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species Leaunio vanuxemensis (Lea, 1838): specimens

4 available nominal species synonyms (8 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Villosa vanuxemensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), Haag (2012), Inoue et al. (2013), Jones (2015), Williams et al. (2017), Klymus et al. (2020), Hauck et al. (2023)
Villosa vanuxemensis vanuxemensis — ITIS (2012)
Leaunio vanuxemensis — Watters (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), Bieler (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Range

Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, USA. (North America: NA2)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Leaunio vanuxemensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

USA

image of lot USNM_85146
USNM_85146
Cumberland R., Tenn

image of lot USNM_85137
USNM_85137
headwaters, N Branch Holston R., E Tenn

image of lot USNM_85132
USNM_85132
Long Creek, Tenn.

image of lot USNM_85138
USNM_85138
Tuscumbia, Alabama

GenBank Vouchers

Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_3046. (16S: AY655084, go to GenBank) ditto.

UMMZ_265714. (COI: AF156525, go to GenBank) Big Mocassin Creek, VA.