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 Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon species Diplodon rhuacoicus (d’Orbigny, 1835): synonymy102 specimens
 | Unio rhuacoica d’Orbigny, 1835
  d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 36. d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5: 606, pl. 69, figs. 4-5.
 Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_54-12-4-838, Maldonado, Banda orientali, Uruguay.
 
 Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1930), Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
 Unio rhuacoica — Corsi (1900)
 Diplodon (s.s.) charruanus — Ortmann (1921)
 Diplodon rhuacoicus — Haas (1930), Schade (1965), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Simone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Torres et al. (2024)
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 | Unio binneyi Lea, 1845
  Lea, 1845. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4: 165. 
  Lea, 1848. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 4]: 77 [51], pl. 6, figs. 18. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_85170, South America, Alabama?
 
 Diplodon (s.s.) binneyi — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Diplodon rhuacoicus — Haas (1930), Simone (2006)
 Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus — Haas (1930), Haas (1969)
 Diplodon martensi — Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
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 | Unio rhyacoicus Martens, 1868Martens, 1868. Malak. Blatt. 15: 195.
 
 Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969)
 Diplodon rhuacoicus — Haas (1930), Mansur (1970), Simone (2006)
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 | Diplodon subcylindricus Marshall, 1922
  Marshall, 1922. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 61(2437): 3, pl. 2, figs. 1-2; pl. 3, figs. 1, 2, 11. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_341375, Arroyo Manga, Dept. Montevideo, Uruguay.
 
 Diplodon subcylindricus — Marshall (1922)
 Diplodon rhuacoicus — Haas (1930), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Simone (2006)
 Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus — Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969)
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 | Diplodon yaguaronis Marshall, 1930
  Marshall, 1930. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 77(2825): 5, pl. 2, figs. 2-3, 5-6. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_380554, Rio Yaguaron, Cerro Largo, Uruguay.
 
 Diplodon rhuacoicus — Haas (1930), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
 Diplodon yaguaronis — Marshall (1930), Bonetto (1959)
 Diplodon delodontus pilsbryi — Bonetto (1962)
 Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus pilsbryi — Bonetto (1964), Figueiras (1965)
 Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus — Haas (1969)
 Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus wimanii [sic] — Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
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 | Diplodon bakeri of Authors, unknown year
  Marshall, in USNM coll.  of Authors. Type(s): MANUSCRIPT NAME USNM_380556, Rio Yaguaron, Cerro Largo, Uruguay.
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 | Unio charruanus Sowerby, 1868‘d’Orbigny’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 93, sp. 505.
 
 Diplodon rhuacoicus — Mansur (1970)
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 | Monocondylaea rhyacoeca Paetel, 1890‘Orb.’ Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 147.
 
 Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Diplodon rhuacoicus — Simone (2006)
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 Taxonomic History (since 1900)Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Haas (1930), Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)Unio rhuacoica — Corsi (1900)
 Diplodon (s.s.) binneyi — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
 Diplodon (s.s.) charruanus — Ortmann (1921)
 Diplodon subcylindricus — Marshall (1922)
 Diplodon rhuacoicus — Haas (1930), Schade (1965), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Simone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Torres et al. (2024)
 Diplodon yaguaronis — Marshall (1930), Bonetto (1959)
 Diplodon delodontus pilsbryi — Bonetto (1962)
 Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus pilsbryi — Bonetto (1964), Figueiras (1965)
 Diplodon martensi — Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
 Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus wimanii [sic] — Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
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