Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Rainbow
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Bivalvia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Bivalves
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
()
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
()
- Order:
Unionida
()
- Superfamily:
Unionacea
()
- Family:
Unionidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1820
- Subfamily:
Lampsilinae
()
- Genus:
Villosa
()
- Frierson, 1927
- Specific name:
iris
- (I. Lea, 1829)
- Scientific name: - Villosa iris (I. Lea, 1829)
- Specific name:
iris
- (I. Lea, 1829)
- Genus:
Villosa
(
- Subfamily:
Lampsilinae
(
- Family:
Unionidae
(
- Superfamily:
Unionacea
(
- Order:
Unionida
(
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
(
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
(
- Class:
Bivalvia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 26-Jul-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Villosa
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 19 species and subspecies in this genus:
V. amygdala (Florida Rainbow) · V. arkansasensis (Ouachita Creekshell) · V. choctawensis (Choctaw Bean) · V. constricta (Notched Rainbow) · V. delumbis (Eastern Creekshell) · V. fabalis (Rayed Bean) · V. iris (Rainbow) · V. lienosa (Little Spectacle Case) · V. nebulosa (Alabama Rainbow) · V. ortmanni (Kentucky Creekshell) · V. perpurpurea (Purple Bean) · V. taeniata (Painted Creekshell) · V. trabalis (Cumberland Bean) · V. vanuxemensis (Mountain Creekshell) · V. vanuxemensis umbrans (Coosa Creekshell) · V. vanuxemensis vanuxemensis (Mountain Creekshell) · V. vaughaniana (Carolina Creekshell) · V. vibex (Southern Rainbow) · V. villosa (Downy Rainbow)
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Further Reading
- Illinois Natural History Survey bulletin. Champaign, Ill.: The Survey, 1987- url p. 436.
- The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 248, p. 254, p. 255, p. 256, p. 428, p. 620.
- The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url p. 102, p. 102, p. 103, p. 118, p. 122, p. 137, p. 138, p. 58, p. 6, p. 67, p. 90.
- The freshwater mussels (Bivalvia:Unionidae) of the Fox River Basin, Illinois and Wisconsin / Robert W. Schanzle. .. [et al.]. Champaign: Illinois Natural History Survey, 2004. url , , , .
- Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science. [Lexington, Ky.]Kentucky Academy of Science, 1923-1997. url p. 110, p. 13, p. 177, p. 240, p. 55, p. 57, p. 83.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Mollusc Collection - Unionoida
- New Brunswick Museum: NBM Unionoids
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692732
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-80202
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 80202
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMBIV47060
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 17733
