.
(error for Anodonta inaequivalva Lea, 1868)

Anodon montezianus Sowerby, 1870
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 36, sp. 146; index [as ‘montezumus’].
(error for Anodonta montezuma Lea, 1841; reference to Anodonta montezuma Lea, 1841)

Glabaris (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (s.s.) montezumaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites montezumaFrierson (1927)
Anodontites (s.s.) inaequivalvaHaas (1969)
Anodontites inaequivalvis [sic]Mansur et al. (2020)

Anodonta inaequalis Tate, 1870
‘Lea’ Tate, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 160.
(error for Anodonta inaequivalva Lea, 1868)

Anodonta (Scolianodon) inæquivalvis [sic]Martens (1900)

Anodonta atrovireus Simpson, 1900
‘Philippi’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 933.
(error for Anodonta atrovirens Philippi, 1849)

Anodontites montesianus Mansur et al., 2020
‘Sowerby’ Mansur et al., 2020. [in] Damborenea, Rogers & Thorp, Freshw.Invert. Neotrop. 5: 424.
(error for Anodon montezianus Sowerby, 1870)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Glabaris (s.s.) montezumaSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (s.s.) montezumaMartens (1900)
Glabaris atrovireus [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (Scolianodon) inæquivalvis [sic]Martens (1900)
Glabaris corneaSimpson (1900)
Anodonta corneaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Martens (1900), Haas (1969)
Glabaris (s.s.) granadensisSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Scolianodon) inaequivalva var. granadensisMartens (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (Scolianodon) inaequivalva var. lenticularisMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) montezumaSimpson (1914)
Anodontites atrovirensSimpson (1914)
Anodontites corneaSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) granadensisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites montezumaFrierson (1927), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) inaequivalvaHaas (1969)
Anodontites inaequivalvaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Anodontites inaequivalvis [sic]Mansur et al. (2020)

 
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