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 gracilior Lea, 1856

Lea, 1856, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 262.
Lea, 1858, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 56, pl. 8, fig. 38 [as ‘gracillior’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85088, Buckhead Creek, Georgia.

= Villosa vibex

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Villosa vibex (Conrad, 1834) — Bieler, 2021
+ Villosa vibex (Conrad, 1834) — Watters, 2018
+ 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 gracilior (Lea, 1856) — Haas, 1969
= Lampsilis (Ligumia) gracilior (Lea, 1856) — Frierson, 1927
= Lampsilis (Eurynia) gracilior (Lea, 1856) — Simpson, 1914
= Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) gracilior Lea — Simpson, 1900
= Unio gracilior Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) gracilior (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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