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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon 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.) chilensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930), Parada & Peredo (2008) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002) Diplodon chilensis — Graf & 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.) childreni — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) — Parodiz (1968), Petit & Coan (2008) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) chilensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) obtusus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) patagonicus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921) Diplodon chilensis patagonica — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis patagonicus — Parodiz (1968), Parada & Peredo (2008) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicus — Haas (1969) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonica — Parada & Peredo (2002) Diplodon patagonicus — Simone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010) Diplodon chilensis — IUCN (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.) gassiesi — Simpson (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.) atratus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon atratus — Bonetto (1959) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002) | |
Unio araucanus Philippi, 1847
Philippi, 1847. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 50, pl. 3, fig. 3.
Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) chilensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (1969) | |
Unio molinae Philippi, 1847
Philippi, 1847. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 50, pl. 4, fig. 4.
Diplodon (s.s.) molinae — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002) | |
Unio casaeblancae Philippi, 1849 Philippi, 1849. Z. Malak. 5(11): 176.
Diplodon (s.s.) casaeblancae — Simpson (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis — Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) casaeblancae — Simpson (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis — Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (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.) gassiesi — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) atratus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002) Diplodon limensis — Ramírez 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.) modestus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) chiloënsis — Simpson (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) chiloensis — Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002) | |
Unio aplatus Reeve, 1865
‘Swainson ms’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 28, sp. 143.
Diplodon (s.s.) aplatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) cuprinus — Simpson (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis — Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) patagonicus — Simpson (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.) molinae — Simpson (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.) chilensis — Simpson (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.) casaeblancae — Simpson (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis — Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) atratus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) casaeblancae — Simpson (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis — Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) modestus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) atratus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) atratus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) casaeblancae — Simpson (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis — Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) modestus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) modestus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) frenzelii — Ortmann (1921) Diplodon chilensis patagonica — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis patagonicus — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicus — Haas (1969) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonica — Parada & 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 patagonica — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis patagonicus — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicus — Haas (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.) cuprinus — Simpson (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis — Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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.) aureus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (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 huapensis — Bartsch (1906), Bonetto (1959) Diplodon (s.s.) huapensis — Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) frenzelii — Ortmann (1921) Diplodon chilensis patagonica — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis patagonicus — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicus — Haas (1969) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonica — Parada & Peredo (2002) Diplodon patagonicus — Simone (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 depressa — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002) Rhipidodonta burroughiana — Simone (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.) aureus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (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.) casaeblancae — Simpson (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis — Simpson (1914) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018) Diplodon (s.s.) childreni — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon depressa — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) obtusus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) patagonicus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921) Diplodon (s.s.) gassiesi — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) atratus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) molinae — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) casaeblancae — Simpson (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) modestus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) aureus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) chiloënsis — Simpson (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) aplatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) cuprinus — Simpson (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) frenzelii [sic] — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon huapensis — Bartsch (1906), Bonetto (1959) Diplodon (s.s.) chiloensis — Simpson (1914) — Simpson (1914), Parodiz (1968), Petit & Coan (2008) Diplodon (s.s.) huapensis — Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) frenzelii — Ortmann (1921) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Haas (1930), Parada & Peredo (2008) Diplodon chilensis patagonica — Haas (1930) Diplodon atratus — Bonetto (1959) Diplodon chilensis chilensis — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon chilensis patagonicus — Parodiz (1968), Parada & Peredo (2008) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis — Haas (1969), Parada & Peredo (2002) Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicus — Haas (1969) Diplodon chilensis — Graf & 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 patagonica — Parada & Peredo (2002) Diplodon limensis — Ramírez et al. (2003) Rhipidodonta burroughiana — Simone (2006) Diplodon patagonicus — Simone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
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