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Publication Marshall (1922): summary

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Full Citation

Marshall, W.B. 1922. New pearly freshwater mussels from South America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 61(2437): 1-9 . Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Diplodontites Marshall, 1922

Marshall, 1922. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 61(2437): 1.
Type species: Diplodontites cookei Marshall, 1922 (orig. desig.) = Diplodontites cookei

Attributed Nominal Species

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Diplodon arcuatus Marshall, 1922 = Diplodon funebralis

Marshall, 1922. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 61(2437): 4, pl. 1, figs. 4, 6; pl. 2, figs. 7, 10; pl. 3, fig. 3.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_341376, Barra de Sacra, Paysandu, Uruguay.

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Anodontites colombiensis Marshall, 1922 = Anodontites colombiensis

Marshall, 1922. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 61(2437): 7, pl. 1, fig. 5; pl. 2, figs. 13-14; pl. 3, figs. 5, 13-14.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_341472, Dept. Santander, Colombia.

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Diplodontites cookei Marshall, 1922 = Diplodontites cookei

Marshall, 1922. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 61(2437): 2, pl. 1, figs. 1,3, 7, 8, 10; pl. 3, fig. 4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_341473, Dept. Santander, Colombia.

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Monocondylaea felipponei Marshall, 1922 = Monocondylaea corrientesensis

Marshall, 1922. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 61(2437): 8, pl. 1, figs. 2, 13; pl. 2, figs. 4, 11; pl. 3, fig. 7.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_340663, Barra del Arroyo Sacra, Paysandu, Uruguay.

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Anodontites pittieri Marshall, 1922 = Anodontites tehuantepecensis

Marshall, 1922. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 61(2437): 6, pl. 1, figs. 9, 11; pl. 2, figs. 1, 12; pl. 3, fig. 6.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_339954, Guaremales, Venezuela.

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Diplodon subcylindricus Marshall, 1922 = Diplodon rhuacoicus

Marshall, 1922. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 61(2437): 3, pl. 2, figs. 1-2; pl. 3, figs. 1, 2, 11.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_341375, Arroyo Manga, Dept. Montevideo, Uruguay.

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Diplodon subquadratus Marshall, 1922 = Diplodon variabilis

Marshall, 1922. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 61(2437): 3, pl. 2, figs. 6, 8; pl. 3, figs. 8-10.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_335774, Paysandu, Uruguay.

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Diplodon trivialoides Marshall, 1922 = Diplodon charruanus

Marshall, 1922. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 61(2437): 5, pl. 1, figs. 12, 14; pl. 2, figs. 3, 5; pl. 3, fig. 12.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_335770, Arroyo Bellaco, Dept. Paysandu, Uruguay.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodontites colombiensis Marshall, 1922

Anodontites pittieri Marshall, 1922 = Anodontites tehuantepecensis

Diplodon arcuatus Marshall, 1922 = Diplodon funebralis

Diplodon subcylindricus Marshall, 1922 = Diplodon rhuacoicus

Diplodon subquadratus Marshall, 1922 = Diplodon variabilis

Diplodon trivialoides Marshall, 1922 = Diplodon charruanus

Diplodontites cookei Marshall, 1922

Monocondylaea felipponei Marshall, 1922 = Monocondylaea corrientesensis
 
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