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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Villosa species Villosa amygdalum (Lea, 1843): synonymy 7 specimens Unio amygdalum Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1]. Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 275 [33], pl. 39, fig. 1. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86127, L. George, Florida.
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) amygdalum — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) amygdalum — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Villosa) amygdalum — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Villosa vibex amygdalum — Clench & Turner (1956) Villosa amygdala — R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), ... Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2011), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), Watters (2018) Villosa amygdalum — Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023) | |
Unio trossulus Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1] [as ‘trosculus’]. Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 278 [36], pl. 40, fig. 6. (correct name for Unio trosculus Lea, 1843) Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84705, L. Monroe, Fla.
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) trossulus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) trossulus — Simpson (1914) — de Gregorio (1914) Lampsilis (Villosa) amygdalum — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Villosa vibex amygdalum — Clench & Turner (1956) Villosa amygdala — R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975) Villosa amygdalum — Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014) | |
Unio papyraceus Gould, 1845
Gould, 1845. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 2: 53. Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_86125 (by R.I. Johnson, 1964: 122), Everglades, Florida.
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) papyraceus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) papyracea — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Villosa) amygdalum — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Villosa vibex amygdalum — Clench & Turner (1956) Villosa amygdala — R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Watters (2018) Villosa amygdalum — Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014) | |
Unio lepidus Gould, 1856
Gould, 1856. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 6: 15. Type(s): LECTOTYPE MCZ_169223 (by R.I. Johnson, 1964: 92), Lake Monroe, Florida.
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) amygdalum — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) amygdalum — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Villosa) amygdalum — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Villosa vibex amygdalum — Clench & Turner (1956) Villosa amygdala — R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Watters (2018) Villosa amygdalum — Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014) | |
Unio vesicularis Lea, 1872
Lea, 1872. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 24: 156. Lea, 1874. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8 [O. 13]: 37 [41], pl. 12, fig. 34. Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85292, Lake Okeechobee, Florida.
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) vesicularis — Simpson (1900) Unio (s.s.) parvus — Call (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) vesicularis — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Villosa) vesicularis — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Villosa vibex amygdalum — Clench & Turner (1956) Villosa amygdala — R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Watters (2018) Villosa amygdalum — Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014) | |
Unio singleyanus Marsh, 1891
Marsh, 1891. Joliet Weekly News: ??. Marsh, 1891. Nautilus 5(3): 29. Simpson, 1892. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 15(911): 426, pl. 68, figs. 4-5. Type(s): HOLOTYPE UMMZ_249348, Sumpter Co., Fla.
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) singleyanus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) singleyana — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Villosa) vesicularis — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Villosa vibex amygdalum — Clench & Turner (1956) Carunculina parva — R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975) Villosa amygdala — R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Watters (2018) Villosa amygdalum — Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014) | |
Lampsilis (Villosa) wrightiana Frierson, 1927
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 81, sp. 351. Frierson, 1928. Nautilus 41(4): 139, pl. 2, fig. 3. Type(s): SYNTYPE UMMZ_91179, Volusia Co., Fla.
Lampsilis (Villosa) wrightiana — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Villosa vibex amygdalum — Clench & Turner (1956) Villosa villosa — R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2008) Villosa amygdalum — Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014) | |
Unio minor of Authors, unknown year Call of Authors. (misidentified reference to Unio minor Lea, 1843)
Lampsilis (Villosa) vesicularis — Frierson (1927) | |
Unio trosculus Lea, 1843 Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1]. (incorrect original spelling of Unio trossulus Lea, 1843)
Villosa vibex amygdalum — Clench & Turner (1956) Villosa amygdala — R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Watters (2018) Villosa amygdalum — Williams et al. (2014) | |
Unio papraceus R.I. Johnson, 1972 ‘Gould’ R.I. Johnson, 1972. Bull. Fla. State Mus. 16(4): 240. (error for Unio papyraceus Gould, 1845) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) amygdalum — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) trossulus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) papyraceus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) vesicularis — Simpson (1900) Unio (s.s.) parvus — Call (1900) Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) singleyanus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) amygdalum — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Eurynia) trossulus — Simpson (1914) — de Gregorio (1914) Lampsilis (Eurynia) papyracea — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Eurynia) vesicularis — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Eurynia) singleyana — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Villosa) amygdalum — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Lampsilis (Villosa) vesicularis — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Lampsilis (Villosa) wrightiana — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Villosa vibex amygdalum — Clench & Turner (1956) Villosa amygdala — R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), ... Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2011), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), Watters (2018) Carunculina parva — R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975) Villosa villosa — R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2008) Villosa amygdalum — Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)
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