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

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species Diplodon chilensis (Gray, 1828): synonymy
     308 specimens

Unio chilensis Gray, 1828
Gray, 1828. Spicil. Zool. pt. 1: 7, pl. 6, fig. 12.
Type(s): BMNH_1986147, Chile ?

Diplodon (s.s.) chilensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930), Parada & Peredo (2008)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)
Diplodon chilensisGraf & Ó Foighil (2000), Graf (2002), Graf & Cummings (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Fabbri et al. (2008), ... Zieritz et al. (2015), Yusseppone et al. (2018), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Torres et al. (2024)
Petit & Coan (2008)

Unio childreni Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833
Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833. [in] Cuvier, Animal Kingdom 12(38): pl. 20, fig. 1.
Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834. [in] Cuvier, Animal Kingdom 12(39-40): 600.

Diplodon (s.s.) childreniSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Parodiz (1968), Petit & Coan (2008)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969)

Unio smithii Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833
Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833. [in] Cuvier, Animal Kingdom 12(38): pl. 20, fig. 3.
Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834. [in] Cuvier, Animal Kingdom 12(39-40): 600.

Diplodon (s.s.) chilensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)
Petit & Coan (2008)

Unio obtusa d’Orbigny, 1835
‘Féruss.’ d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 35.
‘Féruss.’ d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5: 610.
(homonym of Unio obtusa Cuvier, 1817)

Diplodon (s.s.) obtususSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio patagonica d’Orbigny, 1835
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 37.
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5: 610, pl. 70, figs. 1-4.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1854-12-4-850, Rio Negro, Patagonia.

Diplodon (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921)
Diplodon chilensis patagonicaHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis patagonicusParodiz (1968), Parada & Peredo (2008)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicusHaas (1969)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicaParada & Peredo (2002)
Diplodon patagonicusSimone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Diplodon chilensisIUCN (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Unio auratus Lea, 1838
‘Swainson’ of Authors.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 22.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 199 [as ‘Naia aurata’].
‘Swain.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 33 [as ‘Niäa aurata’].
‘Swainson MS’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 29, sp. 150.
(reference to Unio auratus Philippi, 1847)
Type(s): FIGURED SPECIMEN BMNH_1965144, I. of Chiloe.

Diplodon (s.s.) gassiesiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio atratus Sowerby, 1839
Sowerby, 1839. Conch. Man.: 121, fig. 148.
(misidentified reference to Unio (Niaa) atrata Swainson, 1823)

Diplodon (s.s.) atratusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon atratusBonetto (1959)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio araucanus Philippi, 1847
Philippi, 1847. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 50, pl. 3, fig. 3.

Diplodon (s.s.) chilensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio auratus Philippi, 1847
‘Swainson’ Philippi, 1847. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 49, pl. 4, fig. 1.
(homonym of Unio (Elliptio) aurata Rafinesque, 1820)

Diplodon (s.s.) chilensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969)

Unio molinae Philippi, 1847
Philippi, 1847. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 50, pl. 4, fig. 4.

Diplodon (s.s.) molinaeSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio casaeblancae Philippi, 1849
Philippi, 1849. Z. Malak. 5(11): 176.

Diplodon (s.s.) casaeblancaeSimpson (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensisSimpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio casablancae Lea, 1852
‘Philippi’ of Authors.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39.
Pfeiffer, 1869. Novit. Conch. 3: 481, pl. 104, figs. 1-2.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53.
Parada & Peredo, 2002. Rev. Chilena Hist. Nat. 75: 693.
(error for Unio casaeblancae Philippi, 1849)

Diplodon (s.s.) casaeblancaeSimpson (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensisSimpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)

Unio gassiei Küster, 1856
‘Grateloup teste Charpentier’ Küster, 1856. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 148, pl. 43, figs. 3-4.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN-IM-2000-1703, Rio Carampagua, S.O. de Concepcion, Chili.

Diplodon (s.s.) gassiesiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio limensis Küster, 1856
‘Charpentier mss.’ Küster, 1856. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 146, pl. 42, fig. 7; pl. 43, fig. 1.

