The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Venustaconcha trabalis

nominal species Unio perpurpureus Lea, 1861

Lea, 1861, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 41.
Lea, 1866, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 46 [50], pl. 16, fig. 44.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85246, Tenn.

= Venustaconcha trabalis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Venustaconcha trabalis (Conrad, 1834) — Graf & Cummings, 2021
= Villosa perpurpurea — Klymus et al., 2020
+ Venustaconcha trabalis (Conrad, 1834) — Watters, 2018
+ Venustaconcha trabalis (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2017
= Villosa perpurpurea (Lea, 1861) — Lane et al., 2016
= Villosa perpurpurea (I. Lea, 1861) — ITIS, 2012
= Villosa perpurpurea — Haag, 2012
= Villosa perpurpurea Lea, 1861 — Bogan, 2010
= Villosa perpurpurea — Cummings & Graf, 2010
= Villosa perpurpurea (Lea, 1861) — Graf & Cummings, 2007
= Villosa perpurpurea (Lea, 1861) — IUCN, 2000
= Villosa perpurpurea (Lea, 1861) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
= Villosa perpurpurea (Lea, 1861) — Turgeon et al., 1998
= Villosa perpurpurea (I. Lea) — Williams et al., 1993
= Villosa perpurpurea (Lea, 1861) — Turgeon et al., 1988
+ Villosa trabalis (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1980
+ Villosa trabalis (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975
+ Villosa trabalis (Conrad, 1834) — Stansbery, 1970
+ Lampsilis (Venustaconcha) trabalis (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969
+ Lampsilis (Venusta) trabalis (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927
= Micromya perpurpurea (Lea) — Ortmann, 1925
= Micromya perpurpurea (Lea) — Ortmann, 1924
= Eurynia (Micromya) perpurpurea (Lea, 1861) — Ortmann, 1918
= Eurynia (Micromya) perpurpurea (Lea) — Ortmann, 1915
= Lampsilis (Eurynia) perpurpurea (Lea, 1861) — Simpson, 1914
= Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) perpurpureus Lea — Simpson, 1900
= Unio perpurpureus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) perpurpureus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio perpurpureus Lea, 1861 — Lea, 1866

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