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Bivalvia | Unionoida | 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), ... Patterson et al. (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)
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.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Villosa vibex

MUSSELp Specimen Records

unknown

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ANSP_56493
[no locality available - North America]

USA

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ANSP_56488
Black Warrior River, Ala.

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USNM_85088
Buckhead Creek, Georgia

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USNM_84974
Chattahoochee R., Columbus, Georgia

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USNM_85155
Dry Creek, near Columbus, Georgia

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USNM_91142
Lake Ashby, Fla.

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MCZ_178778
Ogeechee River, Georgia

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USNM_85093
Othcalooga Cr., Gordon Co., Georgia

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USNM_85029
Santee Canal, S. Carolina

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USNM_86132
W Florida

Genbank Vouchers

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