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

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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, 1861) — (Simpson, 1900)

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