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

nominal species Unio besckeanus Dunker, 1849

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Unio besckeanus Dunker, 1849 = Diplodon ellipticus

Dunker, 1849. Z. Malak. 5(12): 182.
Type(s): TYPE ZMB_108714, Parahiba porta da Cunha, Minas Geraes.

= Diplodon ellipticus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Diplodon ellipticus Spix in Wagner, 1827 — Graf & Cummings, 2021

+ Diplodon ellipticus Spix in Wagner, 1827 — Mansur et al., 2020

+ Diplodon ellipticus Spix in Wagner, 1827 — Miyahira et al., 2019

= Diplodon (s.s.) besckeanus (Dunker, 1848) — Pereira et al., 2014

= Diplodon besckeanus Dunker, 1848 — Bogan, 2010

= Diplodon besckeanus (Dunker, 1848) — Graf & Cummings, 2007

= Diplodon besckeanus (Dunker, 1848) — Simone, 2006

= Diplodon (s.s.) besckeanus besckeanus (Dunker, 1848) — Haas, 1969

= Diplodon beskeanus [sic] (Dunker, 1848) — Parodiz, 1968

= Diplodon beskeanus [sic] (Dunker) — Figueiras, 1965

= Diplodon (s.s.) besckeanus besckeanus Dunker, 1848 — Morretes, 1949

= Diplodon besckeanus (Dunker, 1848) — Haas, 1930

= Diplodon (s.s.) beskeanus [sic] (Dunker, 1848) — Simpson, 1914

= Diplodon beskeanus [sic] Dunk. — Ihering, 1910

= Diplodon (s.s.) beskeanus [sic] (Dunker, 1848) — Simpson, 1900

= Margaron (Unio) beskeanus [sic] (Dünk.) [sic] — Lea, 1870

= Unio besckeana Dunker — Hupé, 1857

+ Lea, 1852

 
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