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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Leaunio vanuxemensis

nominal species Unio pybasii Lea, 1858

Lea, 1858, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 10: 40.
Lea, 1862, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 67, pl. 6, fig. 216.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85138, Tuscumbia, Alabama.

= Leaunio vanuxemensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Leaunio vanuxemensis (Lea, 1838) — Watters, 2018
+ Villosa vanuxemensis (Lea, 1838) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Villosa vanuxemensis (Lea, 1836) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Ligumia vanuxemensis (Lea, 1838) — Haas, 1969
+ Lampsilis (Ligumia) vanuxemensis (Lea, 1838) — Frierson, 1927
+ Micromya vanuxemensis (Lea) — Ortmann, 1925
+ Eurynia (Micromya) vanuxemensis (Lea, 1838) — Ortmann, 1918
+ Lampsilis (Eurynia) vanuxemensis (Lea, 1838) — Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) vanuxemensis Lea — Simpson, 1900
= Unio pybasii Lea — Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896
= Unio pybasii Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Unio pybasii Lea — Lewis, 1872
= Unio pybasii Lea — Lewis, 1871
= Margaron (Unio) pybasii (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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