original description(ofUnio rugososulcatus I. Lea, 1866)Lea I. (1866). Description of twelve new species of Unionidæ from South America. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 18: 33-35 [after 27 March 1866, before 11 June 1866]., available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1861499 page(s): 33 [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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Distribution Nicaragua [details] Type locality "? Central America" [details]