Bivalvia | Unionida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon

species Diplodon ellipticus Spix in Wagner, 1827: specimens

5 available nominal species synonyms (9 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Diplodon ellipticus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Miyahira et al. (2019), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Nagel (2025)
Diplodon ellipticus [sic] — Bogan (2010)
Diplodon granosus ellypticum — IUCN (2011)
Diplodon (s.s.) dunkerianus — Pereira et al. (2014)
Diplodon (s.s.) ellipticus — Pereira et al. (2014)
Diplodon wagnerianum — Marshall et al. (2014)

Range

Atlantic Coastal streams of Brazil, including the upper São Francisco; and the upper Paraná Basin. (South America: SA4 SA5)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Diplodon ellipticus

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot USNM_368260
USNM_368260
Arcas, Minas Geraes, Brazil
holotype
Diplodon jacksoni Marshall, 1928

image of lot USNM_84155
USNM_84155
Rio Grande, New Grenada
lectotype
Unio dunkerianus Lea, 1856

image of lot UMMZ_193806
UMMZ_193806
Arcos, Minas, Brazil
topotype
Diplodon jacksoni Marshall, 1928

image of lot UMMZ_49581
UMMZ_49581
Arcos, Minas, Brazil
topotype
Diplodon jacksoni Marshall, 1928

image of lot MCZ_52367
MCZ_52367
Arcos, Minas, Brazil
topotypes
Diplodon jacksoni Marshall, 1928

image of lot FMNH_86685
FMNH_86685
Arcos, Minas Geraes, Brazil
topotypes
Diplodon jacksoni Marshall, 1928

image of lot FMNH_115996
FMNH_115996
Arcos, Minas Geraes, Brazil
topotype
Diplodon jacksoni Marshall, 1928

image of lot USNM_414240
USNM_414240
Arcos, Minas Gereas, Brazil
topotypes
Diplodon jacksoni Marshall, 1928

image of lot ANSP_142528
ANSP_142528
Arcos, Minas, Brazil
topotypes
Diplodon jacksoni Marshall, 1928

image of lot ANSP_147004
ANSP_147004
Arcas, Minas Geraes, Brazil
topotypes
Diplodon jacksoni Marshall, 1928

image of lot SMF_4943
SMF_4943
Arcos, Minas Geraes, Bras.
topotypes
Diplodon jacksoni Marshall, 1928

image of lot USNM_84154
USNM_84154
Rio, Brazil
paralectotype
Unio dunkerianus Lea, 1856

image of lot SMF_3930
SMF_3930
Rio Macacu, St. Rio de Janeiro, Bras.
paralectotypes
Unio dunkerianus Lea, 1856

Other Specimens by Country | show by collection

1 Specimens from Argentina

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USNM_17384
La Plata

49 Specimens from Brazil

image of lot BMNH_MP_029
BMNH_MP_029
[Brazil]

image of lot DMNH_56309
DMNH_56309
Arcos, Minas Gereas, Brazil

image of lot MNHN_MP_0962
MNHN_MP_0962
Arcos, Minas, Brazil

image of lot ZMB_MP_0364
ZMB_MP_0364
Brasil

image of lot ZMB_19887
ZMB_19887
Brasilien

image of lot ZMB_MP_0372
ZMB_MP_0372
Brasilien

image of lot ZMB_17072
ZMB_17072
Brasilien

image of lot USNM_84118
USNM_84118
Brazil

image of lot ANSP_125820
ANSP_125820
Brazil

image of lot USNM_25500
USNM_25500
Brazil

image of lot ANSP_125821
ANSP_125821
Brazil

image of lot UMMZ_22909
UMMZ_22909
Brazil

image of lot UMMZ_111868
UMMZ_111868
Brazil

image of lot ANSP_140862
ANSP_140862
Brazil

image of lot ANSP_171273
ANSP_171273
Brazil

image of lot ANSP_171277
ANSP_171277
Brazil

image of lot CM_61.2029
CM_61.2029
Brazil

image of lot MCZ_MP.15
MCZ_MP.15
Brazil

image of lot MCZ_MP.16
MCZ_MP.16
Brazil

image of lot MCZ_MP.25
MCZ_MP.25
Brazil

image of lot FMNH_21839
FMNH_21839
Brazil

image of lot MCZ_MP.33
MCZ_MP.33
Brazil

image of lot ZMB_41024
ZMB_41024
Caipira

image of lot UMMZ_111911
UMMZ_111911
Jaragua, Brazil

image of lot UMMZ_107970
UMMZ_107970
Jaragua, Brazil

image of lot UMMZ_111236
UMMZ_111236
Jaragua, Brazil

image of lot SMF_11393
SMF_11393
Jaragua, Geb. d. Rio Maranhao, St. Minas Geraes, Bras.

