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

nominal species Unio wheatleyanus Lea, 1856

Unio wheatleyanus Lea, 1856 = Diplodon burroughianus

Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 94.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 308 [28], pl. 29, fig. 23.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85335, Montevideo, Uruguay.

= Diplodon burroughianus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Rhipidodonta burroughiana (Lea, 1834) — Simone, 2006

= Diplodon (s.s.) wheatleyanus (Lea, 1856) — Haas, 1969

= Diplodon burroughianus wheatleyanus (Lea, 1834) — Parodiz, 1968

= Diplodon wheatleyanus (Lea) — Figueiras, 1965

+ Schleschiella burroughiana burroughiana (Lea, 1834) — Modell, 1950

= Diplodon wheatleyanus (Lea, 1856) — Haas, 1930

= Diplodon (s.s.) wheatleyanus (Lea, 1856) — Simpson, 1914

= Diplodon (s.s.) wheatleyanus (Lea, 1856) — Simpson, 1900

= Margaron (Unio) wheatleyanus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

= Unio wheatleyanus Lea, 1856 — Sowerby, 1868