Synonymy:
Cortinarius splendens Rob. Henry, Bull. Trimestriel Soc. Mycol. France 52: 174 (1936)
Phlegmacium splendens (Rob. Henry) M.M. Moser, Die Gatt. Phlegm.: 301 (1960)
Cortinarius sulphureus var. splendens (Rob. Henry) Melot, Docums Mycol. 16(nos 63-64): 132 (1986)

Cortinarius splendidissimus Rob. Henry, Docums Mycol. 22(no. 87): 41 (1992)
Cortinarius splendens var. splendidissimus (Rob. Henry) Bidaud & Reumaux, in Bidaud, Carteret, Eyssartier, Moënne-Loccoz & Reumaux, Atlas des Cortinaires (Meyzieu) 13: 746 (2003)

Cortinarius splendens var. papillatosporus Bidaud & Moënne-Locc., in Bidaud, Carteret, Eyssartier, Moënne-Loccoz & Reumaux, Atlas des Cortinaires (Meyzieu) 13: 746 (2003)

Position in classification:
Cortinarius, Cortinariaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota, Fungi

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