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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Villosa amygdalum

nominal species Unio lepidus Gould, 1856


Gould, 1856, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 6: 15.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MCZ_169223, Lake Monroe, Florida.

= Villosa amygdalum

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Villosa amygdala (Lea, 1843) — Watters, 2018
+ Villosa amygdalum (Lea, 1843) — Williams et al., 2014
+ Villosa amygdalum (Lea, 1843) — Williams et al., 2011
+ Villosa amygdala (Lea, 1843) — Burch, 1975
+ Villosa amygdala (Lea, 1843) — R.I. Johnson, 1972
+ Lampsilis (Villosa) amygdalum (Lea, 1843) — Haas, 1969
+ Villosa vibex amygdalum (Lea, 1843) — Clench & Turner, 1956
+ Lampsilis (Villosa) amygdalum (Lea, 1843) — Frierson, 1927
+ Lampsilis (Eurynia) amygdalum (Lea, 1843) — Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) amygdalum Lea — Simpson, 1900
= Unio lepidus Gld. — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) lepidus (Gould) — Lea, 1870

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