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species Diplodon ellipticus Spix in Wagner, 1827: specimens

8 available nominal species synonyms (14 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

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

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Diplodon ellipticus

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Argentina

USNM_17384
La Plata

Brazil

BMNH_MP_029 [Brazil]	UF_270573 Amazon River	ANSP_147004 Arcas, Minas Geraes, Brazil
ANSP_147004 Arcas, Minas Geraes, Brazil	USNM_368260 Arcas, Minas Geraes, Brazil	USNM_368260 Arcas, Minas Geraes, Brazil
SMF_4943 Arcos, Minas Geraes, Bras.	FMNH_115996 Arcos, Minas Geraes, Brazil	FMNH_86685 Arcos, Minas Geraes, Brazil
DMNH_56309 Arcos, Minas Gereas, Brazil	USNM_414240 Arcos, Minas Gereas, Brazil	ANSP_142528 Arcos, Minas, Brazil
MCZ_52367 Arcos, Minas, Brazil	MNHN_MP_0962 Arcos, Minas, Brazil	UMMZ_193806 Arcos, Minas, Brazil
UMMZ_193806 Arcos, Minas, Brazil	UMMZ_193806 Arcos, Minas, Brazil	UMMZ_49581 Arcos, Minas, Brazil
UMMZ_49581 Arcos, Minas, Brazil	ZMB_MP_0364 Brasil	ZMB_17072 Brasilien
ZMB_19887 Brasilien	ZMB_MP_0372 Brasilien	ANSP_125820 Brazil
ANSP_125821 Brazil	ANSP_140862 Brazil	ANSP_140862 Brazil
ANSP_171273 Brazil	ANSP_171277 Brazil	CM_61.2029 Brazil
FMNH_21839 Brazil	INHS_20385 Brazil	MCZ_30610 Brazil
MCZ_30611 Brazil	MCZ_MP.15 Brazil	MCZ_MP.16 Brazil
MCZ_MP.25 Brazil	MCZ_MP.28 Brazil	MCZ_MP.33 Brazil
UMMZ_110948 Brazil	UMMZ_110948 Brazil	UMMZ_110948 Brazil
UMMZ_110965 Brazil	UMMZ_110965 Brazil	UMMZ_110965 Brazil
UMMZ_111868 Brazil	UMMZ_111868 Brazil	UMMZ_111868 Brazil
UMMZ_111868 Brazil	UMMZ_111868 Brazil	UMMZ_22909 Brazil
UMMZ_22909 Brazil	UMMZ_22909 Brazil	USNM_25500 Brazil
USNM_84118 Brazil	USNM_84118 Brazil	ZMB_41024 Caipira
SMF_11266 Gebiet d Rio Doce, Staat Espitito Sanot, Bras.	UF_270574 Ilcanba, Brazil	UMMZ_107970 Jaragua, Brazil
UMMZ_107970 Jaragua, Brazil	UMMZ_111236 Jaragua, Brazil	UMMZ_111236 Jaragua, Brazil
UMMZ_111236 Jaragua, Brazil	UMMZ_111236 Jaragua, Brazil	UMMZ_111236 Jaragua, Brazil
UMMZ_111911 Jaragua, Brazil	UMMZ_111911 Jaragua, Brazil	SMF_11393 Jaragua, Geb. d. Rio Maranhao, St. Minas Geraes, Bras.
FMNH_88321 Lagoa Grande, near Jurimirim, Municipo Casa, Minas Gerias, Brazil	MCZ_17065 Lagoa Juparaná, Rio Doce	ZMB_108714 Parahiba porta da Cunha, Minas Geraes
ZMB_108714 Parahiba porta da Cunha, Minas Geraes	USNM_86122 Parahyba, Minas Geraes, Brazil	ZMB_MP_0232 Picayne-assu Fazenda d Santa Maria
BMNH_MP_021 Rio Conejo, Brazil	SMF_82955 Rio de Janeiro	MCZ_MP.49 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
SMF_3920 Rio Doce, Staat Espirito Santo, Bras.	SMF_3920 Rio Doce, Staat Espirito Santo, Bras.	SMF_3923 Rio Doce, Staat Espirito Santo, Brasilien
INHS_16795 Rio dos Poços, Queimados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	FMNH_21842 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	USNM_128792 Rio Grande, aff do Tiete, Brazil
USNM_128792 Rio Grande, aff do Tiete, Brazil	ZMB_MP_0383 Rio Macacu, Prov Rio de Janeiro	SMF_3930 Rio Macacu, St. Rio de Janeiro, Bras.
ZMB_MP_0360 Rio Negro, Brasil	ZMB_MP_0315 Rio Negro, Brasilien	MCZ_6594 Rio Neneica [???], Brazil
SMF_3922 Rio Panco, Nebenfl. d Rio Doce, Esp. Santo, Bras.	SMF_11268 Rio Parahyba, b. Taubate, S. Paulo, Bras.	SMF_4030 Rio Parahyba, St. Rio de Janeiro, Bras.
SMF_4030 Rio Parahyba, St. Rio de Janeiro, Bras.	UMMZ_111905 Rio Ribiero de Taquara, Brazil	UMMZ_111905 Rio Ribiero de Taquara, Brazil
SMF_3893 Rio Santa Maria, Nebenfl. d. Rio Doce, Esp. Santo, Bras.	SMF_3893 Rio Santa Maria, Nebenfl. d. Rio Doce, Esp. Santo, Bras.	SMF_3894 Rio Santa Maria, Nebenfl. d. Rio Doce, Esp. Santo, Bras.
MCZ_MP.65 Rio Sao Francisco, Bahia, Brazil	SMF_3921 Rio Sao Gigante, Nebenfl. d Rio Doce, Esp. Santo	SMF_3921 Rio Sao Gigante, Nebenfl. d Rio Doce, Esp. Santo
CM_61.9257 Rio Tiete, Mogy das Cruces, Sao Paulo, Brazil	UMMZ_111870 Rio Tiete, Sao Paulo, Brazil	UMMZ_111870 Rio Tiete, Sao Paulo, Brazil
UMMZ_111870 Rio Tiete, Sao Paulo, Brazil	USNM_84154 Rio, Brazil	USNM_84154 Rio, Brazil
USNM_715388 San Francisco [flumie], Bahia, Brazil	USNM_715388 San Francisco [flumie], Bahia, Brazil	ZMB_40954 Serra do Tingua, Prov. Rio de Janeiro
USNM_128822 Serra dos Orgaos, Rio de Jan., Brazil	USNM_128822 Serra dos Orgaos, Rio de Jan., Brazil	SMF_168321 Serra dos Orgaos, St. Rio de Janeiro, Bras.
USNM_162424 Sorocaba, Brazil	SMF_11267 Theophilo Ottoni, Geb. d Kustenflusses, Rio Mucury, St. Minas Geraes, Bras.

