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Publication Parodiz (1968): summary
Full Citation
Parodiz, J.J. 1968. Annotated catalogue of the genus Diplodon (Unionacea - Hyriidae). Sterkiana 30: 1-22. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal Species
Diplodon beskeanus ‘Dunker’ of Authors = Diplodon ellipticus
‘Dunker’ of Authors.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39, Corrigenda et Addenda.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 61.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 875.
Ihering, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 139.
Figueiras, 1965. Comm. Soc. Malac. Uruguay 1(8): 238.
Parodiz, 1968. Sterkiana 30: 3.
(error for Unio besckeanus Dunker, 1849)
Unio bomplandi Parodiz, 1968 = Diplodon parallelopipedon
‘Valenciennes’ Parodiz, 1968. Sterkiana 30: 3, 12.
(error for Unio bonplandii Lea, 1870)
Unio demerarensis Parodiz, 1968 = Diplodon suavidicus
‘Lea’ Parodiz, 1968. Sterkiana 30: 4.
(error for Unio demeraraensis Lea, 1859)
Unio greeffianus Parodiz, 1968 = Diplodon greeffeanus
‘von Ihering’ Parodiz, 1968. Sterkiana 30: 6.
(error for Unio greeffeanus Ihering, 1893)
Unio janthinus ‘Philippi’ of Authors = Diplodon chilensis
‘Philippi’ of Authors.
Haas, 1930. Senckenbergiana 12: 178.
Parodiz, 1968. Sterkiana 30: 7.
(error for Unio ianthinus Philippi, 1869)
Unio koseretzi ‘Clessin’ of Authors = Diplodon koseritzi
‘Clessin’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 894.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1312.
Haas, 1930. Senckenbergiana 12: 182.
Bonetto, 1964. Physis 24(68): 327.
Parodiz, 1968. Sterkiana 30: 7.
Bonetto & Mansur, 1970. Acta Zool. Lilloana 27: 245.
(error for Unio koseritzi Clessin, 1888)
Diplodon parallelipipedon ‘Lea’ of Authors = Diplodon parallelopipedon
‘Lea’ of Authors.
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5(3): 609.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 884.
Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 447.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1274-1275.
Haas, 1930. Senckenbergiana 12: 189.
Morretes, 1949. Arqu. Mus. Paranaense 7: 18.
Parodiz, 1968. Sterkiana 30: 8.
Mansur, 1970. Iheringia 39: 83.
Quintana, 1982. Rev. Mus. Argentino Zoológicas 11: 128.
Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 260.
(error for Unio parallelopipedon Lea, 1834)
Unio psammaticus Lea, 1852 = Diplodon granosus
‘Bronn’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 21.
‘Philippi’ Parodiz, 1968. Sterkiana 30: 9.
(error for Unio psammactinus Philippi, 1848)
Taxonomic Opinions
Diplodon bassleri (Marsh., 1928)
Diplodon beskeanus [sic] (Dunker, 1848) = Diplodon ellipticus + Diplodon garbei + Diplodon suavidicus
+ Diplodon garbei Ihering, 1910
+ Diplodon panco Ihering, 1910
+ Diplodon kelseyi F. Baker, 1913
Diplodon bondenbenderi D. J., 1927
Diplodon borealis Pils., 1921 = Antediplodon borealis
Diplodon burroughianus burroughianus (Lea, 1834) = Diplodon burroughianus + Diplodon iheringi + Diplodon variabilis + Diplodon delodontus
+ Diplodon (s.s.) iheringi Simpson, 1914
+ Unio locellus Lea, 1866
+ Diplodon (Cyclomya) smithi Marshall, 1926
There are 162 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.
