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

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nominal species Unio papyraceus Gould, 1845

Gould, 1845, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 2: 53.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_86125, Everglades, 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) amygdalum (Lea, 1843) — Haas, 1969
+ Villosa vibex amygdalum (Lea, 1843) — Clench & Turner, 1956
+ Lampsilis (Villosa) amygdalum (Lea, 1843) — Frierson, 1927
= Lampsilis (Eurynia) papyracea (Gould, 1845) — Simpson, 1914
= Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) papyraceus Gould — Simpson, 1900
= Unio papyraceus Gld. — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) papyraceus (Gould) — Lea, 1870
= Unio (Naidea) papyraceus Gould — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Unio papyraceus Gould — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Unio) papyraceus (Gould) — Lea, 1852

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