MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Fri 13 February 2026
Bivalvia | Unionida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon
species Diplodon burroughianus (Lea, 1834): specimens
2 available nominal species synonyms
Recent Taxonomic Opinions
Rhipidodonta burroughiana — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Mansur et al. (2020), Torres et al. (2024)
Diplodon burroughiana — ITIS (2013)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) burroughianus — Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Diplodon burroughianus — Graf & Cummings (2021)
Range
Lower reaches of the rivers of the Paraná System, including the Rio Uruguay, South America. (South America: SA5)
Map of Georeferenced Specimens
MUSSELp Specimen Records
Argentina
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Brazil
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Paraguay
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Uruguay
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GenBank Vouchers
There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.