UFES_050976. Brazil: Espírito Santo: Serra: (Atlantic Ocean): Lagoa de Jacunem: -20.15198 -40.21029

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

Colombia [no]

USNM_84155
Rio Grande, New Grenada

Paraguay

CM_MP_20
Sapucay (in mountain creek) Paraguay

ZMB_47521
Tagatiya Fluss, Paraguay

BMNH_1933-2-11-7-10
Villarica, Paraguay

unknown

ANSP_41793 [no locality available - South America]	BMNH_MP_375 [no locality available - South America]	UMMZ_111265 [no locality available - South America]
UMMZ_111265 [no locality available - South America]	UMMZ_111265 [no locality available - South America]	MCZ_17016 South America
ZMB_18201 Sud America

Uruguay

USNM_341708 Rio Cebollati, Lazcano, Rocha, Uruguay	BMNH_1902-9-2-36-38 Rio las Carvas, Upper Uruguay	BMNH_1902-9-2-36-38 Rio las Carvas, Upper Uruguay
USNM_347884 Rio Tacuari, Cerro Largo, Uruguay	USNM_347884 Rio Tacuari, Cerro Largo, Uruguay	UMMZ_111867 Uruguay
UMMZ_111867 Uruguay	USNM_180770 Uruguay

Genbank Vouchers

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