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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon

species Diplodon variabilis (Maton, 1811): specimens

8 available nominal species synonyms (11 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Rhipidodonta variabilisGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Mansur et al. (2020), Torres et al. (2024)
Diplodon (Rhipidiodonta) [sic] variabilisRumi et al. (2008)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) variabilisPereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Diplodon variabilisGraf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Widespread in the Paraná Basin, South America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Diplodon variabilis

MUSSELp Specimen Records


Argentina

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SMF_162913

Argentinien; Arroyo Caubaceres [?], Buenos Aires

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SMF_162914

Argentinien; Rio Lujan, ala ... Arroyo Parajito, Buenos Aires

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SMF_162914

Argentinien; Rio Lujan, ala ... Arroyo Parajito, Buenos Aires

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AMS_126876

Arroyo Cambaceres, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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FMNH_94151

Arroyo Cambaceres, Ensenada, affl. of Rio de la Plata, Argentina

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FMNH_94148

Arroyo Dona Flora, affl. of Rio de la Plata, Prov. Buenos Aires, Argentina

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USNM_87782

Buenos Ayers, Argentina

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USNM_85189

Buenos Ayres, Argentina

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USNM_85189

Buenos Ayres, Argentina

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UMMZ_186204

Coast of the Rio de la Plata, front to Belgrano (Buenos Aires city) in the intersection of Pampa street with “Costanera” avenue, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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UMMZ_186204

Coast of the Rio de la Plata, front to Belgrano (Buenos Aires city) in the intersection of Pampa street with “Costanera” avenue, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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UMMZ_186204

Coast of the Rio de la Plata, front to Belgrano (Buenos Aires city) in the intersection of Pampa street with “Costanera” avenue, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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ZMB_9381-01

La Plata

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ZMB_9387

La Plata

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ZMB_MP_0228

La Plata

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USNM_121404

La Platte

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AMNH_100119

Laguna Guadalupe, Dto. La Capital, Prov., Santa Fe, Argentina

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FMNH_216467

Lagunas Islenas del Rio Paraná, Argentina

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FMNH_216669

Lagunas Islenas del Rio Paraná, Argentina

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AMS_126887

Loc._ ? Argentina

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SMF_11082

N. Patagonien [Nord-Patagonien]

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AMS_126882

Parana River, Cafferatti Is., in front of Villa Constitution, Santa Fe, Argentina

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FMNH_216477

Prob. Argentina

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MCZ_111740

Puerto de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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FMNH_17219

Puerto Nuevo, Buenos Aires

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ZMB_MP_0188

R de La Plata

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ZMB_MP_0235

Rio Buenos Ayres

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SMF_11427

Rio de La Plata

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UF_270578

Rio de la Plata, Argentina

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BMNH_1854-9-4-50

Rio de la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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BMNH_1854-9-4-50

Rio de la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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FMNH_216481

Rio de la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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UMMZ_111837

Rio de la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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UMMZ_111837

Rio de la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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UMMZ_111837

Rio de la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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BMNH_1854-9-4-51-59

Rio de la Plata, near Buenos Aires, Argentina

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FMNH_94149

Rio de la Plata, Puerto Nuevo, Argentina

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FMNH_94153

Rio de la Plata, Puerto Nuevo, Argentina

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USNM_85776

Rio de la Plata, S.A.

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USNM_85776

Rio de la Plata, S.A.

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BMNH_1907-10-28-199

Rio de la Plata, South America

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UMMZ_111835

Rio de la Plata, South America

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UMMZ_111835

Rio de la Plata, South America

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AMS_126886

Rio Lujan, a la altura del Arroyo Pajarito, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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SMF_11428

Rio Paraná, Argentinien

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USNM_854464

Rio Parana, Prov. de Santa Fe, Argentina

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ANSP_125605

Rio Plata, Buenos Aires

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FMNH_94150

Rio Santiago, afflu. of Rio de la la Plata, Argentina

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SBMHN_367453

Rio Santiago, Argentina

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AMS_126873

Rio Santiago, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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FMNH_21824

Rio Santiago, La Plata, Argentina

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ANSP_178663

shore of Rio de la Plata, Berissa, Buenos Aires

FMNH_94152. Rio Santiago, afflu. of Rio de la la Plata, Prov. Buenos Aires, Argentina


Brazil

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MCZ_MP.11

Bahia

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ZMB_MP_0197

Brasilien

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AMNH_31301

Brazil

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ANSP_125604

Brazil

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BMNH_69-6-2-17

Brazil

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MCZ_MP.10

Brazil

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MCZ_MP.7

Brazil

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UMMZ_111834

Brazil

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UMMZ_111834

Brazil


Paraguay

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BMNH_MP_010

Paraguay

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BMNH_MP_168

Paraguay


unknown

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ZMB_MP_0285

[no locality available - South America]

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ANSP_60636

Rio Paraná

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CM_61.1531

South America

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MCZ_MP.73

South America


Uruguay

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SMF_11429

Arroyo de las Vacas, Dept. Colonia, Uruguay

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CM_64.84

Bahia de Colonia, Dto. Colonia, Uruguay

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AMNH_99500

Belen, Western Uruguay

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USNM_426426

Colonia B., R. de la Plata, Uruguay

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USNM_365405

Colonia B., Rio de la Plata, Uruguay

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USNM_365405

Colonia B., Rio de la Plata, Uruguay

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USNM_380726

Colonia B., Uruguay

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USNM_426423

Colonia Bay, R. de la Plata, Uruguay

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USNM_346800

Colonia, Uruguay

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ANSP_72628

Fray Bentos, Uru.

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UMMZ_111836

Fray Bentos, Uruguay

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UMMZ_111836

Fray Bentos, Uruguay

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ANSP_69712

La Plata R., Colonia, Uruguay

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INHS_40673

Nueva Palmira, Colonia, Uruguay

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INHS_40673

Nueva Palmira, Colonia, Uruguay

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SMF_11430

Paysandu, Uruguay

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USNM_335774

Paysandu, Uruguay

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USNM_335774

Paysandu, Uruguay

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USNM_349173

Paysandu, Uruguay

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FMNH_70748

Rio de la Plata, Colonia, Uruguay

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CM_MP_10

Rio de la Plata, Punta Artilleros, Colonia, Uruguay

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USNM_270896

Rio Negro, Tacuarembo, Uruguay

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USNM_381576

Rio Plata, Colonia, Uruguay

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CM_61.91

Rio Uruguay, Paysandu, Uruguay

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UMMZ_111838

Rio Uruguay, Paysandu, Uruguay

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UMMZ_111838

Rio Uruguay, Paysandu, Uruguay

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MNHN_MP_0782

Uruguay

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UMMZ_111803

Uruguay

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UMMZ_111803

Uruguay

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ANSP_70250

Uruguay R., at Fray Bentos

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USNM_369000

Uruguay River, Nueva Palmira, Uruguay (Colonia)

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USNM_369000

Uruguay River, Nueva Palmira, Uruguay (Colonia)

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ANSP_70257

Uruguay River, Paysandu, Uru.

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ANSP_70257

Uruguay River, Paysandu, Uru.


Uruguay, Argentina, or Brazil

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USNM_25256

Uruguay River

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USNM_25256

Uruguay River

Genbank Vouchers

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