Delphinonaias

Delphinonaias is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the subfamily Ambleminae of the family Unionidae.[1]

Delphinonaias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Tribe: Lampsilini
Genus: Delphinonaias
Crosse & Fischer, 1894
Synonyms

Unio (Delphinonaias) Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894 (original rank)

Distribution

Species in this freshwater genus are found in Guatemala.

Species

Species within the genus Cyrtonaias include:

  • Delphinonaias largillierti (Philippi, 1847)
  • Delphinonaias scutulata (Morelet, 1849)
Species brought into synonymy
  • Delphinonaias delphinula (Morelet, 1849): synonym of Delphinonaias largillierti (Philippi, 1847) (a junior synonym)

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Delphinonaias Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1334741 on 2020-10-18
  • Morelet, A., 1849 - Testacea novissima insulae cubanae et americae centralis, Pars 1, p. 31 pp


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