original description(ofUnio poeyanus I. Lea, 1857)Lea I. (1857). Description of three new exotic species of naïades. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 9: 85 [after March 1857, before 7 January 1858]., available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6330349 page(s): 85 [details]
basis of recordGraf, D.; Cummings, K. (2019). Musselp database: The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves). , available online athttp://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Mexico, Rio de las Balsas, near Coyucan [details]