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nominal species Unio auratus Sowerby, 1866

image of type lot

Unio auratus Sowerby, 1866 = Diplodon chilensis

specimen image from publication‘Swainson’ Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 45, sp. 245.
(reference to Unio auratus Philippi, 1847)
Type(s): FIGURED SPECIMEN BMNH_1968864, (South America).

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Diplodon (s.s.) molinae (Philippi, 1847) — Simpson, 1914: 1260.

+ Diplodon (s.s.) molinae (Philippi, 1847) — Simpson, 1900: 881.

= Unio auratus ‘Swainson’ Sowerby, 1866 — Sowerby, 1866: pl. 45, sp. 245.