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

nominal species Unio chiloensis Küster, 1861

Unio chiloensis Küster, 1861 = Diplodon chilensis

specimen image from publication‘Philippi’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 161, pl. 35, fig. 6 [as ‘chiloënsis’].

= 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.) chiloensis (Küster, 1856) — Simpson, 1914

= Diplodon (s.s.) chiloënsis (Küster, 1856) — Simpson, 1900

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

+ Unio auratus ‘Swainson MS’ in Mus. Cuming — Reeve, 1865

= Unio chiloënsis Philippi — Küster, 1861

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

 
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