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

nominal species Unio brownii Lea, 1856

Unio brownii Lea, 1856 = Diplodon delodontus

Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 95.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 307 [27], pl. 29, fig. 22.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86124, “Mocha Arabia” Prob. S. America.

= Diplodon delodontus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Diplodon delodontus (Lamarck, 1819) — Simone, 2006

+ Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus delodontus (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1969

+ Diplodon rhombeus (Wagner in Spix, 1827) — Parodiz, 1968

+ Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus delodontus (Lamarck, 1919) [sic] — Figueiras, 1965

+ Diplodon delodontus delodontus (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1930

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

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

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