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

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nominal species Unio (Simonaias) cuprinus subventralis Martens, 1900

Martens, 1900, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 506, pl. 36, figs. 1-1b.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio cuprinus Lea, 1831)
Type(s): TYPE ZMB_108852, Tabasco, Mexico.

= Popenaias metallica

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Nephronaias (Popenaias) metallica (Say, 1831) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio (Nephronaias) subventralis (von Martens, 1900) — Frierson, 1927
= Nephronaias calamitarum var. subventralis (von Martens, 1900) — Simpson, 1914
= Unio (Simonaias) cuprinus subventralis von Martens, 1900 — Martens, 1900

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