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

nominal species Unio niloticus Sowerby, 1868

Unio niloticus Sowerby, 1868 = Diplodon granosus

specimen image from publication‘Caillaud’ [sic] Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 73, sp. 374.
(misidentified reference to Unio niloticus Cailliaud, 1827)

= Diplodon granosus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Diplodon granosus (Bruguière, 1792) — Simone, 2006

+ Diplodon (s.s.) granosus (Bruguiere, 1792) — Simpson, 1914

+ Diplodon (s.s.) granosus (Bruguiere, 1972) — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio aegyptiacus Férussac — Kobelt, 1886

+ Unio niloticus Cailliaud — E.A. Smith, 1880

+ Unio aegyptiacus Fér. — Jickeli, 1874

 
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