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species Diplodon variabilis (Maton, 1811): specimens

8 available nominal species synonyms (12 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Rhipidodonta variabilis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Mansur et al. (2020), Torres et al. (2024), Nagel (2025)
Diplodon (Rhipidiodonta) [sic] variabilis — Rumi et al. (2008)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) variabilis — Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Diplodon variabilis — Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Widespread in the Paraná Basin, South America. (South America: SA5)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Diplodon variabilis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

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USNM_335774
Paysandu, Uruguay
type
Diplodon subquadratus Marshall, 1922

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USNM_85776
Rio de la Plata, S.A.
type
Unio bulloides Lea, 1859

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USNM_85189
Buenos Ayres, Argentina
type
Unio locellus Lea, 1866

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BMNH_1854-9-4-50
Rio de la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
lectotype
Unio matoniana d’Orbigny, 1835

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BMNH_1854-9-4-51-59
Rio de la Plata, near Buenos Aires, Argentina
paralectotypes
Unio matoniana d’Orbigny, 1835

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SMF_3859
Rio de la Plata, b. Buenos Aires
paralectotypes
Unio solisiana d’Orbigny, 1835

Other Specimens by Collection | show by country

3 Specimens from AMNH

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AMNH_100119
Laguna Guadalupe, Dto. La Capital, Prov., Santa Fe, Argentina

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AMNH_31301
Brazil

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AMNH_99500
Belen, Western Uruguay

5 Specimens from AMS

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AMS_126876
Arroyo Cambaceres, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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AMS_126887
Loc._ ? Argentina

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AMS_126882
Parana River, Cafferatti Is., in front of Villa Constitution, Santa Fe, Argentina

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AMS_126886
Rio Lujan, a la altura del Arroyo Pajarito, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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AMS_126873
Rio Santiago, Buenos Aires, Argentina

8 Specimens from ANSP

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ANSP_125605
Rio Plata, Buenos Aires

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ANSP_178663
shore of Rio de la Plata, Berissa, Buenos Aires

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ANSP_125604
Brazil

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ANSP_60636
Rio Paraná

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ANSP_72628
Fray Bentos, Uru.

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ANSP_69712
La Plata R., Colonia, Uruguay

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ANSP_70250
Uruguay R., at Fray Bentos

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ANSP_70257
Uruguay River, Paysandu, Uru.

4 Specimens from BMNH

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BMNH_1907-10-28-199
Rio de la Plata, South America

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BMNH_69-6-2-17
Brazil

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BMNH_MP_010
Paraguay

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BMNH_MP_168
Paraguay

4 Specimens from CM

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CM_61.1531
South America

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CM_64.84
Bahia de Colonia, Dto. Colonia, Uruguay

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CM_MP_10
Rio de la Plata, Punta Artilleros, Colonia, Uruguay

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CM_61.91
Rio Uruguay, Paysandu, Uruguay

13 Specimens from FMNH

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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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FMNH_216669
Lagunas Islenas del Rio Paraná, Argentina

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FMNH_216467
Lagunas Islenas del Rio Paraná, Argentina

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FMNH_216477
Prob. Argentina

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FMNH_17219
Puerto Nuevo, Buenos Aires

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FMNH_216481
Rio de la Plata, 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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FMNH_94150
Rio Santiago, afflu. of Rio de la la Plata, Argentina

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FMNH_21824
Rio Santiago, La Plata, Argentina

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FMNH_70748
Rio de la Plata, Colonia, Uruguay

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

1 Specimens from INHS

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INHS_40673
Nueva Palmira, Colonia, Uruguay

5 Specimens from MCZ

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MCZ_111740
Puerto de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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MCZ_MP.11
Bahia

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MCZ_MP.7
Brazil

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MCZ_MP.10
Brazil

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MCZ_MP.73
South America

1 Specimens from MNHN

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MNHN_MP_0782
Uruguay

7 Specimens from SMF

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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_11082
N. Patagonien [Nord-Patagonien]

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SMF_11427
Rio de La Plata

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SMF_11428
Rio Paraná, Argentinien

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SMF_11429
Arroyo de las Vacas, Dept. Colonia, Uruguay

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SMF_11430
Paysandu, Uruguay

1 Specimens from UF

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UF_270578
Rio de la Plata, Argentina

7 Specimens from UMMZ

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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_111837
Rio de la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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UMMZ_111835
Rio de la Plata, South America

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UMMZ_111834
Brazil

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UMMZ_111836
Fray Bentos, Uruguay

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UMMZ_111838
Rio Uruguay, Paysandu, Uruguay

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UMMZ_111803
Uruguay

13 Specimens from USNM

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USNM_87782
Buenos Ayers, Argentina

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USNM_121404
La Platte

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USNM_854464
Rio Parana, Prov. de Santa Fe, Argentina

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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_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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USNM_349173
Paysandu, 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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USNM_369000
Uruguay River, Nueva Palmira, Uruguay (Colonia)

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USNM_25256
Uruguay River

7 Specimens from ZMB

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ZMB_9381-01
La Plata

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ZMB_MP_0228
La Plata

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ZMB_9387
La Plata

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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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ZMB_MP_0197
Brasilien

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ZMB_MP_0285
[no locality available - South America]

1 Specimens from other collections

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SBMHN_367453
Rio Santiago, Argentina

GenBank Vouchers

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