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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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species Diplodon pfeifferi (Dunker, 1848): synonymy
     2 specimens

Unio pfeifferi Dunker, 1849
Dunker, 1849. Z. Malak. 5(12): 181.
Pfeiffer, 1860. Novit. Conch. 2(13): 151, pl. 39, figs. 4, 9.
Type(s): TYPE ZMB_108717, Rio Negro, Brazil.

Diplodon (s.s.) granosusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) granosus multistriatusHaas (1931), Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Haas (1969)
Diplodon burroughianus wheatleyanusParodiz (1968)
Diplodon pfeifferiIUCN (1996), Pereira et al. (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Diplodon multistriatusSimone (2006), Miyahira et al. (2019)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Diplodon (s.s.) granosusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) granosus multistriatusHaas (1931), Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Haas (1969)
Diplodon burroughianus wheatleyanusParodiz (1968)
Diplodon pfeifferiIUCN (1996), Pereira et al. (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Diplodon multistriatusSimone (2006), Miyahira et al. (2019)

 
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