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nominal species Diplodon ellypticum Spix in Wagner, 1827

Diplodon ellypticum Spix in Wagner, 1827 = Diplodon ellipticus

Spix in Wagner, 1827. Test. Fluv. Brasil.: pl. 26, figs. 1-2.
(incorrect original spelling of Diplodon ellipticum Spix in Wagner, 1827)

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Diplodon ellipticus Spix in Wagner, 1827 — Miyahira et al., 2019: 11.

= Diplodon granosus ellypticum Spix, 1827 — IUCN, 2011: [web].

= Diplodon ellipticus [sic] Wagner, 1827 — Bogan, 2010: [10].

+ Diplodon ellipticus (Wagner, 1827) — Simone, 2006: 257.

+ Diplodon ellipticus (Wagner in Spix, 1827) — Mansur, 1970: 73.

= Diplodon (s.s.) granosus ellypticus (Spix, 1827) — Haas, 1969: 525.

= Diplodon (s.s.) ellypticum Spix, 1827 — Haas, 1969: N460, fig. D51:5.

+ Diplodon ellipticus (Wagner, 1827) — Parodiz, 1968: 5.

= Diplodon (s.s.) granosus ellypticus Spix, 1827 — Haas, 1931: 31.

= Diplodon (s.s.) ellipticus (Spix, 1827) — Ortmann, 1921: 526.

+ Diplodon (s.s.) wagnerianus Simpson, 1900 — Simpson, 1914: 1246.

+ Diplodon (s.s.) wagnerianum Simpson, 1900 — Simpson, 1900: 877.

= Unio ellipticus Spix — Ihering, 1890: 163, figs. 8-9.

+ Margaron (Unio) ellipticus (Spix) — Lea, 1870: 31.

+ Unio (Niæa) multistriatus Lea — Mørch, 1853: 47.

+ Margaron (Unio) ellipticus (Spix) — Lea, 1852: 21.