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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | ... | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon species Diplodon delodontus (Lamarck, 1819): synonymy 175 specimens Unio delodonta Lamarck, 1819
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 77, sp. 29. Type(s): SYNTYPES? USNM_150390, Lake Potero, near Maldonado, Uruguay.
Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus — Simpson (1900), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018) Unio delodonta — Corsi (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) lacteolus — Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921) Diplodon delodontus delodontus — Haas (1930), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982) Diplodon delodonta delodonta — Bonetto (1954) Diplodon delodontus — Bonetto (1959), Simone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus delodontus — Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Rumi et al. (2008) Diplodon delodonta — Torres et al. (2024) | |
Unio divaricatus Lea, 1834
 Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 64 [176], pl. 9, fig. 24. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85332A, Egypt? (S. Am?).
Diplodon (s.s.) divaricatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) — de Gregorio (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927) Diplodon delodontus delodontus — Haas (1930), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982) Diplodon delodonta delodonta — Bonetto (1954) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus delodontus — Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969) Diplodon delodontus — Simone (2006) | |
Unio lacteolus Lea, 1834
Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 40, pl. 8, fig. 19.
Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus — Simpson (1900) Unio delodonta — Corsi (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) lacteolus — Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921) Diplodon delodontus delodontus — Haas (1930), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982) Diplodon delodonta delodonta — Bonetto (1954) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus delodontus — Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969) Diplodon delodontus — Simone (2006) | |
Unio fokkesi Dunker, 1852
Dunker, 1852. Z. Malak. 9: 54. Type(s): TYPE ZMB_25044, La Plata.
Diplodon fokkesi — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon delodontus delodontus — Haas (1930) Diplodon delodonta delodonta — Bonetto (1954) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus delodontus — Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969) Diplodon uruguayensis X expansus — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon uruguayensis x expansus — Mansur (1970) Diplodon delodontus — Simone (2006) | |
Unio brownii Lea, 1856
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 95.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 307 [27], pl. 29, fig. 22. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86124, “Mocha Arabia” Prob. S. America.
Diplodon (s.s.) brownii — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon delodontus delodontus — Haas (1930) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus delodontus — Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969) Diplodon rhombeus — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon delodontus — Simone (2006) | |
Unio rudus Lea, 1859
Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 187.
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 266, pl. 43, fig. 146. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85337, Rio de la Plata, S. Am.
Diplodon (s.s.) rudus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon rudus — Marshall (1917) Diplodon delodontus delodontus — Haas (1930), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982) Diplodon delodonta delodonta — Bonetto (1954) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus delodontus — Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969) Diplodon delodontus — Simone (2006) | |
Unio firmus Lea, 1866
Lea, 1866. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 18: 33.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 267, pl. 34, fig. 82. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85113, S. America.
Diplodon (s.s.) firmus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon charruanus — Haas (1930) Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus — Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965) Diplodon delodontus delodontus — Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982) Diplodon (s.s.) charruanus — Haas (1969) Diplodon delodontus — Simone (2006) | |
Unio paraguayensis Lea, 1866
Lea, 1866. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 18: 34.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 271, pl. 35, fig. 85. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85068, Paraguay.
Diplodon (s.s.) peculiaris — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon delodontus delodontus — Haas (1930), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982) Diplodon delodonta delodonta — Bonetto (1954) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus delodontus — Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969) Diplodon delodontus — Simone (2006) | |
Unio rudis Doering, 1875 ‘Lea’ of Authors. Doering, 1875. Periód. Zool. 2: 45. Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 166. Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 117. (error for Unio rudus Lea, 1859)
Diplodon (s.s.) rudus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon delodontus delodontus — Mansur (1970) | |
Diplodon (Cyclomya) smithi Marshall, 1926
Marshall, 1926. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 69(2638): 9, pl. 2, figs. 1, 7; pl. 3, fig. 6. (homonym of Unio smithii Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_363027, Tigre R., Tigre, Argentina.
Diplodon delodonta delodonta — Bonetto (1954) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus delodontus — Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965) Diplodon burroughianus burroughianus — Parodiz (1968) — Haas (1969) Diplodon burroughianus — Mansur (1970) Diplodon delodontus — Simone (2006) | |
Diplodon pilsbryi Marshall, 1928
Marshall, 1928. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 74(2762): 2, pl. 1, figs. 1, 3; pl. 3, fig. 2. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_368237, Canada Grande, Dept. Carro Largo, Uruguay.
Diplodon rhuacoicus — Haas (1930), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970) Diplodon pilsbryi — Marshall (1930) Diplodon delodontus pilsbryi — Bonetto (1962) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus pilsbryi — Bonetto (1964), Figueiras (1965) Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus — Haas (1969) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus wimanii [sic] — Bonetto & Mansur (1970) Diplodon delodontus — Simone (2006) Diplodon (s.s.) pilsbryi — Mansur & Pereira (2006) | |
Unio delodon Martens, 1868 Martens, 1868. Malak. Blatt. 15: 212. Strobel, 1874. Mat. Mal. (1): 71. (error for Unio delodonta Lamarck, 1819)
Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus — Simpson (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) lacteolus — Simpson (1914) Diplodon delodontus delodontus — Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982) Diplodon delodontus — Simone (2006) | |
Unio delodontes Doering, 1875 Doering, 1875. Periód. Zool. 2: 66. (error for Unio delodonta Lamarck, 1819)
Diplodon delodontus delodontus — Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982) Diplodon delodontus — Simone (2006) | |
Diplodon bromnii Simone, 2006 ‘auctt.’ Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 255. (error for Unio brownii Lea, 1856)
Diplodon delodontus — Simone (2006) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus — Simpson (1900), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018) Unio delodonta — Corsi (1900) Diplodon (s.s.) divaricatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon fokkesi — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) brownii — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) rudus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) firmus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) peculiaris — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Diplodon (s.s.) lacteolus — Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921) — de Gregorio (1914), Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Haas (1969) Diplodon rudus — Marshall (1917) Diplodon delodontus delodontus — Haas (1930), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982) Diplodon charruanus — Haas (1930) Diplodon rhuacoicus — Haas (1930), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970) Diplodon pilsbryi — Marshall (1930) Diplodon delodonta delodonta — Bonetto (1954) Diplodon delodontus — Bonetto (1959), Simone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021) Diplodon delodontus pilsbryi — Bonetto (1962) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus delodontus — Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Rumi et al. (2008) Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus — Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus pilsbryi — Bonetto (1964), Figueiras (1965) Diplodon uruguayensis X expansus — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon rhombeus — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon burroughianus burroughianus — Parodiz (1968) Diplodon (s.s.) charruanus — Haas (1969) Diplodon uruguayensis x expansus — Mansur (1970) Diplodon burroughianus — Mansur (1970) Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus wimanii [sic] — Bonetto & Mansur (1970) Diplodon (s.s.) pilsbryi — Mansur & Pereira (2006) Diplodon delodonta — Torres et al. (2024)
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