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

nominal species Unio auratus Sowerby, 1866

Unio auratus Sowerby, 1866 = Diplodon chilensis

‘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 chilensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Diplodon (s.s.) molinae (Philippi, 1847) — Simpson, 1914

+ Diplodon (s.s.) molinae (Philippi, 1847) — Simpson, 1900

= Unio auratus ‘Swainson’ Sowerby, 1866 — Sowerby, 1866