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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Venustaconcha constricta

nominal species Unio genthii Lea, 1857

Lea, 1857, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 85.
Lea, 1862, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 57 [61], pl. 2, fig. 204.
Type(s): SYNTYPES USNM_84833, Deep R., N.C.

= Venustaconcha constricta

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Venustaconcha constricta (Conrad, 1838) — Watters, 2018
+ Villosa constricta (Conrad, 1838) — Burch, 1975
+ Villosa constricta (Conrad, 1838) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
+ Lampsilis (Venustaconcha) constricta (Conrad, 1838) — Haas, 1969
+ Lampsilis (Venusta) constricta (Conrad, 1838) — Frierson, 1927
+ Lampsilis (Eurynia) constricta (Conrad, 1838) — Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) constrictus Conrad — Simpson, 1900
= Unio genthii Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) genthii (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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