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 troostensis Sowerby, 1868

‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 79, sp. 415.
(misidentified reference to Unio troostensis Lea, 1834)

= Venustaconcha trabalis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Villosa perpurpurea (Lea, 1861) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Lampsilis (Eurynia) perpurpurea (Lea, 1861) — Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) perpurpureus Lea — Simpson, 1900

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