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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Leaunio umbrans

nominal species Unio porphyreus Lea, 1861

Lea, 1861, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 60.
Lea, 1862, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 80 [84] , pl. 10, fig. 228.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84851, Coosa R., Alabama.

= Leaunio umbrans

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Leaunio umbrans (Lea, 1857) — Watters, 2018
+ Villosa lienosa (Conrad, 1834) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Villosa umbrans (Lea, 1857) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Villosa lienosa (Conrad, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Villosa lienosa (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975
+ Ligumia lienosa (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969
+ Villosa lienosus (Conrad, 1834) — Clench & Turner, 1956
+ Lampsilis (Ligumia) lienosa (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927
= Lampsilis (Eurynia) porphyrea (Lea, 1861) — Simpson, 1914
= Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) porphyreus Lea — Simpson, 1900
= Unio porphyreus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) porphyreus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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