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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Cambarunio

species Cambarunio simus (Lea, 1838): specimens
     4 available nominal species synonyms (8 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Villosa iris — Williams et al. (2008)
Villosa sima — Williams et al. (2017)
Cambarunio simus — Watters (2018), Burlakova et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)

Range

Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_260. (16S: AY655083, COI: MH161352, go to Genbank) Collins River, Highway 56 bridge near Beersheba Springs, Grundy Co. TN.