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 vesicularis Lea, 1872

Lea, 1872, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 24: 156.
Lea, 1874, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8 [O. 13]: 37 [41], pl. 12, fig. 34.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85292, Lake Okeechobee, 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) vesicularis (Lea, 1870) — Haas, 1969
+ Villosa vibex amygdalum (Lea, 1843) — Clench & Turner, 1956
= Lampsilis (Villosa) vesicularis (Lea, 1872) — Frierson, 1927
= Lampsilis (Eurynia) vesicularis (Lea, 1872) — Simpson, 1914
= Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) vesicularis Lea — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio (s.s.) parvus Barnes, 1823 — Call, 1900
+ Unio parvus Barnes, 1823 — Call, 1895
= Unio vesicularis Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

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