| Page last updated
Thu 3 September 2025 |
The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!
Search the database pages:
Bivalvia | Unionida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon species Diplodon multistriatus (Lea, 1831): synonymy 316 specimens Unio multistriatus Lea, 1831
 Lea, 1831. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4 [O. 1]: 91, pl. 12, fig. 22. Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPE USNM_84114, R. Joanes, near Bahia, Brazil.
Diplodon (s.s.) granosus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921) Diplodon multistriatus — Ihering (1910), Bonetto (1959), Simone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Miyahira et al. (2019), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021) Diplodon (s.s.) granosus multistriatus — Haas (1931), Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Haas (1969), Mansur & Pereira (2006), Rumi et al. (2008) Diplodon ellipticus — Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970) Diplodon granosus multistriatus — IUCN (2011) Diplodon (s.s.) multistriatus — Pereira et al. (2014) | |
Unio coriaceus Dunker, 1849
Dunker, 1849. Zeitschr. f. Malakozool. 5(12): 181. Type(s): TYPE ZMB_108716, [no locality available - South America].
Diplodon (s.s.) coriaceus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) granosus granosus — Haas (1931), Haas (1969) Diplodon (s.s.) granosus multistriatus — Bonetto (1964) Diplodon granosus — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon multistriatus — Simone (2006), Miyahira et al. (2019) | |
Unio granuliferus Dunker, 1849
Dunker, 1849. Zeitschr. f. Malakozool. 5(12): 182. Pfeiffer, 1860. Novit. Conch. 2(13): 150, pl. 39, figs. 1, 3. Type(s): TYPE ZMB_108715, Rio Macacu, Prov. Rio de Janeiro, Distr. Canto Gallo.
Diplodon (s.s.) granuliferus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) granosus granosus — Haas (1931), Haas (1969) Diplodon (s.s.) granosus multistriatus — Bonetto (1964) Diplodon granosus — Parodiz (1968), Simone (2006) Diplodon multistriatus — Miyahira et al. (2019) | |
Unio effulgens Lea, 1856
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 94.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 303 [23], pl. 28, fig. 18. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84406, Brazil.
Diplodon (s.s.) effulgens — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon delodontus expansus — Haas (1930) Diplodon expansus — Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Simone (2006) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus expansus — Haas (1969) | |
Unio expansus Küster, 1856
‘Charpentier mss.’ Küster, 1856. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 149, pl. 43, fig. 5.
Diplodon (s.s.) expansus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pereira et al. (2014) Diplodon expansus — Ihering (1910), Bonetto (1959), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982), IUCN (1996), Simone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010) Diplodon delodontus expansus — Haas (1930) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus expansus — Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Rumi et al. (2008) Diplodon multistriatus — Miyahira et al. (2019), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021) | |
Unio eurhynchus Küster, 1861
 ‘Bronn in lit.’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 237, pl. 79, fig. 5. Type(s): SYNTYPE BMNH_1965217, Minas Geraes, Brasilia.
Diplodon (s.s.) effulgens — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon delodontus expansus — Haas (1930) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus expansus — Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Haas (1969) Diplodon expansus — Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982), Simone (2006) | |
Unio guahybae Simpson, 1900
‘von Ihering’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 894. [nomen nudum] ‘von Ihering’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1312. [nomen nudum] Type(s): NOMEN NUDUM SMF_168335, Guahyba, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Diplodon guahybae — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon delodontus expansus — Haas (1930) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus expansus — Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965) Diplodon expansus — Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Simone (2006) | |
Diplodon (s.s.) mimus Simpson, 1914
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1249. Type(s): SYNTYPE USNM_162425, Iguape, Brazil.
