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

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species Diplodon charruanus (d’Orbigny, 1835): synonymy
     308 specimens

Unio charruana d’Orbigny, 1835
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 35.
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5: 606, pl. 71, figs. 8-14.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1854-9-4-15, Rio del Rosario, Banda orientali, Uruguay.

Diplodon (s.s.) charruanusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921), Morretes (1949), Haas (1969)
Unio charruanaCorsi (1900)
Diplodon charruanusHaas (1930), Bonetto (1954), Bonetto (1959), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanusBonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Bonetto & Mansur (1970), Mansur & Pereira (2006), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Diplodon charruanaSchade (1965)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Mansur et al. (2020), Bieler (2021), Torres et al. (2024)
Diplodon (Rhipidiodonta) [sic] charruanusRumi et al. (2008)

Unio faba d’Orbigny, 1835
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 35.
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5: 606.
Type(s): SYNTYPES BMNH_54-12-4-839, Banda orientali, Uruguay.

Diplodon (s.s.) charruanusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921), Haas (1969)
Unio charruanaCorsi (1900)
Diplodon charruanusHaas (1930), Bonetto (1954), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanusBonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Unio charruana d’Orbigny, 1851
d’Orbigny, 1851. Rev. Mag. Zool. 3: ??.
(reference to Unio charruana d’Orbigny, 1835)

Diplodon charruanusBonetto (1959)

Unio lepidus Lea, 1860
Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 91.
Lea, 1863. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 10]: 389, pl. 50, fig. 306.
(homonym of Unio lepidus Gould, 1856; renamed Margaron (Unio) lepidior Lea, 1870)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85624, Uruguay R., S. America.

Diplodon (s.s.) lepidiorSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon rhuacoicusHaas (1930)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanusBonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965)
Diplodon charruanusParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicusHaas (1969)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006), Bieler (2021)

Unio parcus Lea, 1866
Lea, 1866. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 18: 34.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 262, pl. 33, fig. 77.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85198, S. America.

Diplodon (s.s.) parcusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) charruanusOrtmann (1921), Haas (1969)
Diplodon charruanusHaas (1930), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicusBonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Margaron (Unio) lepidior Lea, 1870
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53.
(new name for Unio lepidus Lea, 1860)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85624, Uruguay R., S. America.

Diplodon (s.s.) lepidiorSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon rhuacoicusHaas (1930)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanusBonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965)
Diplodon charruanusParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicusHaas (1969)
Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus wimanii [sic]Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006), Bieler (2021)

Unio aethiopiformis 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 MCZ_192369, Rio Camaquam, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Diplodon aethiopiformisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon charruanusHaas (1930)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanusBonetto (1964), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic] aethiopsParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Diplodon charruanus lujanensis Ihering, 1907
Ihering, 1907. Ann. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 14: 468.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio charruana d’Orbigny, 1835)
Type(s): NOMEN NUDUM SMF_3918, Lujan bei Buenous Aires Arg. ob Pampas Stufe.

Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Diplodon (s.s.) perplexus Simpson, 1914
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1248.
Type(s): SYNTYPE USNM_150389, Maldonado, Uruguay.

Diplodon (s.s.) perplexusSimpson (1914)
Diplodon perplexusMarshall (1917)
Diplodon charruanusHaas (1930), Bonetto (1954), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanusBonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Diplodon (s.s.) charruanusHaas (1969)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Diplodon (s.s.) trivialis Simpson, 1914
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1250.
Type(s): SYNTYPE USNM_162409, Taboticabal [= Jaboticabal], Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Diplodon (s.s.) trivialisSimpson (1914), Morretes (1949)
Diplodon trivialisMarshall (1917), Bonetto (1959)
Diplodon charruanusHaas (1930), Bonetto (1954)
Diplodon uruguayensis X expansusParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (s.s.) charruanusHaas (1969)
Diplodon uruguayensis x expansusMansur (1970)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Diplodon hidalgoi Haas, 1916
Haas, 1916. Trab. Mus. Nacion. Cienc. Nat., Madrid 25: 18, pl. 1, fig. 1.
Type(s): PARATYPE SMF_3917, Rio Miguelete, Uruguay.

Diplodon (s.s.) charruanusOrtmann (1921), Haas (1969)
Diplodon charruanusHaas (1930), Bonetto (1954)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanusBonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Diplodon piceusParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Diplodon fortis Marshall, 1917
Marshall, 1917. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 53(2209): 382, pl. 52, figs. 1-4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_270899, Rio Negro, Tacuarembo, Uruguay.

Diplodon fortisMarshall (1917)
Diplodon (s.s.) charruanusOrtmann (1921), Haas (1969)
Diplodon charruanusHaas (1930), Bonetto (1954)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanusBonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Diplodon piceusParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Diplodon trivialoides Marshall, 1922
Marshall, 1922. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 61(2437): 5, pl. 1, figs. 12, 14; pl. 2, figs. 3, 5; pl. 3, fig. 12.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_335770, Arroyo Bellaco, Dept. Paysandu, Uruguay.

Diplodon trivialoidesMarshall (1922)
Diplodon charruanusHaas (1930), Bonetto (1954), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanusBonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Diplodon (s.s.) charruanusHaas (1969)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006)

Unio lepidioir Bonetto, 1964
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Bonetto, 1964. Physis 24(68): 327.
Bonetto, 1965. Anais Congr. Lat.-Amer. Zool. 2: 50.
Bonetto & Mansur, 1970. Acta Zool. Lilloana 27: 249.
Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 267.
(error for Margaron (Unio) lepidior Lea, 1870)

Unio sebastanae 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]

Diplodon sebastanaeSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Rhipidodonta pacus Simone, 2006
‘Lea’ Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 267.
(error for Unio parcus Lea, 1866)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Diplodon (s.s.) charruanusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921), Morretes (1949), Haas (1969)
Unio charruanaCorsi (1900)
Diplodon (s.s.) lepidiorSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) parcusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon aethiopiformisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon sebastanaeSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) perplexusSimpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) trivialisSimpson (1914), Morretes (1949)
Diplodon perplexusMarshall (1917)
Diplodon trivialisMarshall (1917), Bonetto (1959)
Diplodon fortisMarshall (1917)
Diplodon trivialoidesMarshall (1922)
Diplodon charruanusHaas (1930), Bonetto (1954), Bonetto (1959), Parodiz (1968), Mansur (1970), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Diplodon rhuacoicusHaas (1930)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanusBonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Bonetto & Mansur (1970), Mansur & Pereira (2006), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicusBonetto (1964), Bonetto (1965), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969)
Diplodon charruanaSchade (1965)
Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic] aethiopsParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
Diplodon uruguayensis X expansusParodiz (1968)
Diplodon piceusParodiz (1968), Mansur (1970)
Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus wimanii [sic]Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Diplodon uruguayensis x expansusMansur (1970)
Rhipidodonta charruanaSimone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Mansur et al. (2020), Bieler (2021), Torres et al. (2024)
Diplodon (Rhipidiodonta) [sic] charruanusRumi et al. (2008)

 
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