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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!
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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini genus Venustaconcha Frierson, 1927: species
2 available nominal genus synonyms | cladomics  Venustaconcha constricta (Conrad, 1838)
syonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (5)
Range: Virginia south to North Carolina, southern Atlantic Slope. (North America)
Genbank sequences: COI, ND1
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Villosa constricta)
NatureServe: G3
other links: MolluscaBase
|  Venustaconcha ellipsiformis (Conrad, 1836)
syonymy (3 available, 5 total) | specimens (3 + 3 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Widespread in the Interior and Great Lakes basins, North America. (North America)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, COI M-type, COII, COII M-type, Cytb, ITS1, mtGenome, mtGenome M-type, ND1, other, SRA
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G4
other links: MolluscaBase
|  Venustaconcha pleasii (Marsh, 1891)
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (1)
Range: Ozark Plateau, USA. (North America)
Genbank sequences: COI, ND1
NatureServe: G3
other links: MolluscaBase
|  Venustaconcha trabalis (Conrad, 1834)
syonymy (2 available, 6 total) | specimens (2)
Range: Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, USA. (North America)
Genbank sequences: 16S, COI, ND1
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered B1+2c, Critically Endangered B1+2c (Villosa perpurpurea)
NatureServe: G1
other links: MolluscaBase
|  Venustaconcha troostensis (Lea, 1834)
syonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (1)
Range: Cumberland River, USA. (North America)
NatureServe: G1
other links: MolluscaBase
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