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

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species Diplodon parallelopipedon (Lea, 1834): synonymy
     114 specimens

Unio parallelopipedon Lea, 1834
Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 60 [172], pl. 8, fig. 20.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85928, Paraná R., Prov. Corrientes, S. America.

Diplodon (s.s.) parallelipipedon [sic]Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Morretes (1949)
Unio parallelipipedon [sic]Corsi (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) parallelopipedonOrtmann (1921), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Diplodon parallelipipedon parallelipipedon [sic]Haas (1930), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic]Haas (1940), Simone (2006)
Schleschiella parallelepipedon parallelepipedon [sic]Modell (1950)
Diplodon parallelopipedon parallelopipedonBonetto (1954)
Diplodon parallelopipedonBonetto (1959), Schade (1965), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2011), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Bolotov et al. (2022), Torres et al. (2024)
Diplodon (s.s.) parallellopipedon parallellopipedonHaas (1969)

Diplodon parallelipipedon d’Orbigny, 1846
‘Lea’ of Authors.
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5: 609.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 884.
Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 447.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1274-1275.
Haas, 1930. Senckenbergiana 12: 189.
Morretes, 1949. Arqu. Mus. Paranaense 7: 18.
Parodiz, 1968. Sterkiana 30: 8.
Mansur, 1970. Iheringia 39: 83.
Quintana, 1982. Rev. Mus. Argentino Zoológicas 11: 128.
Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 260.
(error for Unio parallelopipedon Lea, 1834)

Diplodon (s.s.) parallelopipedonFigueiras (1965)
Diplodon parallelipipedon parallelipipedon [sic]Mansur (1970)

Unio trifidus Lea, 1860
Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 89.
Lea, 1863. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 10]: 386 [22], pl. 54, fig. 295.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85352, Buenos Ayres, Argentina.

Diplodon (s.s.) trifidusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921), Morretes (1949), Bonetto (1965), Rumi et al. (2008)
Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic] acutirostrisHaas (1930)
Schleschiella parallelepipedon [sic] trifidaModell (1950)
Diplodon trifidusBonetto (1954), Parodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) parallellopipedon acutirostrisHaas (1969)
Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic]Simone (2006)
Diplodon parallelopipedonIUCN (2011)

Unio parallelepipedon Küster, 1861
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 220.
Modell, 1950. Arch. Moll. 79(4/6): 141.
(error for Unio parallelopipedon Lea, 1834)

Unio acutirostris Lea, 1866
Lea, 1866. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 18: 34.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 270 [30], pl. 35, fig. 84.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_85930, S. America.

Diplodon (s.s.) acutirostrisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Sphenonaias) acutirostrisMartens (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) parallelopipedonOrtmann (1921), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965)
Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic] acutirostrisHaas (1930)
Schleschiella parallelepipedon [sic] acutirostrisModell (1950)
Diplodon parallelipipedon parallelipipedon [sic]Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
Diplodon (s.s.) parallellopipedon acutirostrisHaas (1969)
Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic]Simone (2006)
Diplodon parallelopipedon acutirostrisIUCN (2011)

Unio digitiformis Sowerby, 1868
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 65, sp. 333.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965199, India.

Nodularia (s.s.) digitiformisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915)
Oxynaia pugioHaas (1924)
Lanceolaria digitiformisHaas (1969)
Diplodon parallelopipedonBolotov et al. (2022)

Diplodon fraus Ihering, 1907
Ihering, 1907. Ann. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 14: 461, pl. 18, fig. 129.
Type(s): NOMEN NUDUM SMF_3906, Parana, St. Entre Rios, Argentina.

Schleschiella parallelepipedon parallelepipedon [sic]Modell (1950)
Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic]Simone (2006)

Unio bomplandi Parodiz, 1968
‘Valenciennes’ Parodiz, 1968. Sterkiana 30: 3, 12.
(error for Unio bonplandii Lea, 1870)

Unio parallepipedon d’Orbigny, 1835
‘Lea’ d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 34.
(error for Unio parallelopipedon Lea, 1834)

Diplodon (s.s.) parallelopipedonFigueiras (1965)
Diplodon parallelipipedon parallelipipedon [sic]Mansur (1970)
Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic]Simone (2006)

Diplodon parallelepipedum Mörch, 1853
‘Lea’ Mörch, 1853. Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 47.
(error for Unio parallelopipedon Lea, 1834)

Unio bonplandii Lea, 1870
‘Valen’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 63. [nomen nudum]

Diplodon (s.s.) parallelipipedon [sic]Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Schleschiella parallelepipedon parallelepipedon [sic]Modell (1950)
Parodiz (1968)
Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic]Simone (2006)

Unio paralelepipedus Martens, 1894
Martens, 1894. S.-Ber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde zu Berlin 1894: ??.
(error for Unio parallelopipedon Lea, 1834)

Diplodon parallelipipedon parallelipipedon [sic]Quintana (1982)

Unio acutirrostris Figueiras, 1965
‘Lea’ Figueiras, 1965. Comm. Soc. Malac. Uruguay 1(8): 235.
(error for Unio acutirostris Lea, 1866)

Diplodon jickelii Simone, 2006
‘Simpson, 1911’ Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 260.
(misidentified reference to Nodularia (sec. Cafferia) jickeli Simpson, 1900; error for Nodularia (sec. Cafferia) jickeli Simpson, 1900)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Diplodon (s.s.) parallelipipedon [sic]Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Morretes (1949)
Unio parallelipipedon [sic]Corsi (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) trifidusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921), Morretes (1949), Bonetto (1965), Rumi et al. (2008)
Diplodon (s.s.) acutirostrisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Sphenonaias) acutirostrisMartens (1900)
Nodularia (s.s.) digitiformisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Preston (1915)
Diplodon (s.s.) parallelopipedonOrtmann (1921), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Oxynaia pugioHaas (1924)
Diplodon parallelipipedon parallelipipedon [sic]Haas (1930), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic] acutirostrisHaas (1930)
Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic]Haas (1940), Simone (2006)
Schleschiella parallelepipedon parallelepipedon [sic]Modell (1950)
Schleschiella parallelepipedon [sic] trifidaModell (1950)
Schleschiella parallelepipedon [sic] acutirostrisModell (1950)
Diplodon parallelopipedon parallelopipedonBonetto (1954)
Diplodon trifidusBonetto (1954), Parodiz (1968)
Diplodon parallelopipedonBonetto (1959), Schade (1965), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2011), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Bolotov et al. (2022), Torres et al. (2024)
Parodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) parallellopipedon parallellopipedonHaas (1969)
Diplodon (s.s.) parallellopipedon acutirostrisHaas (1969)
Lanceolaria digitiformisHaas (1969)
Diplodon parallelopipedon acutirostrisIUCN (2011)

 
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