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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Villosa vibex

nominal species Unio rutilans Lea, 1856

Lea, 1856, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 262.
Lea, 1858, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 59, pl. 9, fig. 41.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85093, Othcalooga Cr., Gordon Co., Georgia.

= Villosa vibex

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Villosa vibex (Conrad, 1834) — Watters, 2018
+ Villosa vibex (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Villosa vibex (Conrad, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Villosa vibex (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975
+ Villosa vibex (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1972
+ Villosa vibex (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
+ Ligumia vibex (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969
+ Villosa vibex (Conrad, 1834) — Clench & Turner, 1956
+ Lampsilis (Ligumia) vibex (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927
+ Lampsilis (Eurynia) vibex (Conrad, 1834) — Simpson, 1914
- NO OPINION — de Gregorio, 1914
+ Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) vibex Conrad — Simpson, 1900
= Unio rutilans Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) rutilans (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio rutilans Lea — Küster, 1862

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