Diplodon burroughianus wheatleyanus (Lea, 1834) = Diplodon burroughianus + Diplodon pfeifferi + Diplodon ellipticus
+ Unio pfeifferi Dunker, 1849
+ Unio rhuaconicus Küster, 1856
Diplodon charruanus (d’Orbigny, 1835)
+ Unio faba d’Orbigny, 1835
+ Unio parcus Lea, 1866
+ Diplodon (s.s.) perplexus Simpson, 1914
+ Diplodon trivialoides Marshall, 1922
+ Margaron (Unio) lepidior Lea, 1870
+ Unio lepidus Lea, 1860
Diplodon chilensis chilensis (Gray, 1828) = Diplodon chilensis
+ Unio aplatus Reeve, 1865
+ Unio araucanus Philippi, 1847
+ Unio atratus Sowerby, 1839
+ Unio auratus Küster, 1861
+ Diplodon (s.s.) aureus Simpson, 1900
+ Unio casaeblancae Philippi, 1849
+ Unio casablancae ‘Philippi’ of Authors
+ Unio chiloensis Küster, 1861
+ Unio colchaguensis Philippi, 1869
+ Diplodon (Dipldon) cuprinus Simpson, 1900
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Diplodon chilensis patagonicus (d’Orbigny, 1835) = Diplodon chilensis
+ Unio frenzelii var. andina Ihering, 1893
+ Unio frenzelii Ihering, 1893
+ Diplodon huapensis Bartsch, 1906
Diplodon delodontus delodontus (Lamarck, 1819) = Diplodon delodontus + Diplodon paranensis
+ Unio delodon Martens, 1868
+ Unio divaricatus Lea, 1834
+ Unio lacteolus Lea, 1834
+ Unio paraguayensis Lea, 1866
+ Unio rudus Lea, 1859
+ Unio firmus Lea, 1866
+ Unio paraguayanus Martens, 1895
Diplodon delodontus wymani (Lea, 1860) = Diplodon wymanii
+ Diplodon felipponei Marshall, 1917
Diplodon ellipticus (Wagner, 1827) = Diplodon ellipticus + Diplodon multistriatus
+ Diplodon ellypticum Spix in Wagner, 1827
+ Diplodon jacksoni Marshall, 1928
+ Diplodon (s.s.) wagnerianum Simpson, 1900
+ Unio multistriatus Lea, 1831
Diplodon expansus (Küster, 1856) = Diplodon multistriatus + Diplodon aethiops
+ Unio effulgens Lea, 1856
+ Unio eurhynchus ‘Bronn in lit.’ Küster, 1861
+ Diplodon (s.s.) mogymirim Ortmann, 1921
+ Unio aethiops var. piracicabana Ihering, 1893
+ Unio guahybae Simpson, 1900
+ Diplodon (s.s.) mimus Simpson, 1914
Diplodon flucki Morrison, 1943 = Diplodon suavidicus
Diplodon funebralis (Lea, 1860)
+ Unio disculus Lea, 1860
Diplodon granosus (Bruguiere, 1792) = Diplodon granosus + Diplodon multistriatus
+ Unio coriaceus Dunker, 1849
+ Unio granuliferus Dunker, 1849
+ Unio psammactinus Philippi, 1848
Diplodon guaranianus (d’Orbigny, 1835)
+ Diplodon (s.s.) hasemani Ortmann, 1921
+ Diplodon asuncionis Marshall, 1926
Diplodon guaranianus biblianus (Marsh., 1932) = Diplodon hylaeus
Diplodon guayanensis Haas, 1929 = Diplodon obsolescens
Diplodon hylaeus (d’Orbigny, 1835)
Diplodon losadae Haas, 1966
Diplodon martensi (von Ihering, 1893) = Diplodon martensi + Diplodon rhuacoicus + Diplodon imitator + Diplodon vicarius
+ Unio binneyi Lea, 1845
+ Unio firmus var. boettgeri Ihering, 1893
+ Diplodon decipiens Ortmann, 1921
+ Diplodon (s.s.) imitator Ortmann, 1921
+ Diplodon (s.s.) santamariae Simpson, 1914
+ Unio sebastiani Haas, 1930
+ Diplodon simillimus Ortmann, 1921
