Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini

genus Venustaconcha Frierson, 1927: species

2 available nominal genus synonyms | cladomics

Included Species

Decorative image of a representative of Venustaconcha constricta

Venustaconcha constricta (Conrad, 1838)

synonymy (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)

synonymy (3 available, 5 total) | specimens (3 + 5 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

Decorative image of a representative of Venustaconcha pleasii

Venustaconcha pleasii (Marsh, 1891)

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (1)

Range: Ozark Plateau, USA. (North America)

GenBank sequences: COI, ND1
NatureServe: G3
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Venustaconcha trabalis

Venustaconcha trabalis (Conrad, 1834)

synonymy (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

Decorative image of a representative of Venustaconcha troostensis

Venustaconcha troostensis (Lea, 1834)

synonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (1)

Range: Cumberland River, USA. (North America)

NatureServe: G1
other links: MolluscaBase