MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Mon 2 March 2026
Bivalvia | Unionida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon
species Diplodon hylaeus (d’Orbigny, 1835): specimens
2 available nominal species synonyms
Recent Taxonomic Opinions
Rhipidodonta hylaea — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2011), Mansur et al. (2020), Torres et al. (2024)
Diplodon (Rhipidiodonta) [sic] hylaeus — Rumi et al. (2008)
Diplodon hylaea — ITIS (2013)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) hylaeus — Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Diplodon hylaeus — Graf & Cummings (2021), Breure et al. (2022)
Range
Widespread, from the upper Amazon of Bolivia to the Paraná Basin, South America. (South America: SA3 SA5)
Map of Georeferenced Specimens
MUSSELp Specimen Records
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Argentina
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Bolivia
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Brazil
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Paraguay
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ZMA_419634. Chaco, Paraguay
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Uruguay
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GenBank Vouchers
There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.
