Delphinonaias
{{Short description|Genus of bivalves}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|taxon = Delphinonaias
|image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.210649 - Delphinonaias delphinulus (Morelet, 1849) - Unionidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
|image_caption = A collection of D. delphinulus shells
|authority = Crosse & Fischer, 1894
|synonyms= Unio (Delphinonaias) Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894 (original rank)
}}
Delphinonaias is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the subfamily Ambleminae of the family Unionidae.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
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
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- Morelet, A., 1849 - Testacea novissima insulae cubanae et americae centralis, Pars 1, p. 31 pp
External links
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32561855 Fischer P. & Crosse H. (1870-1902). Études sur les mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles du Mexique et du Guatemala. Mission scientifique au Mexique et dans l'Amerique Centrale. Recherches zoologiques, Partie 7 Volume 1: 702 pp., pls 1-31; volume 2: 731 pp., pls 32-72. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale. Published in 17 livraisons]
- [http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/ Graf, D.; Cummings, K. (2019). Mussels database: The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)]
- [https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/im/item/2000-1672 MNHN, Paris: syntype]
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