Diplodon (s.s.) atratusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)
Diplodon limensisRamírez et al. (2003)

Unio modestus Küster, 1856
‘Charpentier mss.’ Küster, 1856. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 147, pl. 43, fig. 2.
Type(s): SYNTYPES SMF_4369, Valparaiso.

Diplodon (s.s.) modestusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio chiloensis Küster, 1861
‘Philippi’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 161, pl. 35, fig. 6 [as ‘chiloënsis’].

Diplodon (s.s.) chiloënsisSimpson (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) chiloensisSimpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio aplatus Reeve, 1865
‘Swainson ms’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 28, sp. 143.

Diplodon (s.s.) aplatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969)

Unio fragilis Reeve, 1865
‘Swainson MS’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 30, sp. 155.
(homonym of Unio (Leptodea) fragilis Rafinesque, 1820; renamed Diplodon (Dipldon) cuprinus Simpson, 1900)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_MP_365, Id. of Chiloe, Chile.

Diplodon (s.s.) cuprinusSimpson (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensisSimpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio patagonicus Reeve, 1865
‘d’Orbigny’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 21, sp. 93.
(reference to Unio patagonica d’Orbigny, 1835)

Diplodon (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1900)

Unio auratus Sowerby, 1866
‘Swainson’ Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 45, sp. 245.
(reference to Unio auratus Philippi, 1847)
Type(s): FIGURED SPECIMEN BMNH_1968864, (South America).

Diplodon (s.s.) molinaeSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio chilensis Sowerby, 1867
‘Parreyss’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 56, sp. 286; errata.
(reference to Unio chilensis Gray, 1828)
Type(s): UNKNOWN BMNH_74-12-11-11, Chili.

Diplodon (s.s.) chilensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio colchaguensis Philippi, 1869
Philippi, 1869. Malak. Blatt. 16: 47.
Pfeiffer, 1869. Novit. Conch. 3: 484, pl. 104, figs. 9-10.

Diplodon (s.s.) casaeblancaeSimpson (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensisSimpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio diplodon Philippi, 1869
Philippi, 1869. Malak. Blatt. 16: 46.
Pfeiffer, 1869. Novit. Conch. 3: 483, pl. 104, figs. 7-8.

Diplodon (s.s.) atratusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio foncki Philippi, 1869
Philippi, 1869. Malak. Blatt. 16: 49.
Pfeiffer, 1869. Novit. Conch. 3: 483, pl. 104, figs. 5-6.
Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_4322, Laguna Villavira, S. Chile.

Diplodon (s.s.) casaeblancaeSimpson (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensisSimpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio ianthinus Philippi, 1869
Philippi, 1869. Malak. Blatt. 16: 46.
Pfeiffer, 1869. Novit. Conch. 3: 485, pl. 104, figs. 11-12.

Diplodon (s.s.) modestusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio jacobaeus Philippi, 1869
Philippi, 1869. Malak. Blatt. 16: 44.
Pfeiffer, 1869. Novit. Conch. 3: 478, sp. 635, pl. 103, figs. 3-4.
Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_3850, Prov. Santiago, Chile.

Diplodon (s.s.) atratusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio landbecki Philippi, 1869
Philippi, 1869. Malak. Blatt. 16: 45.
Pfeiffer, 1869. Novit. Conch. 3: 479, pl. 103, figs. 5-6.

Diplodon (s.s.) atratusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio longus Philippi, 1869
Philippi, 1869. Malak. Blatt. 16: 44.
Pfeiffer, 1869. Novit. Conch. 3: 477, pl. 103, figs. 1-2.

Diplodon (s.s.) casaeblancaeSimpson (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensisSimpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio montanus Philippi, 1869
Philippi, 1869. Malak. Blatt. 16: 48.
Pfeiffer, 1869. Novit. Conch. 3: 482, pl. 104, figs. 3-4.

Diplodon (s.s.) modestusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio valdivianus Philippi, 1869
Philippi, 1869. Malak. Blatt. 16: 48.
Pfeiffer, 1869. Novit. Conch. 3: 479, pl. 103, figs. 7-8.
Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_3851, Valdivia, Chile.

Diplodon (s.s.) modestusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Unio frenzelii Ihering, 1893
Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 111, pl. 4, fig. 14.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE SMF_3854, Patagonien.

