MUSSELp

MUSSELpdb

Introduction

Browse

d'basing

Search the MUSSELpdb

Taxonomy

all genera

Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae


Species & Genus Richness by
Taxonomy

Geography

Summary

North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia


Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Thu 1 January 2026

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

nominal species Diplodon (s.s.) leai Simpson, 1900

image of type lot

Diplodon (s.s.) leai Simpson, 1900 = Diplodon paulistus

‘Fer.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32 [as ‘Margarita (Unio) modestus’]. [nomen nudum]
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 876, footnote.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1241.
Type(s): SYNTYPE USNM_85725, Brazil.

= Diplodon paulistus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Diplodon expansus (Küster, 1856) — Simone, 2006

+ Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus expansus (Küster, 1856) — Haas, 1969

+ Diplodon paulista (von Ihering, 1893) — Parodiz, 1968

+ Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus expansus (Küster, 1856) — Bonetto, 1965

+ Diplodon delodontus expansus (Küster, 1856) — Haas, 1930

= Diplodon (s.s.) leai Simpson, 1900 — Simpson, 1914

= Diplodon (s.s.) leai Simpson, 1900 — Simpson, 1900

 
NSF icon MUSSEL icon
"Making the world a better place, one mollusk at a time."