Diplodon (s.s.) mimus — Simpson (1914), Morretes (1949) Diplodon mimus — Marshall (1917) Diplodon (s.s.) granosus multistriatus — Haas (1931), Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Haas (1969) Diplodon expansus — Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982), Simone (2006) | |
Unio bischoffi Simpson, 1914 ‘von Ihering’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 894 [as ‘bishoffi’]. [nomen nudum] ‘von Ihering’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1312. [nomen nudum]
Diplodon bischoffi — Simpson (1914) Diplodon delodontus expansus — Haas (1930) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus expansus — Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965) Diplodon expansus — Simone (2006) | |
Diplodon (s.s.) mogymirim Ortmann, 1921
Ortmann, 1921. Mem. Carnegie Mus. 8: 520, pl. 37, figs. 4-7; pl. 46, fig. 5; pl. 48, fig. 2; text fig. 4k. Type(s): LECTOTYPE CM_61.9260 (by R.I. Johnson, 1977: 238), Creek near Mogy Mirim, Sao Paulo, Brazil, tributary to Rio Mogy Guassú and Rio Grande, upper Paraná drainage.
Diplodon (s.s.) mogymirim — Ortmann (1921), Morretes (1949) Diplodon delodontus expansus — Haas (1930) Diplodon mogymirim — Bonetto (1959) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus expansus — Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Haas (1969) Diplodon expansus — Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982), Simone (2006) — Miyahira et al. (2019) | |
Unio santi-pauli Haas, 1930 ‘Ihering in litt.’ Haas, 1930. Senckenbergiana 12: 192. (error for Unio sancta-paulae Simpson, 1914)
Diplodon delodontus expansus — Haas (1930) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus expansus — Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965) | |
Unio guatybae R.I. Johnson, 1971 ‘“Ihering” Simpson’ R.I. Johnson, 1971. Bull. BMNH 20(3): 85. (error for Unio guahybae Simpson, 1900) | |
Unio granulifer Paetel, 1890 ‘Dkr.’ Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 154. (error for Unio granuliferus Dunker, 1849)
Diplodon (s.s.) granuliferus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) | |
Unio psammactinus Ihering, 1893 Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 107. (misidentified reference to Unio psammactinus Philippi, 1848)
Diplodon expansus — Ihering (1910) | |
Unio bishoffi Simpson, 1900 ‘von Ihering’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 894. [nomen nudum]
Diplodon bishoffi — Simpson (1900) — Parodiz (1968) | |
Unio sancta-paulae Simpson, 1914 ‘von Ihering’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1312. [nomen nudum]
Diplodon sancta-paulae — Simpson (1914) | |
Unio sancti-pauli Bonetto, 1964 ‘Ihering’ Bonetto, 1964. Physis 24(68): 325. ‘Ihering’ Bonetto, 1965. Anais Congr. Lat.-Amer. Zool. 2: 44. (error for Unio santi-pauli Haas, 1930)
Diplodon expansus — Simone (2006) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Diplodon (s.s.) granosus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921) Diplodon (s.s.) coriaceus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) granuliferus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) effulgens — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) expansus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pereira et al. (2014) Diplodon bishoffi — Simpson (1900) Diplodon guahybae — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon multistriatus — Ihering (1910), Bonetto (1959), Simone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Miyahira et al. (2019), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021) Diplodon expansus — Ihering (1910), Bonetto (1959), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982), IUCN (1996), Simone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010) Diplodon (s.s.) mimus — Simpson (1914), Morretes (1949) Diplodon bischoffi — Simpson (1914) Diplodon sancta-paulae — Simpson (1914) Diplodon mimus — Marshall (1917) Diplodon (s.s.) mogymirim — Ortmann (1921), Morretes (1949) Diplodon delodontus expansus — Haas (1930) Diplodon (s.s.) granosus multistriatus — Haas (1931), Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Haas (1969), Mansur & Pereira (2006), Rumi et al. (2008) Diplodon (s.s.) granosus granosus — Haas (1931), Haas (1969) Diplodon mogymirim — Bonetto (1959) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus expansus — Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Rumi et al. (2008) Diplodon ellipticus — Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970) Diplodon granosus — Parodiz (1968), Simone (2006) — Parodiz (1968), Miyahira et al. (2019) Diplodon granosus multistriatus — IUCN (2011) Diplodon (s.s.) multistriatus — Pereira et al. (2014)
|