Diplodon (s.s.) frenzelii [sic]Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) frenzeliiOrtmann (1921)
Diplodon chilensis patagonicaHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis patagonicusParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicusHaas (1969)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicaParada & Peredo (2002)

Unio frenzelii var. andina Ihering, 1893
Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 113.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio frenzelii Ihering, 1893)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE SMF_3856, Patagonien am Fuss der Kordilleren.

Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis patagonicaHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis patagonicusParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicusHaas (1969)

Diplodon frenzellii Simpson, 1900
‘Ihering’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 882.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1264.
(error for Unio frenzelii Ihering, 1893)

Diplodon (Dipldon) cuprinus Simpson, 1900
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 883.
(new name for Unio fragilis Reeve, 1865)

Diplodon (s.s.) cuprinusSimpson (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensisSimpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Diplodon (s.s.) aureus Simpson, 1900
‘Swainson’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 161, pl. 46, fig. 3 [as ‘Unio auratus’].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 883.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1268.

Diplodon (s.s.) aureusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)

Diplodon huapensis Bartsch, 1906
Bartsch, 1906. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 30: 394, pls. 27-29 [figs. 1-2?].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_186117, Nahuel Huape, Argentina.

Diplodon huapensisBartsch (1906), Bonetto (1959)
Diplodon (s.s.) huapensisSimpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) frenzeliiOrtmann (1921)
Diplodon chilensis patagonicaHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis patagonicusParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicusHaas (1969)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicaParada & Peredo (2002)
Diplodon patagonicusSimone (2006)

Unio janthinus Haas, 1930
‘Philippi’ of Authors.
Haas, 1930. Senckenbergiana 12: 178.
Parodiz, 1968. Sterkiana 30: 7.
(error for Unio ianthinus Philippi, 1869)

Unio chinensis Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834. [in] Cuvier, Animal Kingdom 12(39-40): 600.
(error for Unio chilensis Gray, 1828)

Petit & Coan (2008)

Unio depressa d’Orbigny, 1835
‘Lamarck’ d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 34.
(misidentified reference to Unio depressa Lamarck, 1819)

Diplodon depressaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)
Rhipidodonta burroughianaSimone (2006)

Unio gassiesii Lea, 1852
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 33.
(error for Unio gassiei Küster, 1856)

Unio auratus Küster, 1861
‘Swainson’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 161, pl. 46, fig. 3.
(reference to Unio auratus Philippi, 1847)

Diplodon (s.s.) aureusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)

Unio arancanus Paetel, 1890
‘Philippi’ Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 144.
(error for Unio araucanus Philippi, 1847)

Unio funcki Paetel, 1890
‘Phl.’ Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 153.
(error for Unio foncki Philippi, 1869)

Diplodon (s.s.) casaeblancaeSimpson (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensisSimpson (1914)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Diplodon (s.s.) chilensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Diplodon (s.s.) childreniSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon depressaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) obtususSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921)
Diplodon (s.s.) gassiesiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) atratusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) molinaeSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) casaeblancaeSimpson (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) modestusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) aureusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) chiloënsisSimpson (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) aplatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) cuprinusSimpson (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) frenzelii [sic]Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon huapensisBartsch (1906), Bonetto (1959)
Diplodon (s.s.) chiloensisSimpson (1914)
Simpson (1914), Parodiz (1968), Petit & Coan (2008)
Diplodon (s.s.) huapensisSimpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) frenzeliiOrtmann (1921)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisHaas (1930), Parada & Peredo (2008)
Diplodon chilensis patagonicaHaas (1930)
Diplodon atratusBonetto (1959)
Diplodon chilensis chilensisParodiz (1968)
Diplodon chilensis patagonicusParodiz (1968), Parada & Peredo (2008)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensisHaas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicusHaas (1969)
Diplodon chilensisGraf & Ó Foighil (2000), Graf (2002), Graf & Cummings (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Fabbri et al. (2008), ... Zieritz et al. (2015), Yusseppone et al. (2018), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Torres et al. (2024)
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicaParada & Peredo (2002)
Diplodon limensisRamírez et al. (2003)
Rhipidodonta burroughianaSimone (2006)
Diplodon patagonicusSimone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)

 
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