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Bivalvia | ... | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon chilensis

nominal species Unio fragilis Reeve, 1865

Unio fragilis Reeve, 1865 = Diplodon chilensis

‘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 chilensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis (Gray, 1828) — Parada & Peredo, 2002

+ Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis (Gray, 1828) — Haas, 1969

+ Diplodon chilensis chilensis (Gray, 1828) — Parodiz, 1968

+ Diplodon chilensis chilensis (Gray, 1828) — Haas, 1930

+ Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis (Gray, 1828) — Simpson, 1914

+ Diplodon (s.s.) cuprinus Simpson, 1900 — Simpson, 1900

+ Margaron (Unio) auratus (Swain.) — Lea, 1870

= Unio fragilis Swainson, MS. in Mus. Cuming — Reeve, 1865

+ Margaron (Unio) atratus (Swain.) — Lea, 1852

+ Unio atrata Lea — Hanley, 1843

+ Margarita (Unio) atratus Lea — Lea, 1838