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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)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930), Haas (1969)

Anodonta atrovirens Philippi, 1849
Philippi, 1849. Z. Malak. 5(9): 130.
Type(s): SYNTYPES SMF_5164, See von Nikaragua.

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

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): HOLOTYPE USNM_86655, 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)

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): HOLOTYPE USNM_86767, 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)
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 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)
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 (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 (s.s.) granadensisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites montezumaFrierson (1927), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonus montezumaHaas (1930), Haas (1969)
Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) inaequivalvaHaas (1969)
Anodontites inaequivalvaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Anodontites inaequivalvis [sic]Mansur et al. (2020)

 
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