Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Venustaconcha

species Venustaconcha constricta (Conrad, 1838): specimens

2 available nominal species synonyms

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Villosa constricta — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), IUCN (2012), Jones (2015), Williams et al. (2017), Hopper et al. (2023)
Venustaconcha constricta — Watters (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Range

Virginia south to North Carolina, southern Atlantic Slope. (North America: NA3)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Venustaconcha constricta

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot ANSP_56465
ANSP_56465
Rockbridge Co., Va.
holotype
Unio constrictus Conrad, 1838

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ANSP_56465A
North River, Rockbridge Co., Va.
holotype
Unio constrictus Conrad, 1838

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USNM_84834
Roanoke R., Raleigh, N.C.
type
Unio genthii Lea, 1857

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USNM_84833
Deep R., N.C.
holotype and paratype
Unio genthii Lea, 1857

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USNM_84836
Catawba River, N. Carolina
type
Unio genthii Lea, 1857

GenBank Vouchers

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