+ Diplodon (s.s.) suppositus Simpson, 1914
+ Diplodon vicarius Ortmann, 1921
+ Unio multistriatus Haas, 1931
Diplodon obsolescens Baker, F., 1914
Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic] aethiops (Lea, 1860) = Diplodon aethiops + Diplodon charruanus + Diplodon ellipticus
+ Unio aethiopiformis Simpson, 1900
+ Unio dunkerianus Lea, 1856
Diplodon parallelipipedon parallelipipedon [sic] (Lea, 1834) = Diplodon parallelopipedon
+ Unio acutirostris Lea, 1866
Diplodon paranensis (Lea, 1834) = Diplodon paranensis + Diplodon rhombeus
+ Unio patelloides Lea, 1860
Diplodon parodizi Bonetto, 1962
Diplodon paulista (von Ihering, 1893) = Diplodon paulistus + Diplodon greeffeanus
+ Unio greeffeanus Ihering, 1893
+ Diplodon (s.s.) leai Simpson, 1900
+ Margarita (Unio) modestus Lea, 1836
+ Diplodon (s.s.) semigranosus Simpson, 1914
Diplodon pazi (Hidalgo, 1868) = Diplodon guaranianus
Diplodon peraeformis (Lea, 1860)
+ Unio prunoides Lea, 1868
Diplodon piceus (Lea, 1860) = Diplodon piceus + Diplodon berthae + Diplodon charruanus + Diplodon hildae + Diplodon koseritzi
+ Diplodon berthae Ortmann, 1921
+ Diplodon fortis Marshall, 1917
+ Diplodon hidalgoi Haas, 1916
+ Diplodon hildae Ortmann, 1921
+ Unio koseritzi Clessin, 1888
Diplodon rhombeus (Wagner in Spix, 1827) = Diplodon rhombeus + Diplodon delodontus + Diplodon suavidicus + Diplodon ellipticus
+ Unio brownii Lea, 1856
+ Unio demeraraensis Lea, 1859
+ Diplodon hartwrighti Ihering, 1910
+ Diplodon (Diplodon) besckeanus nordestinus Haas, 1938
+ Diplodon ellipticus santanus Ihering, 1910
+ Unio suavidicus Lea, 1856
Diplodon rhuacoicus (d’Orbigny, 1835) = Diplodon rhuacoicus + Diplodon delodontus
+ Diplodon pilsbryi Marshall, 1928
+ Diplodon yaguaronis Marshall, 1930
+ Diplodon subcylindricus Marshall, 1922
Diplodon rotundus enno (Ortmann, 1921) = Diplodon rhombeus
Diplodon rotundus fontaineanus [sic] (d’Orbigny, 1835) = Diplodon fontainianus
Diplodon rotundus gratus (Lea, 1860) = Diplodon gratus
+ Diplodon (Cyclomya s.s.) fontainianus var. deceptus Simpson, 1914
+ Unio rufofuscus Lea, 1865
+ Unio gratus Ihering, 1893
Diplodon rotundus rotundus (Wagner, 1827) = Diplodon rotundus
+ Unio quadrans Lea, 1860
+ Unio schenederi Ihering, 1893
Diplodon solidulus (Philippi, 1869)
Diplodon solisianus (d’Orbigny, 1835)
Diplodon trifidus (Lea, 1860) = Diplodon parallelopipedon
Diplodon uruguayensis (Lea, 1860)
+ Unio ampullaceus Lea, 1866
+ Unio apprimus Lea, 1866
+ Unio piger Lea, 1860
+ Diplodon podagrosus Marshall, 1923
Diplodon variabilis (Maton, 1811) = Diplodon variabilis + Diplodon funebralis + Diplodon solisianus
+ Unio bulloides Lea, 1859
+ Unio matoniana d’Orbigny, 1835
+ Unio membranacea Hanley, 1843
+ Diplodon arcuatus Marshall, 1922
+ Diplodon subquadratus Marshall, 1922
+ Diplodon (Bulloideus ?) perfragilis Marshall, 1923
+ Unio subtrapezius Philippi, 1847
Prisodon obliquus Schumacher
+ Unio macropterus Dunker, 1846