image of lot FMNH_88321
FMNH_88321
Lagoa Grande, near Jurimirim, Municipo Casa, Minas Gerias, Brazil

image of lot BMNH_MP_021
BMNH_MP_021
Rio Conejo, Brazil

image of lot SMF_82955
SMF_82955
Rio de Janeiro

image of lot MCZ_MP.49
MCZ_MP.49
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

image of lot INHS_16795
INHS_16795
Rio dos Poços, Queimados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

image of lot USNM_128792
USNM_128792
Rio Grande, aff do Tiete, Brazil

image of lot ZMB_MP_0383
ZMB_MP_0383
Rio Macacu, Prov Rio de Janeiro

image of lot ZMB_MP_0360
ZMB_MP_0360
Rio Negro, Brasil

image of lot ZMB_MP_0315
ZMB_MP_0315
Rio Negro, Brasilien

image of lot MCZ_6594
MCZ_6594
Rio Neneica [???], Brazil

image of lot UMMZ_111905
UMMZ_111905
Rio Ribiero de Taquara, Brazil

image of lot MCZ_MP.65
MCZ_MP.65
Rio Sao Francisco, Bahia, Brazil

image of lot CM_61.9257
CM_61.9257
Rio Tiete, Mogy das Cruces, Sao Paulo, Brazil

image of lot UMMZ_111870
UMMZ_111870
Rio Tiete, Sao Paulo, Brazil

image of lot USNM_715388
USNM_715388
San Francisco [flumie], Bahia, Brazil

image of lot ZMB_40954
ZMB_40954
Serra do Tingua, Prov. Rio de Janeiro

image of lot USNM_128822
USNM_128822
Serra dos Orgaos, Rio de Jan., Brazil

image of lot SMF_168321
SMF_168321
Serra dos Orgaos, St. Rio de Janeiro, Bras.

image of lot USNM_162424
USNM_162424
Sorocaba, Brazil

PUCRS-MCP_8647. Brazil: Rio de Janeiro: Pinheiral: (Atlantic Ocean - Paraíba do Sul): rio Cachimbaú: Bacia do rio Paraíba do Sul

PUCRS-MCP_9038. Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul: Santana da Boa Vista: (Atlantic Ocean - Logoa Dos Patos - Camaquã): Arroio Belizário

RMNH_110756. Rio Aripuana, Amazonas, Brazil

3 Specimens from Paraguay

image of lot CM_MP_20
CM_MP_20
Sapucay (in mountain creek) Paraguay

image of lot ZMB_47521
ZMB_47521
Tagatiya Fluss, Paraguay

image of lot BMNH_1933-2-11-7-10
BMNH_1933-2-11-7-10
Villarica, Paraguay

5 Specimens from unknown

image of lot UMMZ_111265
UMMZ_111265
[no locality available - South America]

image of lot ANSP_41793
ANSP_41793
[no locality available - South America]

image of lot BMNH_MP_375
BMNH_MP_375
[no locality available - South America]

image of lot MCZ_17016
MCZ_17016
South America

image of lot ZMB_18201
ZMB_18201
Sud America

5 Specimens from Uruguay

image of lot USNM_341708
USNM_341708
Rio Cebollati, Lazcano, Rocha, Uruguay

image of lot BMNH_1902-9-2-36-38
BMNH_1902-9-2-36-38
Rio las Carvas, Upper Uruguay

image of lot USNM_347884
USNM_347884
Rio Tacuari, Cerro Largo, Uruguay

image of lot USNM_180770
USNM_180770
Uruguay

image of lot UMMZ_111867
UMMZ_111867
Uruguay

GenBank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.