WoRMS name details
Villosa iris (I. Lea, 1829)
857419 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:857419)
unaccepted
Species
Lampsilis (Eurynia) amoena (I. Lea, 1840) · unaccepted
Lampsilis (Eurynia) fatua (I. Lea, 1840) · unaccepted
Lampsilis (Eurynia) iris (I. Lea, 1829) · unaccepted
Lampsilis (Eurynia) punicea (Haldeman, 1842) · unaccepted
Lampsilis (Eurynia) tenera (I. Lea, 1840) · unaccepted
Lampsilis (Ligumia) tenera (I. Lea, 1840) · unaccepted
Ligumia (Micromya) iris (I. Lea, 1829) · unaccepted (recombination)
Ligumia (Micromya) iris novieboraci (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted
Ligumia iris (I. Lea, 1829) · unaccepted (recombination)
Ligumia iris noveboraci (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted (incorrect spelling)
Ligumia tenera (I. Lea, 1840) · unaccepted
Margarita (Unio) creperus (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margarita (Unio) glaber (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margarita (Unio) iris (I. Lea, 1829) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margarita (Unio) novieboraci (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margaron (Unio) amoenus (I. Lea, 1840) · unaccepted
Margaron (Unio) creperus (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margaron (Unio) dactylus (I. Lea, 1840) · unaccepted
Margaron (Unio) fatuus (I. Lea, 1840) · unaccepted
Margaron (Unio) glaber (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margaron (Unio) iris (I. Lea, 1829) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margaron (Unio) novieboraci (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margaron (Unio) perpictus (I. Lea, 1860) · unaccepted
Margaron (Unio) puniceus (Haldeman, 1842) · unaccepted
Margaron (Unio) regularis (I. Lea, 1841) · unaccepted
Margaron (Unio) scitulus (I. Lea, 1860) · unaccepted
Margaron (Unio) tener (I. Lea, 1840) · unaccepted
Micromya iris (I. Lea, 1829) · unaccepted (recombination)
Unio amoenus I. Lea, 1840 · unaccepted (synonym)
Unio creperus I. Lea, 1838 · unaccepted (synonym)
Unio fatuus I. Lea, 1840 · unaccepted (synonym)
Unio glaber I. Lea, 1838 · unaccepted (synonym)
Unio novieboraci I. Lea, 1838 · unaccepted (synonym)
Unio opalinus J. G. Anthony, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Unio perpictus I. Lea, 1860 · unaccepted (synonym)
Unio puniceus Haldeman, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
Unio regularis I. Lea, 1841 · unaccepted (synonym)
Unio scitulus I. Lea, 1860 · unaccepted (synonym)
Unio tener I. Lea, 1840 · unaccepted (synonym)
(of Unio iris I. Lea, 1829) Lea I. (1829). Description of a new genus of the family of naïades, including eight species, four of which are new; also the description of eleven new species of the genus <i>Unio</i> from the rivers of the United States: with observation on some of the characters of the naïades. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> new ser., 3: 403-457, pls 7-14., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4487916
page(s): 439, pl. 11 fig. 18 [details]
page(s): 439, pl. 11 fig. 18 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Villosa iris (I. Lea, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=857419 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Unio iris I. Lea, 1829) Lea I. (1829). Description of a new genus of the family of naïades, including eight species, four of which are new; also the description of eleven new species of the genus <i>Unio</i> from the rivers of the United States: with observation on some of the characters of the naïades. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> new ser., 3: 403-457, pls 7-14., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4487916
page(s): 439, pl. 11 fig. 18 [details]
basis of record Williams, J. D., Bogan, A. E. & Garner, J. T. (2008). Freshwater mussels of Alabama and the Mobile Basin in Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. <em>University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.</em> 908 pp. [details]
new combination reference Watters, G. T. (2018). A preliminary review of the nominal genus <i>Villosa</i> of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae) in North America. <em>Visaya.</em> Suppl. 10: 3-139.
page(s): 21 [details]
page(s): 439, pl. 11 fig. 18 [details]
basis of record Williams, J. D., Bogan, A. E. & Garner, J. T. (2008). Freshwater mussels of Alabama and the Mobile Basin in Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. <em>University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.</em> 908 pp. [details]
new combination reference Watters, G. T. (2018). A preliminary review of the nominal genus <i>Villosa</i> of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae) in North America. <em>Visaya.</em> Suppl. 10: 3-139.
page(s): 21 [details]
Other
additional source
InvertEBase. (2015). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase project (invertebase.org). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | rainbow | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Unio scitulus. Lea, 1860. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 93 - catalog no. 126262) (from synonym Unio scitulus I. Lea, 1860)
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To GB Mollusca Types (Unio opalinus Anthony, 1866; Syntype(s) (possible); LEEDM.C.1957.173.26517) (from synonym Unio opalinus J. G. Anthony, 1866)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85026 Unio tener) (from synonym Unio tener I. Lea, 1840)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85034 Unio perpictus) (from synonym Unio perpictus I. Lea, 1860)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85070 Unio amoenus) (from synonym Unio amoenus I. Lea, 1840)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85084 unio scitulus) (from synonym Unio scitulus I. Lea, 1860)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85264 Unio creperus) (from synonym Unio creperus I. Lea, 1838)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85266 Unio glaber) (from synonym Unio glaber I. Lea, 1838)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 86042 Unio novieboraci Holotype) (from synonym Unio novieboraci I. Lea, 1838)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 86047 Unio ffatuus Holotype) (from synonym Unio fatuus I. Lea, 1840)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL Unio regularis) (from synonym Unio regularis I. Lea, 1841)
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To GB Mollusca Types (Unio opalinus Anthony, 1866; Syntype(s) (possible); LEEDM.C.1957.173.26517) (from synonym Unio opalinus J. G. Anthony, 1866)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85026 Unio tener) (from synonym Unio tener I. Lea, 1840)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85034 Unio perpictus) (from synonym Unio perpictus I. Lea, 1860)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85070 Unio amoenus) (from synonym Unio amoenus I. Lea, 1840)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85084 unio scitulus) (from synonym Unio scitulus I. Lea, 1860)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85264 Unio creperus) (from synonym Unio creperus I. Lea, 1838)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85266 Unio glaber) (from synonym Unio glaber I. Lea, 1838)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 86042 Unio novieboraci Holotype) (from synonym Unio novieboraci I. Lea, 1838)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 86047 Unio ffatuus Holotype) (from synonym Unio fatuus I. Lea, 1840)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL Unio regularis) (from synonym Unio regularis I. Lea, 1841)
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