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

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species Diplodon vicarius Ortmann, 1921: specimens
     1 available nominal species synonym

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Diplodon (s.s.) vicarius — Pereira et al. (2014)
Diplodon vicarius — Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Atlantic tributary near São Paulo, Brazil.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

Brazil

PUCRS_MCP_8232. Brazil: Paraná: (Atlantic Ocean - Bahia de Paranaugua): Rio Piraquara: : -25.46042 -49.06372

PUCRS_MCP_8231. Brazil: São Paulo: Suzanópolis: (Río de la Plata - Paraná): rio São José dos Dourados: Alto Rio Paraná, sub-bacia do rio São José, Município de Suzanópolis, córrego Tapir