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Publication Lane et al. (2016): summary

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Lane, T.W., E.M. Hallerman & J.W. Jones. 2016. Phylogenetic and taxonomic assessment of the endangered Cumberland bean, Villosa trabalis and purple bean, Villosa perpurpurea (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Conservation Genetics 17(5): 1109-1124. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-016-0847-0.

Taxonomic Opinions

Epioblasma capsaeformis

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis

Venustaconcha pleasii

Villosa fabalis = Paetulunio fabalis

Villosa perpurpurea (Lea, 1861) = Venustaconcha trabalis

Villosa trabalis (Conrad, 1834) = Venustaconcha trabalis

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