Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Villosa

species Villosa vibex (Conrad, 1834): specimens

11 available nominal species synonyms (19 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Villosa vibex — Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), Williams et al. (2011), ... FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Villosa modioliformis — Bogan (2010)
Villosa lienosa — Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Range

Widespread in Interior (Tennesse River), Gulf Coastal Plain and southern Atlantic Slope, USA including peninsular Florida. (North America: NA2 NA3 NA4)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Villosa vibex

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

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USNM_91142
Lake Ashby, Fla.
lectotype
Unio averellii B.H. Wright, 1888

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USNM_84974
Chattahoochee R., Columbus, Georgia
holotype
Unio exiguus Lea, 1840

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USNM_85088
Buckhead Creek, Georgia
holotype
Unio gracilior Lea, 1857

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USNM_85029
Santee Canal, S. Carolina
holotype
Unio modioliformis Lea, 1834

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USNM_86132
W Florida
type
Unio nigrinus Lea, 1852

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ANSP_56493
[no locality available - North America]
holotype
Unio pellucidus Lea, 1845

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USNM_85093
Othcalooga Cr., Gordon Co., Georgia
figured type
Unio rutilans Lea, 1857

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MCZ_178778
Ogeechee River, Georgia
holotype
Unio stagnalis Conrad, 1849

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USNM_85155
Dry Creek, near Columbus, Georgia
figured type
Unio sudus Lea, 1857

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ANSP_56488
Black Warrior River, Ala.
type
Unio vibex Conrad, 1834

GenBank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.