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

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species Diplodon martensi (Ihering, 1893): synonymy
     78 specimens

Unio martensi Ihering, 1893
Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 100, pl. 4, fig. 10.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE SMF_3929, Sao Paulo, Bras.

Diplodon (s.s.) martensiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Mansur & Pereira (2006), Pereira et al. (2014)
Diplodon rhuacoicusHaas (1930)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanusBonetto (1964), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicusFigueiras (1965), Haas (1969)
Diplodon martensiParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982), Mansur et al. (1988), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Unio firmus var. boettgeri Ihering, 1893
Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 105, pl. 4, fig. 11.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio firmus Lea, 1866)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS TYPE] SMF_3945 (by Haas, 1931: 32), Cambucy, St. Sao Paulo, Bras.

Diplodon (s.s.) firmus var. boettgeriSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) granosus multistriatusHaas (1931), Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Haas (1969)
Diplodon martensiParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Diplodon (s.s.) santamariae Simpson, 1914
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1270 [as ‘santa-mariae’].
Type(s): SYNTYPE USNM_162383, Rio Itapuca, Sta Catherina, Brazil.

Diplodon (s.s.) santa-mariaeSimpson (1914)
Diplodon santa mariaeMarshall (1917)
Diplodon rhuacoicusHaas (1930)
Diplodon (s.s.) santamariaeMorretes (1949)
Diplodon (s.s.) granosus multistriatusBonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965)
Diplodon martensiParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicusHaas (1969)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Diplodon (s.s.) suppositus Simpson, 1914
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 877. [nomen nudum]
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1245.
Type(s): SYNTYPE USNM_162374, Parana, Brazil.

Diplodon (s.s.) piceusSimpson (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) suppositusSimpson (1914), Morretes (1949)
Diplodon suppositusMarshall (1917), Figueiras (1965)
Diplodon rhuacoicusHaas (1930), Simone (2006)
Diplodon martensiParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicusHaas (1969)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Diplodon decipiens Ortmann, 1921
Ortmann, 1921. Mem. Carnegie Mus. 8: 499, pl. 36, figs. 3-6; pl. 45, fig. 4; pl. 47, fig. 7; text fig. 4e.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE CM_61.9253 (by R.I. Johnson, 1977: 236), creek of Rio Iguassu, Serrinha, Parana, Brazil.

Diplodon (s.s.) decipiensOrtmann (1921), Morretes (1949)
Diplodon rhuacoicusHaas (1930), Simone (2006)
Diplodon decipiensBonetto (1959)
Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus expansusBonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965)
Diplodon martensiParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicusHaas (1969)

Diplodon simillimus Ortmann, 1921
Ortmann, 1921. Mem. Carnegie Mus. 8: 495, pl. 35, figs. 3-6; pl. 45, fig. 2; text fig. 4c.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE CM_61.9250 (by R.I. Johnson, 1977: 239), Rio Nhundiaquara, Morretes, Paraná, Brazil.

Diplodon (s.s.) simillimusOrtmann (1921), Morretes (1949)
Diplodon rhuacoicusHaas (1930)
Diplodon simillimusBonetto (1959)
Diplodon (s.s.) granosus multistriatusBonetto (1964)
Diplodon martensiParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicusHaas (1969)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Unio sebastiani Haas, 1930
‘von Ihering’ Haas, 1930. Senckenbergiana 12: 180. [nomen nudum]

Diplodon rhuacoicusHaas (1930)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanusBonetto (1964), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Diplodon martensiParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Unio multistriatus Haas, 1931
Haas, 1931. Senckenbergiana 13: fig. 28.
(misidentified reference to Unio multistriatus Lea, 1831)

Diplodon martensiParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)

Diplodon sancta-mariae Quintana, 1982
‘Simpson’ Quintana, 1982. Rev. Mus. Argentino Zoológicas 11: 129.
(error for Diplodon (s.s.) santamariae Simpson, 1914)

Diplodon simillinus Quintana, 1982
‘Ortmann’ Quintana, 1982. Rev. Mus. Argentino Zoológicas 11: 129.
(error for Diplodon simillimus Ortmann, 1921)

Rhipidodonta martensis Simone, 2006
‘Ihering’ Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 267.
(error for Unio martensi Ihering, 1893)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Diplodon (s.s.) martensiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Mansur & Pereira (2006), Pereira et al. (2014)
Diplodon (s.s.) firmus var. boettgeriSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) piceusSimpson (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) santa-mariaeSimpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) suppositusSimpson (1914), Morretes (1949)
Diplodon santa mariaeMarshall (1917)
Diplodon suppositusMarshall (1917), Figueiras (1965)
Diplodon (s.s.) decipiensOrtmann (1921), Morretes (1949)
Diplodon (s.s.) simillimusOrtmann (1921), Morretes (1949)
Diplodon rhuacoicusHaas (1930), Simone (2006)
Diplodon (s.s.) granosus multistriatusHaas (1931), Bonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Haas (1969)
Diplodon (s.s.) santamariaeMorretes (1949)
Diplodon decipiensBonetto (1959)
Diplodon simillimusBonetto (1959)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanusBonetto (1964), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus expansusBonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965)
Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicusFigueiras (1965), Haas (1969)
Diplodon martensiParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982), Mansur et al. (1988), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

 
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