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

nominal species Unio aplatus Reeve, 1865

Unio aplatus Reeve, 1865 = Diplodon chilensis

specimen image from publication‘Swainson ms’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 28, sp. 143.

= Diplodon chilensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ 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.) aplatus (Reeve, 1865) — Simpson, 1914

= Diplodon (s.s.) aplatus (‘Swainson ms’ Reeve, 1865) — Simpson, 1900

= Unio aplatus Sw. — Paetel, 1890

+ Lea, 1870

= Unio aplatus ‘Swainson ms’ in Mus. Cuming — Reeve, 1865

 
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