Actinonaias sapotalensis

Actinonaias sapotalensis

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae

Actinonaias is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae. Taxonomy and history Actinonaias was first described as a subgenus of Unio in 1894 by Joseph Charles Hippolyte Crosse and Paul Henri Fischer, with Unio sapotalensis as the type species. The name Actinonaias is derived from the Greek words άκτίν, meaning "ray", and ναϊάς, meaning "naiad".

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 1

Sources and credits

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Actinonaias sapotalensis

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