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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Bonetto (1954): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Bonetto, A.A. 1954. Nayades del Rio Parana: El genero Diplodon en el biotopo Isleño del Parana medio e inferior. Publicacion Tecnica, Provincia de Santa Fe Secretaria de Argricultura, Ganaderia e Industrias (62). 56 pp., 7 pls.

Attributed Nominal Species

Taxonomic Opinions

Diplodon burroughianus (Lea, 1834)

Diplodon charruanus (d’Orbigny, 1835)
+ Unio faba d’Orbigny, 1835
+ Unio koseritzi Clessin, 1888
+ Diplodon (s.s.) perplexus Simpson, 1914
+ Diplodon (s.s.) trivialis Simpson, 1914
+ Diplodon hidalgoi Haas, 1916
+ Diplodon fortis Marshall, 1917
+ Diplodon trivialoides Marshall, 1922

Diplodon charruanus (d’Orbigny, 1835) = Diplodon koseritzi

Diplodon delodonta delodonta (Lamarck, 1819) = Diplodon delodontus
+ Unio lacteolus Lea, 1834
+ Unio fokkesi Dunker, 1852
+ Unio rudus Lea, 1859
+ Unio paraguayensis Lea, 1866
+ Diplodon felipponei Marshall, 1917
+ Diplodon (Cyclomya) smithi Marshall, 1926
+ Unio divaricatus Lea, 1834

Diplodon delodonta delodonta (Lamarck, 1819) = Diplodon wymanii

Diplodon hylaeus (d’Orbigny, 1835)
+ Unio guaraniana d’Orbigny, 1835
+ Diplodon asuncionis Marshall, 1926

Diplodon hylaeus (d’Orbigny, 1835) = Diplodon guaranianus

Diplodon parallelopipedon parallelopipedon (Lea, 1834) = Diplodon parallelopipedon

Diplodon trifidus (Lea, 1860) = Diplodon parallelopipedon